MMP Consultancy currently have an opportunity for a Disrepair Surveyor to join a local authority based in East Devon.

This will be an interim position paying £44.52 P/H Umbrella on a 3-6 Month contract.

The Role:

To provide the day-to-day repair service to tenants and maintain the Council's housing stock. To manage the day-to-day repair/void contracts and contractors to a high standard providing high quality repair services to the Council and tenant. To support the Senior Technical Officer and other technical staff in achieving the priorities and objectives of the Council.

Job Purpose:

• Dealing with the reactive and planned property maintenance requirements of the Council's dwellings within a prescribed budget and aligned to the contract, and to ensure compliance with the current Decent Homes Standard.
• Investigate repair requests, diagnose faults and complaints, commission repairs and supervise them through to completion. Carrying out pre and post inspections of repairs in line with the current contract requirements.
• Establish appropriate effective working relationships with the current contractor/s which support and grow the partnership.
• Provide a supportive technical duty surveyor function to the current contractor/s, and the contact centre team on a rota basis.
• Undertake the preparation of condition surveys to enable the implementation of the planned and cyclical maintenance programmes.
• To manage the quoted works and exclusion works elements of this contract to ensure value for money and accuracy of these works in line with the contract.
• Processing/managing claims for payment in line with specific Contract terms, set limits, Statutory Regulations, procurement rules and the councils Standing Orders.
• Monitoring contractors on site and reporting on performance issues while ensuring value for money.
• Survey properties to identify, log and deal with the presence of asbestos based materials.
• Manage disrepair cases within the organisation in their entirety to ensure a seamless delivery of service.
• Undertake feasibility reports for Disrepair claims, recognising what liabilities are under the council and what are under the tenant.
• Create specifications of work to rectify any defects or repairs.
• Managing works from specification through to post inspection
• Organised and proactive
• Able to manage their own calendar and caseload.

Title: Disrepair Surveyor

Salary: £44.52 P/H Umbrella

Location: East Devon

MMP Consultancy currently has an opportunity for a Surveying Project Manager to join a housing association based out of Bristol.

This will be a permanent position paying £44,625 P/A Plus Benefits

The Role:

• The role involves surveying customer homes and communal spaces. You will be working alongside our residents and leaseholders taking ownership of ensuring that repairs are managed end to end and to manage issues and complaints that arise before, during or after works.

• You will be responsible for your own portfolio of projects, managing the day-to-day scoping of works, offering technical support. Ensuring delivery teams and contractors carry out the correct repairs works on time, to budget and in line with our standards.

Job Purpose:

• Ownership of complex projects from inception to completion, ensuring that repairs are project managed to meet deadlines and within budget*.
• Surveying and Identifying building defects through, conducting building pathology testing*.
• Initial triage of damp and mould cases to assess the need for site inspection*.
• Detailed report and specification writing, for example to support section 20 notices and damp and mould /disrepair claims*.
• Procurement, tendering, organisation, and management of individual projects. For example, Insurance claims, fire damage, DFG's, Structural Movement and demolition work.
• Mutual Exchange condition reports.
• External Stake Holder engagement, for example with Local Authorities*.
• Project Management to include preparation of plans, pre-build meeting construction phase oversight, maintaining value for money and budget control throughout the project.
• Work with internal departments to supports customers throughout the construction process.
• To actively contribute to the day-to-day operational delivery of construction work, primarily stand-alone building projects.
• Providing excellent customer service, building relationships with communities and promoting the organisation.
• Supporting the repairs and empty homes delivery teams with technical knowledge.
• Developing and carrying out tenders within procurement guidelines.
• Working with the Safe Homes teams ensure that all sub-contrators are compliant with the required standards of H&S.
• To be responsible for creating a culture of excellence and continuous improvement with a focus on right first time.
• Carry out post work quality inspections on an agreed sample of jobs within agreed timescales.
• Work closely with other Managers within HRS to ensure the most appropriate resources are deployed to carry out works.
• Uphold my clients internal control systems including Standing Orders, Financial Regulations and Data Protection as well as all relevant policies and procedures*.

Title: Surveying Project Manager

Salary: £44,625 P/A Plus Benefits

Location: Bristol

MMP Consultancy currently have an opportunity for an Strategic Asset Manager to join a local authority based out of Bristol

This will be an Interim position for 3-4 Months paying £350-£400 P/Day Umbrella

The Role:

Responsible for the asset data collection strategy in terms of

• Stock condition information
• Building and structural information
• CAD drawings

The management of specific major or surveying projects on behalf of the Council, from inception to completion.

To supervise a team responsible for the commissioning and collection of asset data.

Own, develop, plan, monitor and control all aspects of the programme end to end, seeking best practice, ideas and innovation ensuring they are applied and to achieve objectives within defined schedules, costs and performance parameters.

Responsible for the commissioning a procurement strategy for Procurement Services to procure for consultants and building specialists, including developing the specification and contract docs

Managing the contracts for commissioned work, overseeing the work carried out ensuring that the quality and consistency of the works are to a high quality.

Job Purpose:

Achieve project objectives through the application of effective project management methodology by:

• Defining scope of projects/programmes.
• Setting up appropriate project structures,
• Identifying and securing resource requirements, ensuring quality control, reporting progress and accurate completion and recording of project data, administering contracts, preparing and completing stage reviews and lesson learned information, regular communication of progress between all stakeholders, continued effective consultation.

• Responsible for ensuring the delivery of the programme/project including ensuring we meet all necessary regulatory and legislative requirements.

• Maintain an up to date knowledge of changes in construction policy, legislation, innovation and best practice on all areas relevant to surveying and construction programmes, including Contract Requirements and Procurement Regulations etc.

• Develop and deliver the asset data collection strategy to ensure asset data meets the needs of the service

• Prepare and present reports to Senior Leaders and Elected members on proposals and findings for the data collection strategy

• Act as budget holder for programmes including: setting profiles, monitoring spend, accurately forecasting out-turns, life cycle costing, VFM, regularly reporting budget & expenditure to Line Manager.

• Ensure staff and contractor/ consultant performance is maintained to a high standard of delivery & customer/stakeholder satisfaction through the regular monitoring, of both team & individual targets. Identify & effectively manage any day-to-day performance issues.

Title: Strategic Asset Manager

Salary: £350-3400 P/Day Umbrella

Location: Bristol

MMP Consultancy currently have an opportunity for a Fire Door Inspector to join a Health & Safety Consultant based in Portsmouth

This will be a part time position with you working 3 out of 5 days a week varying days Mon-Fri.

The position is paying £300-£320 P/Day Outside of IR35.

• You must hold an FDIS or BRE door inspector qualification.

Job Purpose: This role will be working on their housing contract focusing on carrying out fire door inspections and writing up reports,

• Inspect and survey Fire Doors in a competent manner.
• Provide a full report and recommendations following the inspection.
• Identify that the frame specification is correct for the door's rating.
• Understand the regulations relating to the gap allowance between door and frame

Title: Fire Door Inspector

Salary: £300-320 P/Day (Outside IR35)

Location: Portsmouth

MMP Consultancy currently have an opportunity for a Maintenance Surveyor to join a local authority based in the West Midlands.

This will be an Interim position 4-6 months paying £30-£32 P/H Umbrella.

The Role:

• To undertake extensive building contract administration, the preparation of legal contract tender documentation, specification, supervision and monitoring of capital contracts for Council owned Housing.

• To carry out inspections of void and tenanted properties to agree work specifications.

• To be responsible for the delivery of a customer focussed reactive maintenance service. Proactively engaging with residents to provide support, advice and interventions to ensure that properties are effectively maintained, all repairs are undertaken promptly and to high standards, contractors are monitored and supervised ensuring performance targets are achieved and high levels of customer satisfaction is attained

Job Purpose:

• To undertake feasibility studies and stock condition surveys, and to prepare specifications and schedule of works for possible remedial works.

• To provide regular updates of expenditure on capital budgets and performance of the services and to maintain financial and statistical records for all capital works including any special projects.

• Monitor and supervise contractors to ensure an effective and efficient delivery of work/contract

• To prepare and present regular progress and performance of contracts following monthly contract meetings

• To be responsible for dealing with any customer complaints and undertaking the necessary action

• To assist in the identification of properties and schemes requiring future planned maintenance programmes including carrying out stock condition surveys.

• To carry out pre and post inspections of void properties and prepare detailed schedule of works for contractors, obtain necessary quotations in accordance with the Councils Corporate Procurement Rules

• Carry out surveys of specialist projects/works and compile information to assist with the preparation of specifications and other contract documents, including measured surveys.

• To ensure compliance with all statutory requirements and respond quickly to actions arising from the Council's legal obligations, .e.g. Section 82's and Section 11 requirements

• To work in compliance with appropriate legislation including Financial Regulations, Corporate Procurement Rules, Data Protection Act and the Standing Orders of my client.

• To carry out all duties with a working knowledge of Health and Safety whilst adhering to the safe systems of work specified in my clients Health & Safety policy.

• To maintain an awareness and knowledge of changes in legislation that may affect schemes of work i.e. Health and Safety, Building regulations, Asbestos Awareness, Case Laws etc.

• To exercise proper integrity and respect of confidential matters and personal information obtained during the execution of the duties of this post.

• To promote an effective relationship between my client, it's tenants and the local community to pursue a high standard of quality of service.

• To adopt high standards of personal and professional conduct in communication with the public, members and other officers.

• To undertake such other duties commensurate with the experience of the post holder and the grading of the post.

• To provide excellent repairs and maintenance services to customers in accordance with my clients policies, procedures and service standards, including:

• Delivery of all reactive, void property, service charge, and estate management maintenance activities

• To assist the with the preparation of appropriate Tender & Contract Documentation

• To ensure that all repairs and contracts are commenced, completed and inspected in accordance with agreed programmes and within budget

• To ensure that the quality of work by contractors appointed for reactive, void and service charge maintenance and service contracts is of the highest standard and complies with my clients requirements

• To liaise with Tenants, key stakeholders, tenancy officers and other departments directly affected by the works to ensure that they are fully aware of the initial proposals and any variations instructed during the course of the works

• To carry out void inspections and co-ordinate and supervise all necessary remedial works to return properties to a condition suitable for re-letting

• To manage and report on performance against departmental targets for all repairs and contractors

• To report on the performance of all Contractors and Consultants against set criteria and to agree with the Team Leader any direct action to be taken in the event of unsatisfactory performance

• Contribute to the development and regular review of departmental services and policies, ensuring that these are consistent, compliant with statute and regulation and reflect best practice.

MMP Consultancy currently have an opportunity for a Housing Fire Safety Manager to join a local authority based out of Hampshire.

This will be a permanent position paying £57,214 P/A rising to £59,234 P/A with excellent performance.

The Role:

• To lead and manage the Council's response to fire safety in the Council's Housing stock, including devising strategies, policies and assurance processes to ensure compliance with all statutory fire safety laws/regulations/codes of practice and guidance.
• To lead and manage the Council's housing fire risk assessment programme.
• To lead and manage the delivery of all programmes of work and actions arising from fire risk assessments, ensuring they are undertaken within appropriate timescales.
• To work closely with the Executive Head of Governance and Housing, EMT and Housing Service Managers on all aspects of fire safety and related works.

Job Purpose:

• To lead and manage the Council's response to fire safety in the Council housing stock.

• To lead, manage, plan and deliver the Council's programme of fire risk assessments across all Council housing stock.

• To lead and manage the implementation of all work programmes and actions arising out of fire risk assessments including tendering projects, ensuing that fire safety work is undertaken to the required standard.

• To work directly with external Fire Safety experts in the implementation of fire safety works and best practice.

• To lead, manage and be responsible for formal project control processes ensuring these are updated regularly and acted upon.

• To manage the Fire Safety Project Officer and Building Safety Officers to ensure effective delivery of work programmes in response to fire safety actions and other building remedial actions to ensure that council housing stock is safe.

• To monitor all fire safety project activity, including against budgets and delivery of targets in accordance with agreed timescales.

• To manage and lead on fire risk management strategies and policies for the Council's Housing Service in line with fire safety legislation/regulations/ codes of practice/ guidance.

• To work closely with Executive Head, EMT and Housing Service Managers on all aspects of fire and building safety.

• To appoint, lead and manage staff.

• To be responsible for implementing new fire safety legislation and best practice, liaising closely with the Executive Heads, EMT and Housing Services and recommend appropriate courses of action. .

• Regularly advise senior management and the Council's Executive Management Team (EMT) of performance relating to fire safety against best practice and legal standards.

• Produce clear, concise and regular reports for senior management and the Council's Executive Management Team on fire safety compliance.

• Apply sound professional judgement to ensure that risks are escalated to the Executive Head/EMT and to devise appropriate robust and tested mitigation plans and strategies to deal with risk.

• Be responsible for embedding a positive fire safety culture through close liaison with all Housing Service Managers, the Executive Head and EMT and arrange a regular programme of fire safety training across Housing Services.

• Liaise with enforcing authorities where necessary, taking responsibility for recording and managing fire incidences and implementing any post-incident actions.

• Represent my client at fire safety sector forums, building professional relationships with key external stakeholders, including Hampshire & IOW Fire Service, Health and Safety Executive and the Social Housing Regulator.

Qualifications:

You need to hold either of the following qualifications:

• Member of the Institute of Fire safety Managers (MIFSM)
• Member of the Institute of Fire Engineers (MIFireE)
• Level 4 Diploma in Fire Safety.

Title: Housing Fire Safety Manager

Salary: £57,214 P/A rising to £59,234 P/A with excellent performance.

Location: Hampshire

MMP Consultancy currently have an opportunity for a Responsive Repairs Surveyor to join a local authority based out of Bristol

This will be an Interim position for 6-9 Months paying £30-£35 P/H Umbrella

The Role:

Responsible for ensuring that responsive repairs, including relets, are carried out satisfactorily from end-to-end of the process, including monitoring the work of the trade teams and contractors, from start to completion, ensuring delivery of high-quality work, getting work done "right-first-time" and achieving high customer satisfaction within budgetary targets and providing a cost effective, value for money service.

Job Purpose:

• Carry out pre and post repairs, exchange, and relet inspections as directed by the Council's scheduling system and in liaison with the Trade Teams. Diagnose, assess, and specify work required, in consultation with the customer. Order work through the Council's IT system.

• Manage the delivery and quality of work carried out by internal workforce Trade Teams and external contractors, to maximise customer experience and satisfaction, taking the lead responsibility on dealing with any issues or complaints in a timely manner, ensuring any lessons learnt from these experiences are implemented as part of driving forward improvements to the service and continuously improving customer experience.

• Own repairs and complaints taking responsibility for actioning from end-to-end of the process. Ensure that where work is delegated or carried out by other parties, such as contractors, that over-view is managed, and deadlines achieved successfully. Ensure customers are kept informed of progress throughout the process and that the work is completed to quality, financial and time targets. Champion an excellent customer/stakeholder experience with Housing Delivery Responsive Repairs.

• Take responsibility for maintaining excellent levels of communication with customers from end to end of the service.

• Manage customer expectation on escorted viewing of relets. Ensure clarity on letting standards and tenant responsibility.

• Specify the property refurbishment requirements ensuring the project is delivered to the target timescale and within budget.

• Manage quotes from external contractors for specialist work, including achieving value for money whenever possible. Monitor and action dependencies, such as scaffolding checks. Ensure coordination and sequencing of work between teams and contractors.

• Assist in monitoring and controlling expenditure and costs against budgets. Contribute, with the team manager to ensuring effective budgetary management of the service.

• Ensure that databases, web sites, etc. are maintained and up-dated by the service, for both staff and customers, in an accurate and timely manner with information concerning repairs and improvements carried out plus other property information, as required.

• Understand the different needs and expectations of customers. Ensure that processes are in place to meet their needs, exceed their expectations and check information held about them is correct wherever possible. Consult with customers and monitor and check customer satisfaction. Champion improvements in customer experience with the Responsive Repairs Service.

• Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of changes in repairs policy, legislation, case law, innovation and best practice. Reduce the environmental impact of Response Repairs through material specifications, contract management, waste management, energy efficiency measures

MMP Consultancy currently have an opportunity for a Building Safety Manager to join a local authority based in Hampshire. This will be an interim contract for 6 months with the option to be extended.

This role is paying £350 - £425 p/d Umbrella.

Job Purpose:

• To take responsibility for coordination and management of all matters relating to structural and fire safety in in-scope buildings to meet current and forthcoming legislative requirements.

• To deliver the regulatory requirements of the Building Safety Act and Fire Safety Act to provide an effective and efficient building safety service to my clients Higher Risk Buildings and ensure compliance with and implementing the required changes detailed in building safety legislation.

• To oversee the safe management of SCC high-rise (and/or higher risk) residential buildings within the Housing Management building stock. (The council currently has 21 buildings over 18 metres & a number of high-risk buildings)

• To oversee the implementation of controls in respect of structural and fire safety on a day-to-day basis.

• To effectively manage safety within the designated in-scope blocks to which the role relates.

• To ensure that controls are implemented in respect of building work carried out in the in-scope blocks to which the role relates.

• To engage with colleagues who are responsible for managing projects undertaken within the in-scope buildings.

• To assist with the development and implementation of Building Safety Cases being prepared by the fire safety team, and to ensure their effective maintenance and management post-implementation.

• To manage resident engagement within high-rise and/or higher-risk in-scope buildings, particularly in ensuring that safety concerns are recorded, monitored, and dealt with appropriately.

• To ensure that planned, preventive maintenance is carried out within the in-scope blocks to which the role relates.

• To engage with relevant Housing Management staff to ensure that roles are performed effectively in accordance with the Corporate Fire Safety Policy.

• To oversee the successful implementation of corrective actions arising from fire risk assessments and audits.

• To ensure that facilities for use by the fire and rescue service are effectively managed and maintained.

• To perform any other reasonable tasks that ensure the effective management of premises for which the role is responsible, to the fulfilment of our customer service objectives and in compliance with the Fire Safety Legislation.

• Support the Fire Safety Lead in delivering our strategic objectives, by driving business improvement and regulatory compliance within the Safer Homes function.

Title: Building Safety Manager

Salary: £350- £425 P/Day Umbrella

Location: Hampshire

MMP Consultancy currently have an opportunity for a Building Safety Manager to join a local authority based in Bristol

This will be a full time Interim position 4-6 Months paying £350 P/day Umbrella.

The Role:

• The Building Safety Managers role is to ensure the safety of the building, primarily for the safety of all occupants of multi-occupied High-Rise Residential Buildings and designated building types (including Low-Rise Residential Buildings).
• The post holder will be required to be a registered named Building Safety Manager.
• The postholder will be responsible for development, management, distribution of information in relation to the design, construction and maintenance of high-rise residential buildings

Job Purpose:

• To take responsibility for the co-ordination and management of all matters relating to structural and fire safety for in-scope buildings to meet legislative requirements
• To oversee the safe management of BCC high-rise (and/or higher-risk) residential buildings within Housing and Landlord Services' building stock
• To oversee the implementation of controls in respect of structural and fire safety on a day-to-day basis
• To effectively manage safety within the designated housing stock
• To ensure that controls are implemented in respect of building work carried out in the managed housing stock
• To manage resident engagement within high-rise and/or higher-risk housing stock, particularly in ensuring that safety concerns are recorded, monitored and dealt with appropriately
• To ensure that planned, preventive maintenance is carried out within BCC housing stock
• To engage with relevant internal housing staff to ensure that roles are performed effectively in accordance with the Corporate Fire Safety Policy.
• To oversee the successful implementation of corrective actions arising from fire risk assessments and audits.
• To ensure that facilities for use by the fire and rescue service are effectively managed and maintained

MMP Consultancy currently have an opportunity for a Maintenance Surveyor to join a housing association covering a patch of Hampshire.

This will be a temporary position paying £30 - £33 P/H Umbrella on a 6-9 Month Contract

The Role:

• Responsible for pre/post-inspection and reports for responsive repairs, void works and cyclical repairs within the relevant area of operation, consulting and engaging with customers, leaseholders and with internal and external stakeholders in the region. Ensure the highest customer standards of delivery are achieved, minimal defects, and a high level of customer satisfaction is achieved. Effectively managing the performance and on site progress of my clients Contractors ensuring that works are delivered on time, to a regional budget of £10m, to quality standards and achieve value for money in line with all relevant statutory regulations and compliance.

Job Purpose:

• Deliver an effective & efficient Repairs & Maintenance service at an operational level to include a regionally based professional surveying service, disrepair works, Major/Complex Works, FRA, responsive repairs, voids and aids and adaptations.
• Prepare and carry out diagnostic inspections, surveys & technical reports in accordance with Group practice. Providing accurate technical advice with competent & thorough surveys/post-inspections.
• Identifies and manages insurance claims ensuring most economically advantageous outcome for the organisation. To include, property inspections, managing decants, liaising with loss adjusters/insurance team.
• Technical lead within the Housing team during the handover of any new developments to ensure quality control through to completion and the end of defects.
• Effective and efficiently control budgetary spend of approx. £2m within individual area of operation, ensuring revenue and capital spend are recorded accurately.
• Review invoices and requests for payment from contractors, challenge and resolve submissions where required.
• Deliver and effectively manage legal disrepair claims and Environmental Health Orders in line with group process and provide detailed reports, and manage complex repairs to an agreed outcome to protect my clients interests.
• Ensure effective liaison with in-house service provider, M&E contractors and external sub-contractor staff to ensure the delivery of a top quartile service in line with industry standards, schedule of Rates, operational regulatory framework, health & safety (including asbestos)
• Management and coordination of empty properties to ensure minimal rental loss and maximum return.
• Carry out major void inspections, ensuring void works are completed to my clients lettable standard against key performance indicators and providing detailed costing for the Options Appraisal's.
• Ensure delivery of all works in line with all compliance requirements and promotion of the organisation's Health & Safety policy and legislation, all personal risk assessments completed/reviewed and relevant action taken to mitigate risk.
• Maintaining excellent customer satisfaction by taking ownership and demonstrating proactive collaborative working with repairs providers

Title: Maintenance Surveyor

Salary: £30-£33 P/H Umbrella

Location: Hampshire