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Job Title: Planned Investment Surveyor Job Location: Birmingham Salary: £43,000pa Contract type: Permanent Working hours: 37 hours per week Are you a driven, technically skilled surveyor with a passion for delivering high-quality investment works that directly improve homes and communities? We have an exciting opportunity for a Planned Investment Surveyor to join our Asset Management team and play a key role in delivering our capital investment programmes across our housing portfolio. About the Role As a Planned Investment Surveyor, you`ll be responsible for managing and delivering planned investment and capital works, ensuring projects meet technical standards, are delivered on time, within budget, and exceed customer expectations. You`ll work collaboratively across departments - including Project Delivery, Surveying, Fire Safety, Housing, Leasehold, and Responsive Repairs - providing technical leadership and ensuring health and safety compliance, legal standards, and KPIs are met. This is a pivotal role, focused on creating long-term value and maintaining a high level of resident satisfaction. Key Responsibilities <ul><li>Deliver annual planned investment programmes including surveys, project management, contract administration and technical support.</li><li>Undertake pre, post and work-in-progress inspections, ensuring quality, compliance and value for money.</li><li>Provide expert guidance to contractors and internal teams on specifications, regulations, and performance standards.</li><li>Oversee and manage works to ensure compliance with CDM, HHSRS, Decent Homes Standards and Health &amp; Safety legislation.</li><li>Monitor budgets, manage costs, scrutinise invoices and identify cost-saving opportunities.</li><li>Drive customer satisfaction by ensuring timely, high-quality delivery and communication.</li><li>Ensure data accuracy and usage of systems including housing management and mobile working platforms.</li><li>Support performance management processes through reporting, inspections and contractor oversight.</li></ul>About You We`re looking for someone with: <ul><li>Strong technical surveying knowledge, ideally with experience in planned investment or capital works.</li><li>Proven project management and contract administration skills.</li><li>A proactive approach to health and safety, including CDM, asbestos, and COSHH compliance.</li><li>Excellent communication skills and a customer-focused mindset.</li><li>Experience working with internal delivery teams, DLOs and external contractors.</li><li>The ability to manage multiple priorities and reallocate resources to meet targets.</li></ul>A relevant building, surveying, or construction qualification is desirable, along with knowledge of housing standards and regulatory frameworks. About us We are GSA, we provide affordable homes and services that create a foundation from which people in our communities can thrive. We own and manage 25,000 homes in diverse communities across the West Midlands and Southwest. Everyone deserves a home, it`s a place from which we build our future, we thrive at home. We are proud to play an active role in dealing with the consequences of the housing crisis, by providing affordable homes for people in our communities who need them most. Often a home is all someone needs, but when our customers need more, we offer a range of services, including care, money advice and coaching to support them. We also provide care and support to some of the most vulnerable people in society. This includes support for people who are homeless, experiencing domestic violence or are part of the criminal justice system. The GSA Way We know that how we do things is just as important as what we do. To help us make a difference, together, we created the GSA Way. A culture we commit to, aspire to, and live and breathe. Commitments and behaviours which together make our organisation what it is. Our five core commitments are: <ul><li>We believe our customer is everything</li><li>We are one team</li><li>We are supportive and caring</li><li>We are business-minded for social purpose</li><li>We are curious and ambitious.</li></ul>You can read more about the GSA Way in our recruitment pack. Benefits In support and recognition of our colleagues who will help us deliver our employer strategy, we offer a fantastic benefits package. This includes. <ul><li>Trust based flexible working and supportive and friendly teams</li><li>25 days annual holiday entitlement, increasing to 30 days</li><li>One day off for your birthday</li><li>Opportunity to buy or sell annual leave</li><li>A defined contribution pension scheme GSA matches up to 6% contributions</li><li>We offer a service which provides 24/7 online GP appointments, second medical opinions, health checks, mental health support, 24/7 medical health helpline, wellbeing app, nutrition advice and fitness plans and legal and financial support.</li><li>Access to Blue Light discount card membership</li><li>Confidential Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).</li><li>Cycle to work Scheme</li><li>Eligible for occupational sick pay</li></ul>How to apply If this sounds like the exciting new challenge you`ve been waiting for, we`d love to hear from you. Email your Cv to [email protected] or click apply now. All individuals who apply to work at GreenSquareAccord are considered on their merits in line with our Diversity and Inclusion strategy and policy. GreenSquareAccord are a Disability Confident Employer therefore we actively encourage applications from individuals with disabilities and try to provide access, adjustments, equipment or other practical support where required. All applicants with a disability who meet the `essential eligibility criteria` for the role, as detailed in the job description, are guaranteed an interview. If you need any assistance, adjustments or adaptations throughout our selection processes please let us know.

Planned Investment Surveyor

Job Description Organisation: London Borough of Waltham Forest Salary: £ 52,194 - £ 55,323 (PO5) Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent. Working hours per week: 36 Working style: Hybrid - Working 3-4 days on-site, 1 day work from home. Application Deadline: 21/10/202 Reference: 1461 About Us: Bursting with culture, energy, and opportunity, the London Borough of Waltham Forest is a fantastic and exciting place to work. We are a highly ambitious borough. Driven by culture and the innate creativity of our residents, we have developed new and innovative ways to build our communities. Our Council is relentlessly resident-focused, insight-led, digitally driven and commercially minded; a Council focused on meeting the needs of our existing and future residents. London Borough of Waltham Forest is one of the Mayor of London's Good Work Standard employers. This accreditation is a proof of our commitment to creating a healthy, fair and inclusive workplace. This includes fair pay and conditions, workplace well-being, skills and progression and diversity and recruitment. The Council's preference is for online application. However, if you have a disability and are unable to complete an online application, please email <a href="mailto:recruitment@walthamforest.gov.uk" target="_blank">recruitment@walthamforest.gov.uk</a> so we can arrange an alternative application method. About the role: We are currently hiring for two Disrepair Surveyors to join our thriving Housing service. The role is responsible for assessing and addressing disrepair maintenance issues across LBWF's portfolio and supporting the Repairs Partnering team to ensure contractors, consultants and partner agencies achieve high quality work across all repair contracts to compliance standards, specification, schedule, and cost. You will keep detailed digital records and provide reports of various aspects of work, based on frequent site visits, and ensure the asset management database is updated. The position is committed to delivering a resident-focused approach when dealing with disrepair cases. Close collaboration and support will be essential in coordinating with the Building Safety Operations and Building Safety Compliance teams to ensure our homes are safe and regulatorily compliant. &gt;&gt; Click here to download the Role Profile &lt;&lt; Key Responsibilities: <ul> <li>Where required, design and specify works, obtain estimates, oversee delivery, monitor expenditure, and complete sign off.</li> <li>High level of resident engagement to understand and document their concerns regarding their home.</li> <li>To collaborate with housing and legal teams in addressing potential disputes related to disrepair claims. </li> <li>To undertake inspections and audits of partnering contractors particularly in relation to disrepair. Reviewing completed work against the schedule and contractor invoices and resolving issues as necessary.</li> <li>To provide management reports and schedules relating to any deficiencies identified, and when necessary, certify rectification of snagging of items. </li> <li>Work closely with the Repairs Partnering team ensuring all relevant legislation is being adhered to. Ensure safety, quality, and productivity assessments are carried out so that all work complies with current codes of practice, standards, and legislation, particularly health and safety.</li> <li>Where required, design and specify works, obtain estimates, oversee delivery, monitor expenditure, and complete sign off.</li> <li>As required support other surveying functions within Housing Assets. </li> <li>Undertake / support consultation procedures. Identify issues, resolving as appropriate and escalating complex problems if necessary.</li> <li>Collate process and analyse complex information. Ensure all required records and information are maintained correctly. </li> <li>Challenge customers' practice and minimise risk, referring concerns to line manager.</li> </ul>Knowledge, Skills and Experience <ul> <li>Experience of administering building contracts. </li> <li>Experience of administering partnering contracts. </li> <li>Experience of building surveying in residential environment</li> <li>Experience of Stock Condition Surveys</li> <li>Experience of HHSRS assessments</li> <li>Experience of liaising with residents</li> <li>Knowledge of Asbestos Regulations.</li> <li>Housing legislation and regulations with particular reference to repairs, maintenance</li> <li>Project Management Skills</li> <li>Applying Health &amp; Safety, Customer Care and Communications policies appropriately</li> <li>IT literate, particularly with Microsoft Office, Word, Excel.</li> <li>Good report writing skills</li> </ul>Indicative Qualifications and Requirements: <ul> <li>Relevant Building qualification, NVQ, ONC, Degree or equivalent or vocational qualification in relevant subject or area</li> <li>Evidence of Continuous Professional Development</li> <li>Experience in working for a social housing landlord in either a local authority or a housing association</li> </ul>Terms and conditions: The below terms and conditions apply to this role: Satisfactory employment references and CIFAS identity checks. As a public authority, we must ensure that members of staff in public-facing roles are able to speak fluent English. This means that they must have a command of spoken English, with confidence and accuracy, sufficient for the effective performance of their role. This requirement does not refer to any particular English language qualifications, regional or international accents, dialects, speech impediments or the tone of conversations. It does not require staff to speak only in English. How to Apply: Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications online by pressing the 'Apply' button below. This includes a supporting statement that outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible. Equal Opportunity Employer: Waltham Forest is a diverse borough where diversity is valued and is integral to both, service delivery and employment of its staff. The Council is proud of its rich mix of communities and as the largest employer in the area, it works hard to respond to the changing needs of its population. We use our statutory duties on race, gender and disability equality and best practice in respect of age, faith and sexual orientation to ensure equality of opportunity in the workplace. The Council is committed to meeting its 4 equality objectives: - Promoting equality of opportunity - Opposing all forms of discrimination, intolerance and disadvantage - Ensuring our workforce reflects the diverse communities of Waltham Forest at all levels. - Providing fair, appropriate, accessible and excellent Services to all. Respecting Diversity is a core Council value. To support the above and reduce the risk of bias in its recruitment activities, the council is operating an anonymous shortlisting process, which hides personal information that can identify individuals until their application has been considered for shortlisting. For more information, please refer to our recruitment and selection policy. We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below or feel free to discuss this during your interview. For more information on the benefits of working for the Council, please visit <a href="https://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/jobs-and-training/find-jobs-and-other-opportunities/working-us" target="_blank">https://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/jobs-and-training/find-jobs-and-other-…</a>. Contact Information: If you have any questions about this vacancy or the application process, please contact Sharon-Leigh Gordon, AD Housing Repairs and Planned Works at <a href="mailto:sharon-leigh.gordon@walthamforest.gov.uk" target="_blank">sharon-leigh.gordon@walthamforest.gov.uk</a> If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post, please contact our Recruitment Team via email at <a href="mailto:recruitment@walthamforest.gov.uk" target="_blank">recruitment@walthamforest.gov.uk</a>. Click here for further information on the Human Resources recruitment privacy notice.

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