Employer Kingston Council Location(s) Kingston Contract Type Permanent Working Hours Full Time Grade I Hours Per Week 36 Salary Range £45,510 - £50,574 Salary Basis Per annum Leave Entitlement 30 days Application Deadline
17/01/2025, 23:55
About the Role and our Ideal Candidate
About the role
At the Royal Borough of Kingston we recognise that our position as a highly successful Council depends on our outstanding team of people, who work hard, love what they do and do it because they want to make a difference.
We have an opportunity for a highly self-motivated and effective individual to join our friendly, professional team in this important Housing Maintenance Surveyor role in the Repairs and Maintenance team.
Reporting to our Lead Officer Response Repairs & Voids, our Housing Maintenance Surveyor role will manage and offer guidance in all aspects of building maintenance owned or managed by the Council’s Housing Team. You will be expected to carry out inspections of tenanted, void properties, communal areas and estates. You will place orders for works via the incumbent partnering maintenance contractor, as well as the procurement of works and services with specialist companies and technical consultants.
About you
Ideally you will have experience of working within a regulatory framework where compliance, risk management and precise outcomes are essential. An in-depth knowledge and experience of building maintenance relating to social housing will be required. Having, or developing, a good knowledge of risk assessments and safety measures and controls within buildings, you should also be familiar with the Health and Safety Act, Regulatory Reform and all current Building Regulations, including Housing Health & Safety Rating System (HHSRS).
With a customer-focused, flexible, cooperative and well-organised working style, you will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, the ability to communicate repair and maintenance information clearly and effectively to residents, contractors, and colleagues in other departments. Good presentation skills and the ability to work effectively under pressure, think strategically and problem solve are essential.
In return, we will give you a rewarding job, a supportive working environment, friendly colleagues and excellent benefits including agile working, a generous holiday allowance and a pension scheme.
Application Process
Please apply online outlining what skills, abilities and experience you can bring which makes you an ideal candidate for this role. Please ensure you refer to the requirements outlined in the job profile when completing your application.
The closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. Therefore, it is strongly advised that you complete and submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
We are committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) so all personal information that can identify job applicants e.g. name, title etc is completely anonymised during the shortlisting process. Our hiring managers review applications based on the knowledge, skills and experience demonstrated in your application, and how well these match the job profile.
Hiring managers are encouraged to ensure that their interview panel is diverse, and representative of a range of protected characteristics, to help remove unconscious bias and ensure candidates are treated fairly during the selection process.
We are proud to be a diverse and welcoming Borough. Our aim is to create a workforce which reflects the community we serve, and staff feel a sense of belonging. We celebrate and respect differences and appreciate the value of having a diverse workforce. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, and disabled candidates, as these groups are currently under-represented in our workforce.
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