Title: Building Surveyor Rate: £35- £40 per hour umbrella Temporary: 6 months contract, full time hours - Monday to Friday Candidate will be required to travel round Redditch on a number of surveys (all with in a 15 min drive from the council building) Location: Redditch, B98 7SN- One day working from home Opus People Solutions are working with Redditch Borough Council to recruit for an interim Building Surveyor to undertake extensive building contract administration, the preparation of legal contract tender documentation, specification, supervision and monitoring of capital contracts for Council owned Housing. Main Duties 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