Technical Officer (Surveyor Duties)

Job title: Technical Officer (Surveyor Duties)

Salary: SO2 £38,510 - £40,444 per annum

Hours: 37 Hours per week

Contract: Permanent

Location: LBS Depot, Limewood Approach LS14 1NZ

Would you like a role that makes a real difference to the lives of people in Leeds? Could you help us ensure that council homes are kept in the best possible condition for our tenants?

As a Technical Officer (surveyor duties) in the Asset Management service you will provide an excellent customer service to tenants and use your technical knowledge to ensure maintenance issues are promptly identified and repaired.

Your role

You will inspect and survey council properties to collect information, determine stock condition and identify, diagnose, and develop solutions to building related issues in line with internal policies and procedures.

You will be responsible for:

• identifying damp and mould and the causes
• undertaking inspections on tenanted properties to diagnose repair issues
• carrying out damp profiling on tenanted properties
• the use of damp equipment such as moisture meters, borescopes and hygrometers
• Identifying remedial works and producing repair orders / schedules.
• Creating comprehensive reports in line with Disrepair Legal cases and Awaabs Law.

What you will bring to the role

You will have excellent communication skills and be a team player. You will be motivated and a critical thinker with the ability to understand the needs of your customers.

You must have:

• commitment to providing a quality frontline customer service
• ability to work in a fast-paced, pressurised environment
• confidence to diagnose repairs effectively and provide solutions
• experience within the building/construction industry
• good IT skills

Benefits of working with us

We pride ourselves on offering the best employee experience, with a genuine commitment to keeping our colleagues safe and well at work. We offer:

• a competitive pay progression structure
• generous annual leave entitlement plus bank holiday allowance
• flexible working options, subject to service needs, including hybrid working and flexitime
• clear career paths with tailored personal and professional development
• a range of staff benefits to help you boost your wellbeing and make your money go further
• membership of the West Yorkshire Pension Fund

How to apply

Before applying, please read the job description and employee specification carefully. We will only shortlist candidates who demonstrate in their application that they meet all the essential criteria for the role.

Please complete our online application form in full. You will be invited to upload your CV if you wish, which will prepopulate your contact details, employment history, qualifications and training. However, you should check your information carefully and ensure you complete all sections before submitting your application.

For an informal chat about the role, please contact Alison Cleeve on 01133788396.

We welcome applications from everyone and actively seek a diverse range of applicants from all backgrounds and cultures. We particularly encourage applications from, but not limited to, women, carers, veterans as well as LGBT+, ethnically diverse, disabled and care experienced people.

This role is based in the UK. Home Office guidance states that candidates must evidence their right to work in the UK prior to commencing employment, either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa.

If you do not have the right to work in the UK, you must consider your own eligibility for sponsorship for a particular role through the Skilled Worker visa route before applying. To be eligible for sponsorship you'll usually need to be paid the standard salary rate of at least £41,700 per year or meet one of the other eligibility criteria. Ensure you are eligible before applying.

Job Description

Job purpose

Undertake inspections to council assets in order to collect asset related information, determine stock condition and identify, diagnose, and develop solutions to building related issues in-line with internal policies and procedures.

Raise orders & develop schedules / programmes of work appropriate to specific work streams in order to address ad-hoc problems/situations (including adaptation referrals and reports) and to deliver planned programmes of work in-line with investment needs and the council's asset management strategy and internal policies and procedures. Ensure that work is correctly categorised and prioritised.

Provide day to day contract liaison and effective communication and correspondence between customers, council staff, external agencies and contractors / supply partners and proactively develop efficient and cost effective solutions to problems.

Monitor the delivery of work including the appropriate on-site supervision of contractors and supply partners, to ensure that delivery is achieved in a customer focused way, safely, to acceptable standards and charged accordingly in-line with the contract/supply agreement.

Provide technical advice and support to frontline delivery teams and assist in monitoring the appropriateness of works ordered.

The post-holder will be required to work flexibly and could be deployed in a number of areas within Property and Contracts, including:

• Responsive and Planned
• Voids
• Adaptation
• Stock Condition
• Disrepair Prevention

Responsibilities

• Frontline delivery of the service and collection of asset related information in-line with council and departmental performance standards, values, policies and priorities.
• Manage all activities in compliance with legal, regulatory, contract and internal requirements.
• Support the delivery of service plans in-line with council objectives in order to achieve excellence.
• Continually drive a value for money, customer focussed service.
• Take ownership for operational issues and manage relationships with all stakeholders to ensure effective and efficient service delivery.
• Ensure the ordering and delivery of works within individual delegated budgets and agreed budget profiles, including the prioritisation and planning of work.
• Take accountability for the outputs of all duties
• Please note this is not an exhaustive list of responsibilities.
• The duties outlined are not meant as an exhaustive list and will also comprise any other duties within the spirit of the post commensurate with the job evaluation outcome for this post.

Qualifications

HND/HNC Level qualification in Building / Construction or equivalent experience within the construction industry

Essential requirements Candidates will only be shortlisted if they can demonstrate that they meet all the following essential requirements.

Knowledge

• Strong knowledge of building defects / construction techniques
• Strong knowledge of landlord's responsibilities in relation to repairs & maintenance
• Strong knowledge safe construction Health & Safety procedures

Specific Skills and Competencies

• Able to plan and organise own workload in a busy ...