Damp Surveyor

Damp Surveyor - Kent HA

£300-340 PER DAY (Inside IR35)

You will be inspecting and reporting upon the quality of the homes we manage. You will be diagnosing defects and managing cases including remedying damp and mould, pest infestation, and disrepair to ensure they are quickly and effectively resolved. You will also be undertaking cost benefit analysis of potential works and options on major works as required, stock condition working closely across Asset Management Teams and the wider business to maximise the value of our homes and delivery great services to our customers.

What Am I Accountable For?

• Appropriate volume of inspections undertaken to correct standard and managing damp and mould, pest infestation, disrepair cases to successful completion.
• Inspecting properties, specifying and managing works in line with mhs policy and procedures and standing orders and all probity including use of NHF Schedule of Rates, obtaining quotes, tenders or waivers.
• Timely specifying and instruction of works and management of service providers delivering the works in line with the timescales set out in Awaab’s Law and disrepair protocol where applicable.
• Updating and monitoring the internal computer systems and the case management system with the findings from your inspections and actions be undertaken.
• Liaise with relevant teams across the business and with external contractors to ensure the works are completed within a timely and cost-effective manner and to the satisfaction of customers.
• Take ownership of remedial works raised, ensuring WIP inspections, post inspections and value for money but reviewing and challenging variations.
• Attendance at contractor review meetings where applicable but ensuring any issues identified are reported back to the relevant contracts managers.
• Ensure an ‘eyes wide open’ approach on visits, raising any repairs from site that are identified during a visit.
• Reporting any safeguarding and wellbeing concerns identified on visits.
• Taking ownership of remedial works for decanted customers, ensuring they are not decanted longer than necessary, and the Housing team are updated weekly.
• Be proactive, look for long term solutions to problems, identifying similar construction types etc for remedying damp and mould.
• Work with our sustainability team, ensuring customers have a safe and warm home, and energy measures to be completed under grant funding.
• Deploying IoT sensors into customers’ homes and explaining the findings with them both pre works and post works.
• Identify any pest issues when on visits to customers’ homes/block or wider estate.
• Carry out 10% post inspections to completed proofing works where applicable.
• Review any variations which come through following technical inspections before approval to ensure value for money.
• Manage works to ensure they are to standard, delivered safely and within budget.
• Keep up to date with relevant legislation and building requirements through own research, attending webinars and training events.
• Be professionally curious, meet with other service areas to learn more about their service areas and legislation, also attend best practice events with other Housing associations.
• Follow the mhs homes code of conduct and demonstrate values and behaviours as set out in our leadership and behaviour framework.
• Ensure lone working device is always on you and tested weekly when working remotely.
• Excellent diary management, ensuring calendars are updated of whereabouts for H&S and lone working. Confident in working with mobile technology and software.