Job Contract Building Surveyor

Description

Salary Band: £59,759 - £69,584

Job Grade: Level 5 Zone 2
Work Location: Holmes Road Depot – 3 days per week
Hours per week: 36
Contract type: Permanent
Closing date: Monday 31st March 2025 23:55

About us

In Camden we are committed to working together to make our borough the best place to live, work, study and visit. Partnership with our communities is central to the way we work, so that everyone can access opportunities, and nobody gets left behind.

What You’ll Be Doing

The role will be working across the Property Management Division and responsible for the assessment of disrepair in council properties, conducting investigations into housing complaints, and providing advice and recommendations related to disrepair issues.

Working closely with senior staff, in this role you will be expected to work to high standards of technical and contract management practice, as well as work closely with and support other colleagues in the team to ensure consistency in practice and outcomes.

All About you

We are looking for someone with significant technical knowledge and surveying/quality inspection experience. Your experience will also include conducting thorough inspections of properties, identifying issues of disrepair and assessing the severity and urgency of required repairs.

You will be investigating disrepair complaints received from tenants, liaising with contractors and other stakeholders to ensure a timely and effective resolution. You will be expected to maintain thorough records of all assessments, investigations, and recommendations relating to disrepair. In addition, you will be collaborating with other professionals, including lawyers and housing officials, on legal matters relating to disrepair, as well as representing the council in court.

The successful post holder will need to have an appropriate surveying or engineering qualification, or equivalent experience.

We are looking for someone with appropriate surveying (RICs) or engineering qualification, or equivalent experience. You will be able to communicate effectively with residents, senior representatives from contractors and consultants and our elected members. You will be experienced in preparing detailed and comprehensive reports on disrepair issues and presenting findings to relevant stakeholders.

Additional information

To view the Job Profile, please click HERE or copy and paste the following into your browser: http://camdocs.camden.gov.uk/HPRMWeb...document?inline

To apply for this job please follow the "Apply" link. In the ‘Why you?’ section of the application you will be required to demonstrate how you meet the essential criteria listed in the Job Profile.

To discover more about Camden and our commitment towards diversity, equality and safeguarding, please visit our recruitment website

What We Offer

At Camden, you’ll receive a host of benefits including:

• 27 days annual leave for new starters, rising to 31 days after 5 years
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Flexible working opportunities;
• Interest free loans
• Access to our incredible staff networks
• Career development and training
• Wellbeing support and activities

Visit 'www.camdenjobs.co.uk/staff-benefits' for more details.

Inclusion and Diversity

We want Camden Council to be a great place to work and to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and those of Other Ethnicities, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equalities and justice remains at the heart of everything we do.

To discover more about Camden and our commitment towards diversity, equality and safeguarding, please visit https://www.camdenjobs.co.uk/inclusion-and-diversity

Anonymised Application – in keeping with Camden’s commitment to inclusion the recruitment to this role is anonymised and supports the objective of reducing the impact of unconscious bias.

Asking for Adjustments

Camden is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please contact us on 020 7974 6655, at Write to the company or post to 5 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG,