Asset Surveyor
Location: Oldham (hybrid)
Salary: £41,374.95 per Annum.
Job Type: Permanent
Requirement: Current Valid driving license / must have car available for work at all times
To carry out surveys/inspections (including damp & mould, stock condition, repair inspections, fire damage inspections and coordinating structural surveys) of residential and non-residential assets, diagnosing issues accurately ensuring works are raised in line with FCHO priority timescales.
You will continuously work towards FCHO’s vision, demonstrating and role modelling its values and behaviours whilst promoting positive working practices and policies associated with Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, Health & Safety, Wellbeing and Safeguarding.
So what will you be doing?
In this role your responsibilities will be:
* Provide information to the Asset Planning team to enable them to establish the programmes required to deliver effective asset management through investment and repairs and maintenance projects on FCHO stock to agreed standards within legislative and statutory obligations ensuring a high level of customer satisfaction.
* Prepare project proposals, including option appraisals, feasibility studies, planned maintenance reports and specific defect reports including site inspections and surveys.
* Assist with financial planning, budget setting and budget monitoring throughout the programme of works.
* Survey, report and specify works required for each project.
* Undertake inspections and surveys to ensure key performance targets are met.
* Liaise and chair meetings with customers and stakeholders.
* Provide a customer focused service to ensure that all customers concerns have been identified and resolved.
* Monitor completed works via post-inspections and monitoring of variations.
* Liaise with stakeholder on all matters relating to the maintenance of asset programme.
* Assist in the preparation of work specifications, bills of quantities, drawings and all other contract and tender documents for contractors and consultants.
* Use IT systems and where required, assist with the development and maintenance of IT and manual office systems and records.
* Attend, present and report back from tenants/resident group meetings, boards and committees.
* Maintain records to support service improvements and future regulatory inspections.
* Ensure that the company’s Financial Regulations, Procurement Procedure and other relevant process and contractual obligations are correctly applied and adhered to.
* Contribute to the upkeep of the Asset/Property & Land Management databases, and implement a comprehensive data collection programme of key building components, their condition and optimum replacement cycle.
* Improve cost effectiveness of our planned maintenance by evaluating components using whole life cycle costing principles (stock condition surveys). Ensure impacts are monitored and acted upon with regard to improving the responsive, batched and cyclic repairs services.
* Ensure appropriate quality assurance systems are implemented to maintain robustness of data. This will require visits to property and estate survey to confirm accuracy of information gathered.
* Assist the asset surveying manager/asset planning team in the development of both borough wide and area-based investment plan delivery.
* Carry out surveys inspections of land and property specifically relating to HHSRS (Housing health and safety rating system), personal injury and health and safety issues, and make recommendations for appropriate works.
* This list should not be regarded as exhaustive and from time to time you will be expected to undertake other reasonable duties relevant and appropriate to the role as directed by your line manager.
Who are we looking for?
Essential Requirements:
* HND in Building Studies or equivalent
* Health & Safety legislation relating to the construction industry
* HHSRS (housing health and safety rating system)
* Experience in the interpretation of technical drawings
* Continuous improvement
* Teamwork & collaboration
* Customer service
* Communication (written & verbal)
* Prioritising
* Organisational skills
* Stakeholder management
* Liaising with third parties
* Building management and surveying
* Construction project delivery
* Conducting health & safety risk assessments
* Customer consultation
* Working within a social housing environment
* Surveying best practice
* Assessing repair requirements
* Writing specifications for building repairs including budget costs
Desirable:
* Membership of RICS/CIOB or other construction-related body
* CSCS card holder
* CDM regulations
* Gas safety regulations
What's in it for you?
When you become a part of the FCHO team, you receive a range of fantastic benefits, including:
* A 37-hour working week with hybrid working options
* Holiday entitlement is 30 days plus one shut down day and eight bank holidays.
* Defined contribution pension scheme with an employer contribution of up to 10%. We also offer a pension salary exchange scheme for eligible colleagues, helping colleagues to take home more of the money they earn.
* Death in service benefit
* Automatic enrolment into a healthcare cash plan
* Automatic enrolment into a private health insurance plan
* Access to an Employment Assistance Programme
* Access to Doctorline, a 24/7 worldwide GP helpline for you, your partner and your children
* Access to our colleague benefit platform which offers discounts on hundreds of high street brands as well as providing education, support and tools to help you to live a healthier and happier life.
* Discounted gym membership
* Professional subscriptions are paid for by the business where they are an essential requirement of your role.
* Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and sick pay
* Access to an on-site wellbeing room
* Access to an on-site café
* Long service awards
Interviews and assessments to take place as soon as possible and we reserve the right to close the application process early if we receive a large amount of applicants.
We are committed to building an organisation that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills & are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. As an equal opportunities employer, FCHO is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective colleagues and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us.
We care that you have a great experience with us at FCHO and if you need us to make any reasonable adjustments to make your experience smoother, please let us know & we’ll do all we can.