Maintenance Surveyor - Housing

Manucomm Recruitment Ltd; Honiton; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Maintenance Surveyor for a temporary position in Honiton, East Devon. This role includes investigating repair requests, managing maintenance projects, and ensuring compliance with housing standards. Candidates should have experience in property maintenance and strong communication skills. The position offers competitive hourly pay, with the possibility of hybrid work. If interested, please send your CV.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing property maintenance for local councils or housing associations.
• Strong understanding of the Decent Homes Standard and property regulations.
• Able to produce detailed reports and manage repairs effectively.

Responsibilities

• Investigate repair requests and supervise them through to completion.
• Deal with property maintenance within specific budget and contract compliance.
• Monitor contractors on site and report on performance.

Skills

Property maintenance management

Technical surveying

Communication skills

Health and Safety compliance

Job description

Maintenance Surveyor - Housing

Temporary role – Immediate Start – East Devon – £20‑25 per hour – Hybrid Working MAYBE POSSIBLE – Salary up to £45,221 depending on experience plus excellent benefits

Responsibilities

• Investigate repair requests, diagnose faults and complaints, commission repairs and supervise them through to completion, carrying out pre‑ and post‑inspections of repairs.
• Dealing with the reactive and planned property maintenance requirements of the Council's dwellings within a prescribed budget and aligned to the contract, and to ensure compliance with the current Decent Homes Standard.
• Establish appropriate and effective working relationships with the current contractor/s which support and grow the partnership.
• Provide a supportive technical duty surveyor function to the current contractor/s, and the contact centre team on a rota basis.
• Undertake the preparation of condition surveys to enable the implementation of the planned and cyclical maintenance programmes.
• To manage the quoted works and exclusion works elements of this contract to ensure value for money and accuracy of these works in line with the contract.
• Processing/managing claims for payment in line with specific Contract terms, set limits, Statutory Regulations, procurement rules and EDDC Standing Orders.
• Monitoring contractors on site and reporting on performance issues while ensuring value for money.
• Survey properties to identify, log and deal with the presence of asbestos based materials.
• To be involved in regular operational meetings with the current term contractor in order to assess contract performance.
• Check dwellings to ensure that the Council meets its legal responsibility in relation to Statutory Compliance in line with current Regulations, e.g. gas, electric, fire, legionella, solid fuel etc.
• To support the void team where required in preparing work specifications within tight time schedules to meet performance indicators, including pre and post inspect void works.
• Ensure contractors work safely and within the current Health and Safety/CDM Requirements.
• Determining those repairs which are the tenant's responsibility and implementing the Council's Recharge Procedure.
• Assisting in the management of disrepair claims to include reviewing the matter, carrying out detail site inspections, preparing detail Reports and initiating repairs.
• Assisting in the management of complaints to include acting as a point of contact, reviewing the matter, carrying out detail site inspections, preparing detail Reports and resolving all issues.
• Help to update the Council's Stock Survey records held by the team, using existing property databases.
• To help deal with general correspondence concerning property matters.
• Assist in advancing tenant participation and involvement to ensure that tenants and leaseholders influence the management and maintenance of their homes.
• Support the Council's approach to equalities and diversity. This includes the need for safety of children and other vulnerable people.
• Take personal responsibility for the relevant aspects of the Council's Health and Safety Policy.

Location

This role is commutable from Exeter, Sidmouth, Taunton, Honiton, Chard, Bridgwater, Yeovil, Exmouth.

Application

If this role is of interest, please send your CV.