Housing Disrepair Surveyor

£35,000 - £40,000 per annum 

Watford, Hertfordshire

Closing Date - 30th January 2022

At Watford Community Housing, we provide vital services that help people to live better lives. We’re looking for an experienced Disrepair Surveyor to lead on complex disrepair cases and ensure the effective financial and legal representation is followed and actioned.

What’s the role?

As part of our Property Services team, you will use your technical skills to help us deliver high-quality housing services and provide technical advice and support to the organisation to ensure we provide excellent customer service.

The right candidate will need the ability to project manage the disrepair, damp and mould cases to ensure they are completed on time and to budget, taking a strategic approach to accurately collect, report and record information into the asset database. You’ll work effectively and proactively with colleagues to deliver a robust disrepair service.

What are we looking for?

You will be customer-focused, with the ability to interact empathetically with a wide variety of people. You’ll have an excellent grasp of the current building regulations and relevant legislation with an understanding of how to supervise works on site to ensure compliance is followed. You will have a background in similar roles previously, and knowledge of the housing or construction sectors would be a distinct advantage.

Essential:

• HND / HNC in Construction or Property Management or relevant experience
• You will need to hold a UK driving licence with access to a suitable vehicle, with insurance cover for business use.
• You will need to maintain a satisfactory basic level DBS check.

Desirable:

• BSc (Hons) in Construction or Property Management
• Member of a relevant body such as Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors or Chartered Institute of Building
• Knowledge of the housing sector
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Excel

   

What can we offer you?

We know that people are our most valuable assets, so we offer a range of benefits including 28 days’ annual leave, an employer pension contribution of up to 11%, development opportunities and access to a comprehensive employee rewards scheme.

When applying for Watford Community Housing, please consider our organisation’s values:

•      Professional – We are honest, open and respectful. People trust us to keep our promises.

•      Collaborative – We work together as one team and build lasting partnerships to get results.

•      Forward-thinking – We have a can-do attitude and embrace opportunities to improve and innovate.

How to apply

If this sounds like your next role, click ‘apply now’, tell us why you've got what it takes and send us a copy of your current CV.

Please note we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a large response.