Full Time – 37 hours per week - Candidate ideally located within 1 hour of Peterborough
We have a fantastic opportunity for the right person to join our Project Surveyors team as an Assistant Project Surveyor Cross Keys Homes!
You will assist with the delivery of high quality planned, cyclical and service programs of work reporting on performance, budgetary spend, project management and ensuring compliance with policies, procedures, standing orders, planning/building regulations alongside an emphasis on high quality customer service to residents and internal stakeholders.
This role will be ideal for someone who is interested in progressing their career and has ambitions to become a Project Surveyor in the future.
This role is based at our Peterborough Head Office, with some home based working as well as travel to various sites usually within 1 hour of Peterborough. The post requires a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service check.
Key Responsibilities
* Responsible for assisting and supporting qualified Project Surveyors to provide an effective service to both CKH and CKH tenants in line with agreed objectives ensuring legislation and health and safety compliance is adhered to.
* Assist and support with procuring and managing major works, damp and mould projects, service and cyclical contracts from inception to completion in accordance with current legislation, including managing health and safety (CDM) and ensuring compliance with regulatory controls.
* Assist and support with undertaking stock conditions surveys, produce specifications, defects analysis, drawings, tender documentation and feasibility studies/technical reports.
* Working closely with Project Surveyors, build and manage internal and external customer relationships across the business and with stakeholders that enhances reputation. Delivering a professional service whilst keeping both internal and external customers fully informed and doing what we say we will do within the timescales agreed
* Assist and support with ensuring financial controls and costs for each contract are always in place, ensuring appropriate costs are agreed with the contractor and value for money is achieved. Ensure CKH Standing Orders & Financial Regulations are adhered to and reported. Ensure all appropriate records for projects are kept, and present payments/valuations for the contractor to the project manager for payment, ensuring these are both accurate and reflect the works undertaken.
* Work closely with and support Project Surveyors to undertake monthly valuations and provide monthly accrual for projects to Service manager and other stakeholders.
* Assist Project Surveyors where possible to ensure the performance management of the contractor delivering the servicing, testing, repairing and planned works projects/contracts. Monitor contractors to ensure delivery of the programme according to set timescales, analysing data and reporting on performance against an agreed suite of key performance indicators on a monthly basis. Monitor and report on compliance and performance of the fire risk assessments and water/electrical/gas/lifts testing programmes.
Essential Requirements
* The ability to communicate information both verbally and in writing, including reports, spreadsheets etc., and ability to deliver complex reports to a non-technical audience.
* The ability to work with confidential and sensitive information at work.
* Ability to process information and provide statistical reports using Excel and Microsoft Project, to produce graphs, reports, spreadsheets etc.
* Good organisational skills and attention to detail
* Basic Project management experience (inception to completion) undertaken in building or associated works programmes, including contract administration.
* Knowledge of construction technology, in the context of domestic properties.
* Experience in diagnosing building repairs/defects and recommending appropriate technical solutions.
* A working knowledge of Health and Safety at Work including the CDM Regulations.
* Demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of the following:-
o Current Building Regs.
o Planning Regulations
o Party Wall Act
o CDM Regulations
o Fire Regulations
o COSHH
o Service contracts
* Good working knowledge of standard I.T. packages including MS Word, Excel, Outlook.
* Experience of dealing with members of the public in an effective manner, and providing high levels of customer care.
* Trade experience within property build, design and quality
Additional Information
• Full UK driving licence with vehicle for business use
• Basic DBS Check Required
• Working at height and lone working
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