Building Surveyor - Adaptations

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Job description

Salary: £25 - 30 per hour
Reference: JO

Adaptations Surveyor

Are you a qualified Surveyor within housing and experienced in the delivery of disability facilities grants looking for a long-term contract in turbulent times?

If so, this 6-month rolling Local Authority Contact could give you just that.

Who will you be joining?

South Yorkshire based Local Authority that provide support to properties across the City providing a better standard of living for vulnerable households. You will be joining their in-house team working to support them with ongoing adaptations works and assessing conditions for full compliance of housing regulations. This will involve managing a back log of Level access shower projects pre-planned as well as end to end management of new cases referred.

What will you do?

Within this role you will have a versatile list of responsibilities which includes the following:

To investigate the housing conditions of the district and promote improvement from the full range of housing options available.

To deliver Decent Homes to vulnerable households in the Borough in accordance with the Authority's Housing Renewal Policy.

To act as project co-ordinator for all disabled adaptations carried out for private sector housing clients qualifying for a Disabled Facilities Grant from the Council.

To prepare technical schedules of work, specifications and drawings.

To liaise with all external parties involved in disability grants.

To obtain quotations from approved contractors, complete evaluations and make recommendations accordingly.

To co-ordinate and submit applications for planning permission and building regulations approval where appropriate.

To inspect Houses in Multiple Occupation and take action to ensure compliance with legal and best practice requirements in relation to housing standards.

What do you need?

To be successful in your application for this role you will need to demonstrate the following on application and through the interview process:

Qualified to degree level in Surveying

Affiliation with relevant industry bodies

Previous experience of disability grants and local authorities

Be located within a commutable distance for site visits

How will you benefit?

Should you be successful in securing this exciting opportunity, you will benefit from a 6-month rolling contract. This role will be paying £30 per hour (umbrella).

What to do next?

We are expecting a huge response to this exciting opportunity so if you do not want to miss out, apply now, or get in contact with Declan Bacon on . We look forward to hearing from you today.

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