Building Control Inspector

MMP Consultancy is seeking a Property Data Asset Manager for a permanent vacancy on behalf of a social housing organisation in Kent. Permanent salary £47,000 per annum.

About the Role

Our property asset data is the foundation for the delivery of our long-term asset management strategy commitments and objectives. The Asset Performance Team supports this by compiling and maintaining asset data, providing performance information, and ensuring that the decisions we make on our portfolio are based on sound accurate data.

Key Duties:

* Will enjoy working with data and translating these into intelligence that supports our objectives of providing safe and decent homes to our customers.

* Will be the owner of the property asset data and will oversee the management of the Asset Information team. This involves the collection, management, and administration of all property data, supporting the delivery of our long-term investment planning, capital works, and reporting on the day-to-day repairs and building safety/compliance delivery activities.

* Will work across functions to ensure a joined-up approach to how we use and translate data into customer service intelligence.

* Play a key role in supporting the Asset Management team by building data processes and reports relating to the performance of the property functions to ensure the optimisation of performance across the portfolio.

* Collecting, validating, inputting, manipulating, extracting, and analysing asset data.
* Ensure that an accurate computerised Asset Management system is maintained at all times, including the quality assurance and integrity of the data, ensuring all data quality risks are mitigated.

* Develop investment programmes including NPV calculations on all assets modelling different scenarios ensuring this links with the long-term budget profiling and investment provision.

* Line management of 5

Essential Experience:

* Good general education or equivalent experience
* High level knowledge of information collection management, and reporting systems with an ability to manipulate complex management information/data (within the social housing sector)
* Good written and verbal communication skills with an ability to present and discuss technical matters in plain English/lay terms.
* Ability to work unsupervised and manage workloads and multiple deadlines.
* Basic understanding of PowerBi, and similar reporting media, and willingness to develop knowledge and skills.
* Presentation and training skills
* Understanding of Asset Management and property issues
* Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
* High level of experience and ability using spreadsheets data bases (Access, MS Excel)
* Ability to build relationships with colleagues, partners and contractors, to develop mechanisms and systems to promote joint working.
* Good understanding of the social housing regulatory framework
* Construction related HNC/HND

Title: Property Asset Data Manager

Salary: £47,000

Contract: Permanent

Location: Kent

Hybrid: 2 days at home 3 days in office/on site

MMP Consultancy is seeking a Disrepair Manager for a permanent vacancy on behalf of a social housing organisation in Kent. Permanent salary £54,000 per annum.

About the Role

You will provide operational lead to the effective management and most significantly proactive reduction of disrepair and damp and mould cases within our properties. You will ensure lessons are learnt from cases and incorporated into our policies and procedures.

Key Duties:

* Act as Lead Officer, for investigating and defending disrepair/EPA cases, working in conjunction with the legal team to oversee cases relating to the Defective Premises Act, Section 11 of the Landlord and Tenant Act and Fitness for Human Habitation Act

* Ensure regular review of changes to legislation.

* Oversee the resolution of a caseload of routine, complex and potentially sensitive legal cases, including advice on repair obligations, staff training, and reporting to the Building Safety Task Force and Leadership Group.

* Responsible for ensuring that all disrepair legal reports, surveys, documentation, data and supporting evidence etc is properly collated in the required formats and presented to legal representatives within required strict timescales.

* Act as Lead Officer for Damp & Mould developing our strategy, data management and handling of cases alongside training and developing staff in the day-to-day management.

* Driving excellent customer service and sound commercial decision-making and taking responsibility for making things happen.

* Maintain clear up-to-date records of all cases, ensuring trends and root causes are identified to drive the proactive approach to reducing disrepair cases and incidents of dampness and mould.

* Complaint handler for damp and mould, disrepair, and pest cases

* Contracts Manager for consultants and contractors supporting the delivery of the service ensuring KPIs and objectives and being met through regular performance meetings.

* Draft reports for management including risk logs keeping managers aware at all times of the financial risk each case imposes and keeping budgetary information on each case always ensuring value for money.

* Managing the disrepair budgets and highlighting any risks of overspending to management.

* Line Management of a team of 7.







Essential Experience:

* Experience in disrepair and case management
* An understanding of the Fitness for habitation act, housing law and the Landlords and Tenants Act
* Ability to demonstrate a customer-focused approach to identifying solutions to cases.
* Extensive proven experience of working under the disrepair action protocol.
* Ability to work under own initiative, manage competing priorities and problem solve
* Experience communicating with internal and external stakeholders using various media.
* Extensive proven experience in implementing strong performance improvement.
* Experience managing contractors/external service providers.
* Using data to drive improvement across all services for Assets.
* Strong negotiation and influencing skills within a high-pressure environment.
* Strong people management
* Knowledge of damp and mould, building construction

Title: Disrepair Manager

Salary: £54,000

Contract: Permanent

Location: Kent

Hybrid: 2 days at home 3 days in the office/on site

MMP Consultancy currently have an opportunity for a Damp and Mould Surveyor to join a housing association based out of Leicestershire paying £325-£350 P/Day Umbrella (D.O.E)

This will be a temporary position paying on a 6 -9-month interim contract with the option to be extended or to go temp to perm after this period.

The role will see you being based out of the Leicestershire office covering a patch between either Leicester- Nottingham or Leicester - Northampton,

The WFH Split is 1-day P/W in the office, 4 days P/W on inspections/at home.

The Role:

• To contribute to the successful delivery and completion of damp, mould and disrepair works within a new dedicated team within the Assets department.
• To carry out your role efficiently and effectively, ensure property inspections and works are delivered to a high standard, meeting our service standards whilst providing excellent customer experience and high levels of customer satisfaction.
• Carry out property inspections, diagnose damp, mould and disrepair causes, specify remediation and repairs, and manage works through to completion. Ensuring these works are delivered to a consistently

Job Purpose:

• To project manage damp, mould and disrepair works from inception through to completion including diagnosing, specifying; procuring and monitoring.
• Ensure effective solutions for managing and reducing the causes of damp and mould are identified, which will include building repairs, installing mechanical ventilation and humidity control systems, and by providing clear advice to residents to help them understand the causes of damp and mould and behaviours that will reduce humidity in their homes.
• Undertake contractor administration duties as required including reviewing Bills of Quantities, Schedules of Works, Specifications and all contract documentation, ensuring that these comply with the project brief and timescales, budget estimates, all relevant legislation, health and safety regulations and policies.
• To effectively manage contractors, carrying out and managing the quality inspection process of works, including pre-start scoping, work in progress quality inspections and post inspection sign-offs.
• Maintain CRM and systems recording progress of the works to ensure information is accurate and up to date, providing regular project updates to the senior management team.
• Certifying contractor valuations and claims within this role's delegated authority limits, including interim and final account payment.
• Work closely with our Resident Liaison Officer to ensure customers are informed of progress at all stages, the works offer excellent customer experience and high levels of customer satisfaction.
• Demonstrate VFM in the delivery of damp, mould and disrepair work projects, providing strong contract management and delivery of programmes maximising quality and value to budget.

Title: Damp & Mould Surveyor

Salary: £325-£350 P/Day Umbrella D.O.E Experience

Location: Leicestershire

MMP Consultancy currently has an opportunity for a Building Surveyor to join a housing association based in Wiltshire.

This will be a 6 Month FTC paying £40,482 P/A Plus Benefits.

Job Purpose:

• To provide technical surveying across a geographical portfolio of properties and contract management for a defined planned maintenance programme across the region.
• Contributing to the development and implementation of the vision, Corporate Strategy, culture and organisational effectiveness.

The Role:

• Planned maintenance delivery through external contractors.
• Minor works.
• Refurbishment works.
• Planned, repairs & void surveying.
• Health and Safety work such as fire safety programmes.
• Work to home owners, leaseholders and market rent customers.
• The Surveyors will have responsibility for providing surveying activities and contract administration duties for all maintenance services within their portfolio regions. Surveyors will be assigned major works and cyclical programmes to deliver and allocated a geographical patch that is aligned to a housing neighbourhood officer (where possible). They will be responsible for surveying any void properties, surveying repairs that have be requested by customers, post inspections, identifying all communal repairs and ensuring these are managed through to completion. Decisions made at this level include:-

1. Identify works require to a void to meet my clients lettable standard.
2. Undertake domestic and commercial building surveys to provide advice on matters such as construction defects, disrepair and dilapidations.
3. Produce detailed reports concerning findings including options for remedial solutions with cost estimates and proposals regarding safe methods of work.
4. Provide advice to colleagues regarding legislative matters such Planning and Building Regulations approval etc.
5. Keeping abreast of industry law and best practice and how to apply them to our operations.

Title: Building Surveyor

Salary: £40,482

Location: Wiltshire

MMP Consultancy are currently seeking an Aftersales Consultant for an interim contract with a Central London based housing association.

The role is interim. With a potential option of permanent.

Details:

Title: Aftersales Consultant
Salary: £26.37 per hour (Inside IR35)
Location: Central London
Contract: Interim - 6 months.

Key Duties:

* Hit weekly and monthly targets regarding equity loan &/or staircasing completions.
* Handle customer inquiries (by telephone, email, post) in a professional and supportive manner, displaying product knowledge.
* Read and interpret leases/equity mortgages and give effective advice to customers and other key internal and external stakeholders regarding all Staircasing/Equity Loans activities.
* Log all customer contacts, maintaining accurate records using the appropriate database and case management systems.
* Collate audit compliant application packs, carry out relevant checks on shared owners if cash sums are to be used, and follow anti-money laundering procedures.
* Carry out relevant checks and effectively manage all staircasing/equity loans caseloads and help to achieve or exceed the staircasing/equity loans targets.
* Ensure that all activities are progressed in accordance with staircasing/equity loans policies and procedures and money laundering regulations.
* Support customers during the staircasing/equity loans process by providing effective advice on the procedure and keeping the customer updated on the progress of their case.
* Provide effective advice and interpretation of leases/equity mortgages and home ownership issues to internal and external stakeholders.
* Prepare weekly reports on own staircasing/equity loans activities and progressions, ensuring performance standards are met and progress is charted, and procedures are complied with.
* Develop and keep up to date with technical product knowledge and relevant legislation.

MMP Consultancy seeks a Senior Quantity Surveyor for an interim contract with a North London-based National Contractor for Housing Asset Management / Maintenance. Day Rate Negotiable (Inside IR35)

The role is interim, taking over for a member of staff who is leaving, with a potential option of permanent.

Details:

Title: Senior Quantity Surveyor (Projects)
Salary: £Negotiable (Inside IR35)
Location: North London
Contract: Interim - 6 months.

The works cover planned maintenance which encompasses such aspects as replacement
windows and doors, external/internal decorations, scaffolding, roofing, etc.

Work alongside the current quantity surveyor who is leaving to get a full handover.

Essential qualifications: RICS, CIOB or relevant degree, Asbestos Awareness UKATA or IATP

Key Duties:

* Cost control.
* Maximising revenue.
* Liaising with clients to identify their needs.
* Estimating quantities, costs, and time scales for material and labour.
* Preparing tender and contract documents.
* Identifying and weighing up commercial risks.
* Supply-chain procurement.
* Ensure that the supply chain is engaged appropriately with the correct contract terms and conditions.
* Accurate monthly forecasting.
* Ability to challenge resources and costs.
* Maintaining deadlines in line with the monthly commercial calendar.
* Ensure accurate cash flow reporting takes place.
* Help ensure that commercial processes are adhered to across the business unit.
* Effectively assist in managing the commercial team, including cost clerks and commercial support staff.