Building Surveyor – Legal Disrepair

City, London
Eden Brown

Building Surveyor – Legal Disrepair

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Building Surveyor – Legal Disrepair based in London with a top tier Housing Association.

Competitive salary is 41.76 per hour umbrella (37.5 hours per week)

Legal Repairs Surveyors will be responsible for overseeing an individual case load consisting of live disrepair claims, party wall awards, repair diagnostic cases and referrals from repairs teams. Surveyors will also be required to undertake training and acting in an advisory capacity for colleagues in the Technical Quality team, and will from time to time be required to give expert evidence in court

Key responsibilities:

• The key requirements of the role are:
• To take responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young person’s / vulnerable adults with whom you come into contact with.
• Carry out site inspections and investigations, as necessary to produce detailed specifications of works using the national schedule of rates and composite values. Prepare estimates, feasibility studies, plans, sketches and drawings as may be necessary.
• As and when required provide technical support/advice to colleagues and give evidence in court as an expert witness.
• Assist the Senior Legal Repair Surveyor in the development of policies and procedures for the team.
• Work independently and manage a variable caseload.
• Be proficient in the correct diagnosis of building failures and to this end be competent in the use of devices, aids and instruments for the purpose of making assessments and diagnoses.
• Undertake quality assurance checks as and when required on repairs ordered and paid for by the Legal Repairs team.
• Take responsibility for party wall awards as required, including undertaking the necessary surveys and completing the necessary documentation.

Requirements

• Building with post qualification experience.
• Ability to effectively manage a technical caseload within target deadlines.
• Ability to effectively manage a technical caseload within target deadlines.
• Ability to write and prepare specifications for repairs and maintenance work and major repairs and planned maintenance contracts.
• Ability to monitor budgets, prepare work programmes and assist the Senior Legal Repairs Manager in this regard

Please apply with submission of your CV and Deeksha Singh from our London office will be in Touch. For more information and a confidential chat about the position, please do not hesitate to call us on (phone number removed).

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.