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Repairs Surveyor

Employer
Catalyst Housing Limited
Location
Reading, Berkshire
Salary
Up to £43,000
Closing date
20 May 2021

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Job Details

As Repairs Surveyor, you will identify repairs and diagnose defects, advise customers and ensure adherence to health, safety and quality guidelines, all while overseeing a patch of mixed tenure properties and working to agreed financial limits.

 

 

 

 

About us

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We’re one of the UK’s leading housing associations, a member of the G15 group of London’s largest housing associations, with 34,000 homes and 1,200 employees in London and the Home Counties.

 

 

 

 

 

 

We are inspired by the benefits of a diverse workforce. We encourage diversity and inclusion at all levels of our organisation and are fully committed to equality of opportunity. We have been voted a Sunday Times top 100 Best Company to Work for, investing care, time and resources in our people.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our purpose

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our purpose at Catalyst is to provide ‘homes people love’. That means everything from creating and maintaining great homes, to delivering excellent service to customers every day. We offer a wide range of housing solutions and opportunities for our diverse range of customer needs and requirements including, rent, part ownership or purchase. By doing so, we build more than homes – we build communities.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What we’re looking for:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


  • Do you have experience of working in the property maintenance field, with the ability to diagnose repairs and make technical decisions?

  • Do you have an impressive track record of delivering excellent customer service?

  • Have you got a good understanding and working knowledge of H&S legislation?


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If so, this is the perfect role for you!

 

 

 

 

 

 

We currently have a great opportunity for a Repairs Surveyor to join us on a permanent and full-time basis.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Do you have what it takes?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To succeed in your role as a Repairs Surveyor you will:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


  • Pre-inspect and identify repairs and maintenance requirements and diagnose defects, advising customers and specify such works in accordance with procedures.

  • Carry out post inspections on void properties and responsive repairs, checking adherence to Health & Safety, quality, quantity and invoiced works.

  • Assist the Senior & Area Repairs Manager in producing budgetary plans for the service linked to the Business Plan and Asset Management Strategy.

  • Manage an area patch of multi tenure properties and incorporate new developments as and when they are completed

  • Liaise with partners as appropriate to manage work and works variations as appropriate and to agree financial limits. Carry out joint visits and make decisions with regard to service standards and value for money.

  • Assist in managing repairs to communal blocks, garage blocks, Minor Works, Temporary Accommodation, and Sheltered Accommodation.

  • Provide supporting data collated whilst performing normal duties to assist formulating future programmed works for stock improvement.


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The UK has a housing problem which affects every one of us, because housing is the foundation of the society we live in. Catalyst is part of the solution and you could be too!
 

 

 

 

 

This role is subject to a Basic DBS check and will require a full driving licence and access to a vehicle.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional Documents

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

View the full Role Profile

 

 

 

 

 

 

View the Catalyst Privacy Statement

 

 

 

 

 

 

The benefits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We’re committed to making Catalyst a great place to work. As well as offering a positive culture we offer a competitive pay and benefits package, some of which are listed below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


  • Competitive salaries that are benchmarked regularly against current market rates

  • Up to 27 days paid annual leave up, to a maximum of 30 days

  • Two additional paid volunteering days each year

  • A generous salary sacrifice pension scheme: matching a contribution of 3- 5% of your monthly salary with up to another 9% by us


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  • Flexible and agile working

  • Learning and development programme where we invest in your personal development and training as soon as you start work with us


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To find out more, take a look at our benefits page - https://careers.chg.org.uk/catalyst-benefits/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ready to apply?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To be considered for the role of Repairs Surveyor, please click on the ‘Apply Now’ button and submit your details along with a copy of your CV and a supporting statement.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Company

The UK has a housing problem. This affects every one of us, because housing is the foundation of the society we live in. Catalyst is part of the solution.

We are one of the UK’s leading housing associations – a member of the G15 group, with over 21,000 homes. We’re here to make a purposeful difference, providing housing solutions and opportunities for those who can’t afford a home without our help.

We offer a wide range of homes, for rent, part ownership or purchase. And by doing so, we build more than homes – we build communities.

We also work hard to be a great employer, to deliver outstanding customer service and to be a high-performance business. We are absolutely committed to our social purpose, in every part of our organisation. And we always seek to do better.

We’re a Sunday Times top 100 Best Company to Work for. We invest a lot of time and resources in our people because we know it’s our people who will drive our success.

Company info
Website
Telephone
020 8832 3334
Location
Ealing Gateway
26-30 Uxbridge Road
Ealing
London
London
W5 2AU
GB

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