Location: Wiltshire
Rate: £300 per day umbrella
Contract Type: Interim
About the Role:
We are seeking an Area Maintenance Surveyor to join the Asset Maintenance Team, responsible for the repairs, maintenance, and long-term condition of council assets, including homes, extra care schemes, communal facilities, garages, and void properties. You will provide technical advice on building and land assets, identify solutions to maintenance issues, and deploy resources to deliver those solutions. This role involves working towards improving energy efficiency to meet the Council’s Climate Agenda, aiming to bring all housing stock up to an EPC level B.
Key Responsibilities:
* Provide technical advice on building maintenance and condition, identifying solutions to maintenance issues.
* Undertake surveys on stock condition and generate work specifications, commissioning resources to deliver those works.
* Liaise with Occupational Therapists, tenants, external consultants, and suppliers to prepare specifications and drawings for aids and adaptations.
* Support the scoping and development of specifications and procurement of Asset Management contract services.
* Deliver repair, maintenance, and improvement works through contracts and in-house Property Services Team.
* Manage planned maintenance programmes, coordinating and overseeing the work of contractors and in-house teams.
* Carry out investigations, surveys, options appraisals, and design projects, preparing budget estimates and tender documentation.
* Undertake Client Duties under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015.
* Provide advice, guidance, and support to other Area Surveyors and Repairs Surveyors.
Requirements:
* Educated to degree level or equivalent in housing surveying, building, or construction.
* Professionally qualified (or working towards) in RICS or CIOB, or HNC/NVQ level 5 in building construction/surveying.
* Significant experience in housing/building maintenance and surveying or managing building services contract management.
* Advanced knowledge of JCT TPC2005 form of Contract, HSE Guidelines, and understanding of HHSRS.
* Proven experience in building repair and maintenance, contract and contractor supervision.
* Excellent ICT skills, including Microsoft applications and Asset Management systems.
* Knowledge of Landlord and Tenant law, building regulations, and health and safety legislation.
* Strong communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
* Project management skills and experience.
If this sounds suitable for you, or someone you know, please send an updated copy of your CV to Sean Cloherty at Elevate Projects so we can discuss further
Salary description
£280.00 - £300.00 per year