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Job Title:            Senior Property Compliance Surveyor
Type:                   Permanent
Location:            Evesham - hybrid working
Salary:                £47,500 per annum
Hours:                 Full Time
 
BRC are working closely with a housing association based in Gloucestershire.
 
This role involves working collaboratively with the Compliance Manager and wider team to deliver statutory and regulatory property compliance across the organisation's housing stock, ensuring the safety, quality and wellbeing of customers, contractors and colleagues. You will need to manage compliance programmes, overseeing contractor performance and ensuring the timely resolution of compliance-related issues, including Housing Health and Safety Rating system (HHSRS) hazards. During the role you will deliver professional customer focussed building surveying, diagnosing defects, specifying remedial works and providing high quality technical support.
 
Duties:

• Ensure that all contracts and other works are awarded properly, fairly, and equitably in line with the
• Procurement Policy and associated procedures.
• Deliver compliance programmes in accordance with statutory obligations.
• Prepare and manage work programmes, inspect assets and review contractor reports to identify and instruct remedial actions
• Attend contract performance meetings, offering technical insight and ensuring service quality.
• Oversee contractor performance, including issuing work orders, managing snagging processes and authorising invoices.
• Maintain accurate records of contract management quality control, financial authorisations and compliance outcomes.
• Work with Finance to ensure service charges cover items reasonably foreseen as needing future replacement and have sufficient provisions available.
• Ensure that programmes, works specifications, tender invitations, and any contracts prepared, take full account of Construction Design and Management (CDM) Regulations 2015 and any other statutory compliance provisions.
• Ensure that all building control and planning approvals are acquired and recorded for proposedworks and that account is taken of Management Agreements as applicable.
• Investigate and diagnose building defects, particularly those related to compliance issues and specify appropriate remedial works.
• Issue and manage work orders to contractors, ensuring timely and high-quality completion of compliance related repairs.
• Collaborate with internal teams to ensure that compliance repairs are prioritised and delivered in line with policy and regulatory requirements.
• Conduct pre and post inspections to assess the scope of works and verify completion to required standards.
• Identify and address any snagging or poor-quality works, including arranging contractor recalls and follow up inspections.
• Maintain accurate records of all compliance repair activities, including contractor performance, expenditure and remedial actions.
• Surveying and technical support
• Conduct site inspections, including safety tours and audits, to assess condition and verify works.
• Diagnose building defects and specify remedial works, particularly in relation to compliance and safety.
• Support the development of tender documentation and ensure adherence to CDM 2015 and planning/building control requirements.
• Contribute to policy development, service improvement initiatives, and departmental objectives.
• Undertake Stock Condition Surveys (SCSs), Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS) assessments and Compliance Inspection including Fire Risk Assessments (FRAs) in communal areas as required.
• Ensure the safety of colleagues including themselves, tenants, contractors and the public in the planning and delivery of maintenance activities.
• Ensure that contractors operate a safe system of work in all their activities for which the company is responsible, and in accordance with all published legislation, regulation, and the company's own guidance.
• Ensure that customers are consulted on compliance works, including costs, and available options.
• Assist in preparing and issuing Section 20 notices for relevant works.
• Attend resident meetings and provide clear, accessible technical information.
• Promote a customer focussed approach in all interactions, ensuring a positive representation of the organisation.
• Contribute to the delivery of department objectives, strategies, action plans and projects as required including contribution to the development and improvement of policies
• Provide accurate data and insights to support internal reporting, audits and strategic decision making.

 
Essential Requirements:

• Educated to minimum HNC level or equivalent professional experience / qualification
• Appropriate surveying qualifications or relevant qualification
• Background in building surveying or maintenance, working with building and service contracts
• Using Schedule of Rates to issue and control maintenance work
• Preparing technical reports, specifications, and schedules of work
• Contracts supervision, service level agreements and building regulations
• Managing Housing Condition Claims (Disrepair)
• Financial awareness and/or budget management experience
• Good knowledge of housing management, landlord responsibilities and construction
• Current knowledge of health and safety legislation, including CDM regulations
• Understanding of Stock Condition Surveys (SCSs) and the Housing H&S Rating System (HHSRS)
• Ability to develop and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Ability to prepare clear and concise reports and technical specifications
• Customer focussed, externally and internally.
• IT literate - Microsoft Office software
• Full and current driving licence and use of own vehicle insured for business use

 
For more information, please call Meg Smith or Emma Keir on 02920 231000
 
To apply, please submit your CV outlining your relevant experience and qualifications.
 
We will be reviewing applications on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

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