Technical Surveyor - Property Repairs

Here at Sovereign Network Group we provide quality, affordable homes in happy, successful places. What we do makes a real difference to people's lives, and you'll share the satisfaction of doing something that really matters.

We are now the 6th largest housing association by size - with almost 3000 colleagues, over 82,000 homes and over 210,000 customers across London and the South.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Technical Surveyor to join our Property Services Team in our Southampton locality.

The role:

Reporting into the Operations Manager, you'll be responsible for providing a comprehensive technical surveying service, with a focus on effective delivery of maintenance services.

The role will investigate and provide advice on the resolution of complex maintenance issues such as building disrepair, structural failure, and defect analysis, raised either internally or by our customers.

You'll own the day to day technical advice on design, construction, maintenance, and repair to internal and external stakeholders, inhouse delivery teams and external contractors.

You'll also be responsible for:

Inspecting properties, diagnosing the causes of damp, mould and condensation issues, and recommending effective remedial solutions

Preparing reports, specifications, drawings and contract documents for a range of repair and maintenance construction activity, to include working drawings and detailed cost estimates

Ensuring works are completed safely, to the required standard and specification, in the most effective and efficient manner and to a high level of customer satisfaction

Managing contracts for maintenance works - monitoring performance by site visits, liaising and negotiating with contractors, external consultants, and other professionals to ensure contracts are delivered to time, cost constraints, according to CDM requirements and to quality standards.

Maintaining high quality data within the property systems

Ensuring a detailed local knowledge of customer, asset and investment needs across your locality

Developing own capability through continual personal and professional development to ensure knowledge is kept up to date

What you'll need:

Educated to degree level or vocational qualification in relevant construction related discipline

Strong knowledge around the cause of damp and mould and HHSRS especially in respect of Awaab's Law legislation

Up to date knowledge and awareness of technical, statutory, regulatory, and legislative requirements, standards, and best practice in relation to delivery of a maintenance service

Ability to prepare and interpret specifications schedules of work using bespoke or National/published Schedule's of Rates/Works.

Ability to plan, track and forecast safe delivery of customer focused services, works and expenditure within agreed timescales and budgets

Ability to operate with commercial acumen

Knowledge of relevant health, safety and environmental legislation with focus on compliance within all activities undertaken

Proficient use of IT Systems including Microsoft office suite with Intermediate Excel skills

There will be some travel involved with this role so you should be happy to travel, have access to a car and a full UK driving licence.