This is a Permanent, Full Time vacancy that will close in {x} days at {xx:xx} BST.
The Vacancy
We have a great opportunity for a Property Surveyor to join our team on a permanent basis. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who comes from a trades background with experience of domestic housing stock to take up a surveying role.
Key responsibilities include:
• Completing pre and post inspections of day-to-day responsive repairs as well as legal disrepairs, insurance claims, and damp and mould
• Ensuring tenant queries, requests and complaints are investigated and dealt with proactively
• Providing technical advice to both customers and colleagues
• Ensuring that all remedial works are completed in line with health and safety requirements
• Co-ordinating and supervising day-to-day repairs
• Preparing specifications and documents in accordance with WCHG policies and procedures.
• Supervising contractors and ensuring quality of work and response times meet the required standards and SLAs
• Working as a team and communicating with all stakeholders
The successful candidate will have a sound knowledge of building construction and maintenance together with the following qualifications and experience:
• Minimum of 5 years plus experience working on day to day responsive repairs in social housing is essential
• Experience of dealing with customers face to face is essential.
• Certified Surveyor in Remedial Treatments (CSRT) or certificated surveyor in timber and dampness in buildings (CSTDB) would be desirable (Training Provided)
The successful candidate without (CSRT) or (CSTDB) will be offered free training to gain this qualification on successfully completing their six-month probationary period.
Previous experience of working as a Property Surveyor in a social housing environment is essential coupled with knowledge of current building and housing legislation. A good working knowledge of Schedule of rates is also essential.
A full UK driving licence is essential and we are looking for someone who is customer focused, with excellent IT and problem-solving skills.
In return we offer a competitive salary and excellent benefits package which includes a health care plan (with access to a number of healthcare benefits, cash back on healthcare costs and discounts with a number of retailers), enhanced pension contribution, Life Assurance, financial contribution towards a healthy living or leisure learning activity, access to salary sacrifice schemes, generous annual leave entitlements, free car parking and subsidised or free social events.
About Us
Wythenshawe Community Housing Group (WCHG) manages almost 14,000 properties, providing homes for more than 29,000 people in Wythenshawe, South Manchester.
We are committed to investing in the health, wellbeing and development of colleagues, who we will reward fairly and empower and trust to deliver their best work for the benefit of WCHG, our customers and stakeholders. WCHG is an inclusive employer of choice where differences are recognised as strengths in delivering our purpose. A disability confident employer WCHG will work to make reasonable adjustments where possible throughout its employment processes.
Our purpose is to provide good quality homes and services to our customers and leaseholders and to play a leading role in creating safer, healthier communities. WCHG boasts an impressive development portfolio which aims to deliver on average 1,100 new homes over the next five years with £195m estimated investment, leaving a lasting legacy in our communities.
About Us
Wythenshawe Community Housing Group (WCHG) manages almost 14,000 properties, providing homes for more than 29,000 people in Wythenshawe, South Manchester.
Awarded ‘Investors in People’ Health & Wellbeing and officially recognised by the Top Employers Institute as a Top Employer UK, three years running since 2019, WCHG is now amongst an elite group of world class organisations recognised for demonstrating a commitment to high performance through excellent people management and provides local employment to 530 colleagues.
Our purpose is to provide good quality homes and services to our tenants and leaseholders and to play a leading role in creating safer, healthier communities. WCHG boasts an impressive development portfolio which aims to deliver on average 1,100 new homes over the next five years with £195m estimated investment, leaving a lasting legacy in our communities.
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