Building Surveyor

£44,096 per annum

Chelmsford, Essex

Permanent, Full Time

We are looking for an experienced Building Surveyor to provide a specialist building surveying service in the maintenance of all CHP’s housing and other property assets, including disabled adaptations. You’ll carry out detailed building surveys and/or property condition analysis, including the commissioning and coordination of specialist contractors and consultants as required, to deliver remediation solutions to bring the asset to standard.

What you'll be doing

• Provide comprehensive surveying services on behalf of CHP, providing appropriate detailed reports as required

• Project manage multiple complex construction works cases from mobilisation to closure

• Ensure customers and CRM systems are kept updated at all times

• Manage insurance and disrepair claims from receipt to completion

Please see the job description for full details.

What we are looking for

• HNC/HTEC Level 5 Building Surveying (or equivalent)

• Strong experience of carrying out building surveys and analysis defects, including writing reports with recommendations and identifying works

• Significant experience using CRM systems

• Ability to pro-actively manage diverse case types and case load

• Empathetic and professionally aware of the social housing sector and upcoming changes

• Work effectively both independently and with assistance from the team

• A great communicator, who is organised and maintains high standards of performance

Committed to equality of opportunity, we welcome applications from all sections of the community. Applications for job share and part-time working will be considered on a business needs basis.

Benefits

• The salary for this post will be £44,096 per annum.

• Car allowance of £1,458 per annum

• Learning and development opportunities

• Healthcare cash plan

• Robust employee reward and recognition programme

• Free and confidential Employee Assistance Programme

• Wellbeing day

• CHParticipate volunteering programme

• Competitive pension scheme

• 25 days annual leave per annum, plus bank holidays and 3 extra days between Christmas and New Year.

• 37 hours per week - employees may be able to work flexibly by agreement with their line manager, taking account of business need. We operate a hybrid working policy at CHP. This role requires the successful candidate to work out on site approximately 2 - 3 days a week.

The Company

We’re a local housing association that’s passionate about tackling the housing shortage in the East of England. We provide warm, safe and affordable homes. But we don’t stop there. We offer a wide range of support and services to help our customers and their communities to thrive.

We want to be an organisation that cares about our customers and communities and is determined to make a difference. We'll be bold and open-minded in our pursuit of solutions to help people transform their lives.