Repairs Surveyor

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• Chartered Building Surveyor

  Up to £450 per day Umbrella

  West London

  Technical & Property Services

  Temporary

  MMP Consultancy currently have an opportunity for a Building Surveyor to join a local authority based in West London.

  This will be an interim position paying £450p/d Umbrella

  The successful candidate must be a Chartered Building Surveyor

  Role Description

  • To participate as a member of the Capital Delivery to undertake a wide range of Building Surveying, Enforcement Inspections and related Project Management duties.

  • To proactively engage with customers, leaseholders, tenants and all related Council Officers such as Housing Management, Legal Services, Leasehold Services, and the Home-Buy Team in the delivery of the Property Compliance Service.

  • To contribute to the commercial viability of the team.

  About The Role

  • Lead & assist with:

  • Determination of landlord's licence applications for alterations
  • Determination of remedies in the event of breaches of lease and/or tenancy obligations
  • Party wall and neighbourly matters
  • Scaffold licences upon Council land
  • Site inspections

  • Provide professional and technical advice and reports on all matters within the functionality of the service, including undertaking the role of professional or expert witness at hearings, adjudications and legal proceedings et
  • Oversee the project management and preparation of design requirements, specifications, and the preparation of building related drawings to satisfy all regulations, standards and codes of practice, for the purpose of repair and refurbishment to council owned building
  • Carry out Project Management duties and ensure responsibilities in respect of the CDM Regulations 2015 are fully met ensuring that partners are competent to carry out their responsibilities under the CDM legislation
  • Oversee the preparation of specifications for one off capital projects and remedial wor
  • Consult with customers about remedial works and ensure that the contractors resident liaison function meets diverse customer's needs in the preparation and delivery of work
  • Maintain and update relevant Quality Assurance systems/procedures/proc
  • Act as Contract Administrator for small programme of remedial works contracts to ensure effective contractual and technical monitoring of contractors performance.
  • Contribute to the development of policy, practice, procedures and service planning for Asset Management and Property Services and participate in projects, working groups, service developments, audits and reviews as direct
  • Maintain own up to date knowledge of legislation, advances in technology and best practice relating to the functionality of this post and ensure that it is translated into acti
  • Build and maintain effective and productive working relationships with all internal and external stakeholders.
  • Carry out other duties commensurate with their grade and directed by manager.

  Managing Performance and Budgets

  • Monitor and report on performance to ensure that services meet performance, contractual compliance, quality and budgetary target
  • Take corrective action if they fall out of target.
  • Responsible for financial performance of allocated projects of remedial works ensuring that projects are delivered on time and in budge Agree final accounts and applications for payments with contractors, liaising with quantity surveying services as required
  • Authorise and process requests for cost variations and invoices and ensure that all orders and Invoices are processed in line with the Council's Standing Orders and Financial Regulations so that all expenditure is committed, tracked and monitored against target, actual and forecasted budgets.

  • Provide information as required to colleagues to support budgetary and Performance monitoring, Health and Safety reporting, statutory and regulatory returns, audits and self- assessments.

  Title: Building Surveyor (Successful Candidate Must Be Chartered)

  Salary: £450p/d Umbrella

  Location: Hammersmith, West London

  

• Damp & Mould Surveyor

  Up to £300 per day Umbrella

  West London

  Technical & Property Services

  Temporary

  MMP Consultancy currently have an opportunity for a Damp & Mould Surveyor to join a local authority based in West London.

  This will be an interim position paying £300p/d Umbrella

  The successful candidate must be able to be in the borough of Hammersmith & Fulham 5 days p/w.

  Role purpose

  The post holder is responsible for the works within the LBHF repairs team and that work will cover the following areas:-

  • Disrepair work
  • Refurbishment work (such and kitchen, bathroom and window renewals etc).
  • Void Works
  • Complex Repair Works
  • Day to Day Repairs
  • Damp and Mould Works
  • The pre/mid and post inspection of any of the above.

  The post holder must ensure that the council is compliant with the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018, the Building Safety Act 2022 and the Social Housing Regulation Act 2023, and keeps abreast with any changes of legislation to ensure compliance.

  The post holder is responsible for continuous improvement in the delivery and quality of repair work related to the above and in ensuring that we take from these 'lessons learnt' to prevent future disrepair cases and escalation resulting in additional costs, court cases and compensation.
  
  The post holder is responsible for investigating any structural problems escalated from the repairs technical or operations teams, for arranging any structural testing and other specialist tests, making structures safe, compiling reports to send to management recommending costs with works estimates or property disposals. Arranging any remedial works or safety works as necessary.

  The post holder is responsible for carrying out all surveys that are required to properties that are under Right to Buy applications to ensure that only works for which the Council has a landlord repairing responsibility are carried out before sale completes and for dealing with any queries from purchasers, surveyors and valuers.

  The role is to provide a seamless and integrated "One Team" approach jointly with the service provider and to resolve any complex repair issues.

  The post holder will also provide full building expertise, experience and professional advice in relation to all activities within the role.

  Where required the post holder will carry out contractual tendering or obtain competitive quotes for repair works, commission consultants to advise on specialist areas of work as necessary and lead on carrying out financial and technical supervision of works on site.

  The post holder will ensure the execution of works complies with statutory requirements and Health and safety requirements.

  Key personal duties will include the following:

  Main Responsibilities

  • Work with the AD Director of Repairs, Strategic Head of Housing Repairs and/or any other delegated manager to implement and develop effective systems to regularly inspect the external and communal parts of property, to identify any requirements for reactive repairs and cyclical maintenance, and to ensure the works required are carried out or programmed according to urgency and priority.

  • Work in collaboration with colleagues across Housing services to ensure a joint approach to improve quality and customer satisfaction for residents.

  • Support and manage a flexible approach to the deployment of resources within the Property Services Division to respond effectively to fluctuations in workload. Support and manage different types of work within the Property Services Division in response to the changes in the volume of work.

  • Highlight key investment needs and considerations to the Property Planning and Assets Team so that works can be appropriately planned in major works programmes.

  • Assist in leading and developing a team of technical staff to create a professional and high-performance culture, deputising for relevant Managers when required.

  • Provide a high standard of technical support to the team. Manage the local delivery of the repairs term contract to ensure compliance with contractual requirements. Work in collaboration and effectively with other teams within Housing services to deliver a seamless, holistic service to customers.

  • Health and Safety - ensure that the Councils Policy for managing the health and safety of residents, staff and contractors is fully implemented and documented. Provide expert knowledge on health and safety law applicable to the construction industry.

  • Provide strategic leadership within the Housing portfolio, contributing proactively to the collective leadership of the council, working collaboratively with Members, services, partners, and stakeholders to deliver the council's objectives and priorities.

  • Lead by example in modelling and embedding the council's values and behaviours to help build a sustainable highly effective organisation and develop our reputation as a successful council delivering great value for its residents.

  Repairs

  • Oversee the repair and maintenance of the Council's housing stock - proactively ensuring that maintenance needs are highlighted, with appropriate PPM plans established. Highlighting future investment needs and building elements that are nearing the end of their serviceable life at an early stage.

  • Develop and manage systems for the regular, proactive inspection of the buildings to ensure all visible maintenance requirements and building defects are identified and recorded, and remedial action is taken when required. Ensure that all health and safety risks are identified and assessed, and appropriate action is taken.

  • Develop and manage programmes of cyclical maintenance to ensure buildings are properly maintained and value for money is achieved by intelligent targeting of resources and regular review of the regimes.

  • Manage inspections on approved survey software with photos and diagnostics of the visit. Orders will then be raised on the system, managed, and booked with the resident. Site reports and details of inspections will be provided to the resident within 2 working days of visits to the home and stored on our central system. It is the responsibility of the surveyor to follow up on the works.

  • Ensure that all repairs in residents' homes are carried out to a high standard and the service is delivered in accordance with the contract.

  • Lead and manage the team to deliver an excellent technical service. Provide strong support to improve technical, contract management and other relevant skills, and to encourage and achieve professional qualifications where appropriate.

  Leak Detection/Dampness and Condensation

  • Oversee the identification of leaks, rising damp, penetrating damp, and condensation across the Housing Property Services portfolio. Ensure that signs of damp caused by plumbing related problems because of leaking water or drainage pipes are diagnosed.

  • The post holder will oversee and ensure that Voids, Planned Preventative Maintenance, Pre, and Post Inspection Works are carried out to a high standard:

  • Proactively identify leak or plumbing jobs not completed including.

  1. Notifying residents effected as daily updates in writing.
  2. Identifying failures and working with the term contractor to resolve the issue.
  3. Case management of leaks allocated (in WIP or Area) to a satisfactory resolution.
  4. Weekly meetings with the contactors to improve service delivery.
  5. Managing follow on works

  Pre and Post Inspection of Works

  • Ensure management of the post inspection function of the repair and maintenance department requirements of a portfolio of approximately 17,000 homes.
  • This includes communal and in dwelling repairs across the housing stock and completion of communal area inspections each month.
  • Including the post inspections of:
  • building structure / furniture and fabric of the buildings
  • Resident in dwelling repairs (reactive and planned)
  • Communal areas
  • Estate and grounds
  • Ensure the regular inspections and reporting on completed works, customer satisfaction and contractor performance.
  • Ensure the team has completed a Post Inspection report for each repair and update the Asset Management system.
  • Lead on Identifying key investment needs and carry out block and in dwelling repair analysis each month to identify repair demand and considerations to reduce failings.
  • Inspections will be completed on Site Audit pro or approved equivalent with photos and diagnostics of the visit. Orders will then be raised on the system, managed, and booked with the resident. Site reports and details of inspections will be provided to the resident within 3 working days of visits to the home and stored on our central system.

  Title: Damp & Mould Surveyor

  Salary: £300p/d Umbrella

  Location: Hammersmith, West London

  

• Property Surveyor (Damp & Mould)

  Up to £350 per day

  London

  Technical & Property Services

  Temporary

  MMP Consultancy currently has an opportunity for a Property Surveyor (Damp & Mould) to join a Local Authority in East London.
  
  Title: Property Surveyor (Damp & Mould)
  Rate: £350 Per Day
  Location: East London
  
  Job Purpose:
  To be responsible for a specific work stream within the Asset Management team, providing a professional housing surveying service for the repair, maintenance, improvement and re-servicing of council owned, managed and leased stock in accordance with our clients policies and procedures, providing an effective responsive repair, planned maintenance and project management service for the organisation.
  
  Key Accountabilities:
  

  • The post holder reports to the either the Major Works & Voids Manager or the Disrepair & Special Projects Manager.
  • The post holder, depending on the team speciality, will be responsible for special projects, disrepair, estate improvement, asbestos management and minor works OR reactive and planned repairs, voids and fire damage.
  • The post holder will take the lead in areas for which the team is responsible and will include coaching other members of the team.
  • The post holder may be required to work evenings, weekends and occasional public holidays, in order to ensure consultation and service requirements are met.

  
  Key Tasks:
  
  Key tasks and accountabilities are intended to be a guide to the range and level Qf work expected of the 'post holder. This is not an exhaustive list of all tasks that may fall to the post holder and employees will be expected to carry out such other reasonable duties which may be required from time to time.
  
  To deputise for the Major Works & Voids Manager or the Disrepair & Special Projects Manager in the management of services for the entire Housing Property Services.

  • To establish and maintain effective working relationships with key stakeholders and partners and any other agency or department, so as to provide an effective and efficient service.
  • To undertake Health & Safety inspections and evaluate outcomes for the whole team, and ensure any works necessary are carried out.
  • To ensure that day-to-day and responsive repairs, including the appointment diaries, are managed and executed to provide both a good service to the customer as well as ensuring value for money. To effectively monitor and control expenditure against budget and to provide statistical analysis. To liaise directly with the council's preferred contractors.
  • To ensure that all works are supervised and undertaken in accordance with contract specifications, London Borough of Newham's procedures, Health &
  • Safety (including gas safety) Regulations and the Control of Asbestos Regulations
  • 2012.
  • To affect the leaks procedure, including liaising with the Legal Section to initiate enforcement action.
  • To assist with the contract documentation for invitations to tender, examine tenders and recommend contractors for appointment, using expert knowledge.
  • To act as client in relation to technical consultants, challenging practices and costs where necessary
  • To prepare project programmes, structural reports, feasibility studies, scheme specifications and tenders for capital and revenue programme schemes, including environmental works. To manage small project teams that involves other stakeholders within the council.
  • To maintain records and contribute to the development and maintenance of a comprehensive stock database via regular stock condition surveys and or H&S inspections and make recommendations as necessary

  
  
  Title: Property Surveyor (Damp & Mould)
  Rate: £350 Per Day
  Location: East London