Interim Surveyor - Voids, Aids and Adaptations

BASILDON BOROUGH COUNCIL; Basildon; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Basildon Borough Council is seeking an Interim Surveyor to undertake voids and aids/adaptations surveys within the Asset Investment department. The role involves inspecting properties, specifying works, and ensuring lettable standards while adaptations support tenants with disabilities or mobility needs.

The assignment is hybrid, initially six months, with an emphasis on coordinating with residents and contractors to deliver compliant, cost-effective solutions.

Qualifications

• HND in Building Surveying or related discipline.
• CIOB or RICS professional membership.
• IOSH or NEBOSH health & safety certification.
• Experience inspecting residential properties and specifying repair/refurbishment works.
• Experience assessing aids and adaptations requirements and feasibility.
• Ability to prepare accurate schedules of work and cost estimates.
• Experience monitoring contractors to meet specifications, timings and budgets.
• Able to liaise effectively with residents and stakeholders with good IT skills.

Responsibilities

• Undertake void inspections identifying repairs, defects and improvements.
• Specify and prepare schedules of work to reach lettable standard.
• Prioritise works based on property demand.
• Assess adaptations requirements and feasibility using OT recommendations.
• Liaise with relevant parties to agree scope and co-ordinate delivery.
• Inspect completed adaptations to ensure they meet specification.
• Raise works orders ensuring value for money within budgets.
• Monitor contractors to ensure timely completion to cost/spec.
• Co-ordinate with Allocations & Lettings to ready properties for letting.

Skills

Stakeholder communication

Budgeting

Contractor supervision

Building surveying knowledge

IT skills

Liaising with residents

Education

HND in Building Surveying or related discipline

CIOB or RICS membership

IOSH or NEBOSH certificate in health & safety

Tools

Works order systems

Job description

Essex County Council (ECC) are delighted to be supporting Basildon Borough Council in recruiting an Interim Surveyor to undertake Voids and Aids and Adaptations surveys initially on a 6-month basis. Please note this role is being offered on a hybrid basis. The Borough of Basildon is alive with opportunity and has the ingredients to be one of the most successful and desirable places in the South-East. As the largest economy in the Thames Estuary outside London, we are incredibly proud of what we have achieved but we are never complacent. We are driving inclusive, sustainable growth to provide opportunity and prosperity for local people and businesses, access to quality homes, vibrant town centres and an enhanced local environment. The Role The role is within the Asset Investment department of Basildon Borough Council (BBC) and is responsible for ensuring that BBC empty properties are inspected, assessed and brought up to the required lettable standard, while existing homes are adapted where necessary to help tenants with disabilities, mobility difficulties or other long term needs to live safely and independently.

• Undertake void inspections identifying repairs, defects, damage and improvements required.
• Specify and prepare schedules of work required to bring the property up to the agreed lettable standard.
• Prioritise works based on property demand.
• Assess adaptations requirements and feasibility using recommendations from OT assessments.
• Liaise with all relevant parties to agree scope of works and co-ordinate delivery.
• Inspect completed adaptations to ensure works meet the agreed specification and are suitable for the intended use.
• Raise works orders using the schedule of rates ensuring work represents value for money and remains within delegated budgets.
• Monitor contractors to ensure work is completed within target timescale, to the required specification and cost.
• Undertake inspections during works to check workmanship and any defects are dealt with.
• Co-ordinate with the Allocations & Lettings team to ensure that properties are ready for letting as quickly as possible.HND in Building Surveying or a related discipline
• Membership of a relevant professional body such as CIOB, RICS.
• IOSH or NEBOSH certificate in health & safety
• Experience of inspecting residential properties and specifying repair or refurbishment works
• Experience of assessing aids and adaptations requirements and feasibility
• Ability to prepare accurate schedules of work and cost estimates
• Experience of monitoring contractors to ensure work is completed within specification, by target date and budget.
• Ability to liaise effectively with residents and stakeholders and possesses good written, numerical and IT skills.
• Experience of using works order systems.