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Are you eager to land a brand new role? Our client, a local Authority in London  are looking for a Building Surveyor

Position: Building Surveyor
Location: London
Duration: 12 Months with a possible extension. (Sickness Cover)
Hours: 36 Hours Per week
Rate: Negotiable

Purpose of the Role

You will predominantly be attending day to day repairs, updating stock data, evaluating and diagnosing what work is required, assessing the best options to carry out the work and issuing response repairs.
 
Key Responsibilities:

• Be able to demonstrate sufficient relevant experience and knowledge of general day to day response repairs in a housing or commercial environment.
• Have good building construction technology and building pathology knowledge together with the ability to evaluate and diagnose what work is required, assess the best options to carry out the work and issuing response repairs and advising others.
• Have a knowledge of building related legislation as appropriate to the role and be able to apply as necessary.
• Have knowledge and experience of construction related health & safety legislation knowledge generally and be able to apply specifically the working at height regulations, and Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012.
• Practical surveying skills that can be demonstrated; specifically be able to carry out stock data and measured surveys, accurately recording stock data as appropriate.
• Demonstrating you can manage a contractor using a contract, negotiating contractual matters and resolution of disputes with contractors.
• Have knowledge and experience of cost control techniques and be able to demonstrate commercial awareness when undertaking cost estimates for larger repair work, exercise financial control when managing work and assess value for money for work undertaken when auditing completed repairs. Demonstrate analytical skills to be able to interrogate, analyse and evaluate previous repair information

• Have a knowledge of building related legislation as appropriate to the role and be able to apply as necessary. 
• Have knowledge and experience of construction related health & safety legislation knowledge generally and be able to apply specifically the working at height regulations, and Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012.
• HNC level preferred or equivalent.
• Driving license and own vehicle essential.