Job Description

Lewisham Council are looking for an Interim Disrepair Surveyor.

£358 per day.

Main Purpose of the job:

To provide specialized technical expertise for the Lewisham Councils Disrepair service. You will be inspecting residents� properties due to disrepair concerns, preparing expert reports, ensuring to fulfil our legal repair obligations. Ensuring identified works are completed to a satisfactory standard ensuring resident satisfaction.

Summary of Responsibilities and Personal Duties:

To provide expert advice in relation to Disrepair both for internal and external stakeholders and to work with the communications team to produce materials for distribution on both the website and in person.

To inspect areas managed by the Lewisham Council or where Lewisham Council has responsibility including leaseholders, private sector landlords and have been instructed too in association with Disrepair

Produce expert reports, including pictures and root cause findings following detailed building pathology exercises. These should be produced and scored using the housing health and safety rating system guidance. These are to be produced with the intention that anyone may access and be able to understand.

Produce a specification of works to capture the repairs required.

Attend various meetings both internal and with external parties where required including difficult residents and those who have taken legal action against the council.

To oversee start dates, works in progress, standards of workmanship, materials inclusive of health and safety measures including the construction and demolition management guidance including the health and safety executives legislation etc. Monitor and report variances to agreed standards and recommend corrective action.

Attend post inspections following a set time period to capture if the works have been completed and ensure guarantees for specialist works are collated and satisfactory.

Be proficient in the use of devices, aids and instruments for the purpose of making assessments and diagnosis of building failures ensuring all reporting is collated and on the repairs management system within 24 hours of attendance.

Have an understanding of the National Housing Federation Schedule of Rates, produced by M3. Ensuring to use these codes for booking of works where appropriate. Managing the commercial and financial aspect to ensure the service budget is managed correctly for both the direct labour and subcontractor partners.

To risk assess on site any hazards as per the Housing health and safety rating system guidance and be able to produce dynamic risk assessments in regard to both difficult and vulnerable customers.

Have attention to detail and good record keeping, ensuring notes, emails and inspections are stored appropriately and are done within the relevant business timescales.

Generic responsibilities

Maintain excellent customer service in all areas of work and ensure continued personal development

To be able to work within a team and individually, supporting the team but also managing own workload in accordance with set KPIs.

Comply with all Lewisham policies, including contractual standing orders, financial regulations and all HR policies and procedures including Health & Safety and Equality & Diversity