We are currently working in partnership with a Housing Association, who are looking to appoint a Maintenance Surveyor on a 12-month FTC.

This will be a full-time position based in Kent, with hybrid working and a salary of £45,062 per annum.

The ideal candidate will have experience in providing a proactive and customer-focussed surveying service to keep residents safe in their homes and hold a full UK drivers licence.

Duties will include (but are not limited to):

• Carry out general surveying duties including inspections of occupied and void properties. Undertake defect diagnosis and take appropriate action(s), including from time to time working in difficult and/or unpleasant environments. Draw up specifications of work and instruct contractors

• Work with residents and contractors to resolve the underlying causes of damp, mould and condensation. Follow up to ensure a lasting solution is in place

• Provide an effective contract management service, including chairing meetings. Understand and use a range of contract management tools and play your part in ensuring KPIs and other measures are met

• Deal with legal disrepair and or Fitness for Human Habituation claims from beginning to end and covering all aspects of the claim, including attending Court if required

• Provide an effective response to complaints from stakeholders and ensure issues are resolved satisfactorily with clear communication throughout

• Deliver an effective customer-focussed technical service, ensuring residents receive excellent standards of customer care

Experience required:

• Experience on working in a housing and technical background

• Recognised qualification such as BTEC in Building construction, or relevant experience in building maintenance

Skills, knowledge and expertise required:

• Strong customer service skills

• Good written and verbal skills

• Ability to analyse and manage information

• Proficient IT skills

• Good planning and organising skills

• Good numerical and analytical skills

• Self starter

Rewards and Benefits:

• Contributory pension scheme 4% to 10% matched contributions

• Hybrid working

• Free onsite car parking

• Life assurance of 4x annual salary (Terms and Conditions apply)

• 30 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays

• Two volunteer days per year

• Employee assistance programme (24/7 telephone advice, information portal & face to face counselling sessions)

• Corporate eye care scheme providing free eye tests and free VDU glasses or contribution towards VDU glasses

• Extensive annual Staff Wellbeing programme

• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and shared parental leave provision

• Flexible annual benefits (for dental, healthcare, shopping vouchers, technology etc.)

• Annual flu vaccinations

• Access to an extensive range of corporate discounts on shopping, travel & days out

• Social events, including lunchtime walking, rounders, festive Fridays

• Travel loan

Working hours:

• 37.5 hours per week

• Monday – Friday, 9am-5pm

Please note that you require recent experience to apply for this role.

James Andrews is acting as an employment agency and business in relation to this role.

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