Job Details
Royal borough of Kingston have an exciting new oppuritney out for an maintenance surveyor to supervise repairs & maintenance work to ensure all site operations are undertaken professionally. Provide technical advice and expertise to non-technical staff, clients and residents.
- Strong diagnostic skills for the correct identification of the causes of damp and mould, including use of diagnostic equipment.
- Able to write technical reports associated with Damp & Mould diagnosis
- Raise work orders as required.
- Ensure that the quality of work under your control meets the required technical standards and secures customer satisfaction.
- Ensure that all inspections are carried out in accordance with the Housing Health & Safety Rating and System (HHSRS).
- Undertake pre-inspection of repair issues ordered through the customer contact centre, directly by clients or reference from contractors. Ensure that appointments for this work are met. Produce clear specifications of work (and where necessary written reports) utilising the agreed pricing mechanism for the contract or service level agreement in sufficient detail to avoid the need for further pre-work visits.
- Undertake surveys of void properties at various stages according to current procedure.
- Ensure that void properties are repaired and maintained in accordance with the voids standard.
- Ensure that void turnaround is completed within or better than target.
- Implement processes that improve the voids turnaround times within repairs.
- Complete final inspections of voids and produce RBK’s Habitable Certificate document.
- Where jobs will require a multi-trade/task input, provide the contractor with appropriate information to ensure a seamless service for the resident and manage the works through to satisfactory completion, ensuring that residents are advised of all aspects of the process.
- Review cost and time variations in accordance with current procedure.
- Complete Post inspections as per RBK’s current procedure.
- Ensure statutory obligations are met by ensuring specifications for work take into account the Council’s statutory obligations in relation to fire risk, control of legionella, asbestos, gas, electrics, lifts, fire protection, CDM and estate safety.
- Make full and appropriate use of IT to ensure best use of time, achieve best value outcomes, ensuring you are familiar and competent with using the systems and programmes in place.
- Provide support and guidance to operatives during the course of work, so that correct outcomes are achieved first time. They may entail on-site inspections, as well as telephone and electronic communications.
- Respond to queries from tenants, landlords, internal and external clients within prescribed time scales.
- Brief and notify senior staff of any contractual disputes occurring involving building contracts, property leases, land ownership and disrepair in rented accommodation.
Payrate :£ 26.14 umbrella
