Contract Works Officer / Disrepair Surveyor

Housing Disrepair Surveyor job, temp, Birmingham. Council housing team. 6 month minimum length.

Your new company
This role sits in a large Estates team in the biggest city council in the UK. The council are passionately committed to making life better for the people who live in their city. The council are successful in creating a culture and environment that promotes inclusion, diversity, and progression.


Your new role
The post holder will play an integral part in overseeing the delivery of capital works, remedial works, voids refurbishments etc. on council housing stock to really improve the lives of the councils tenants. This role will see the post holder being responsible for numerous aspects including managing contractors on site, ensuring works are completed to required standards, regularly assessing the needs of housing tenants to determine objectives, preparation and presenting of progress reports, budget monitoring, ensuring building regulations and CDM are satisfied, etc.

What you'll need to succeed
The post holder will have the following:

• Ability to diagnose building faults and prepare schedules of works
• Experience managing contractor operatives
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills
• A relevant building qualification to property repair and maintenance (I.E. NVQ)

What you'll get in return
Negotiable pay dependant on each applicant is available and the security of a long-term temporary job with a fantastic organisation with brilliant culture.

What you need to do now
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