£325 Per Day
Full Time
Contract
Harrow, Greater London
Public Sector And Council
Posted 10 days ago
Expires In 19 Days
Job Description
- As a member of the Housing Asset Management Team, contribute towards achievement of the services aims and objectives as contained in the Smarter Housing Plan and Repairs Policies
- To act as a lead professional in all aspects of repairs and maintenance inspections and the management of repairs providing technical advice in all matters relating to the building stock in a customer focused manner for tenanted and void properties
- To manage the performance delivery of repairs and maintenance term contractors to ensure that the services provided are carried out in a professional and efficient manner, ensuring that works are carried out within agreed constraints of time, budget, quality, value for money and customer performance criteria.
- To ensure that contractor performance is in compliance with statutory legislation, building regulations, health and safety policies and financial regulations.
Responsibilities
- To contribute to the development and delivery of Housing's service plan objectives in line with the Smarter Housing Plan and Corporate priorities.
- To contract manage term contractors in a designated area to ensure repairs and void repairs are delivered in compliance to contract terms and conditions and that the services provided are to customer's satisfaction and expectations.
- To steer the repairs service with the contractor to ensure that first time-fix repairs are maximised, to maximise the use of composite codes and to demonstrate the efficient use of the NHF Schedule of Rates system.
- Ensure that contractors comply with good practice codes, recognised professional standards, appropriate British Standards together with statutory requirements as defined in contract documents and any repairs policy/procedures as required.
- To lead on weekly planned contractors monitoring meetings to review performance and agree corrective actions where appropriate to maintain contract compliance and improvements.
- To manage formal/non-formal complaints/Member/LGO enquiries and ensure repairs are tracked and responses provided in line with the Council's corporate complaints policy.
- To inspect the repairs and review services provided by contractors following unacceptable performance and ensure these are proactively remedied and agreed actions taken to prevent re-occurrences or escalation.
- To foster and promote active communications with tenants to keep them informed on the progress of their repairs/inspections and to prevent avoidable contacts
- To provide accurate assessment and specification of repairs following site visits and raising of repairs orders in line with the schedule of rates, composite codes or equivalent and in compliance to budgetary restrictions, repairs policy and procedures in relation to quality and customer service for both tenanted and vacant properties.
- To accurately assess repairs that can be charged to capital budgets or refer property elements to the planning team for future programming.
- To ensure expenditure on repairs is controlled, represent value for money and to ensure the contractor makes the best use of resources and materials in the market.
Requirements
- Knowledge of the issues involved in providing technical client advice for planned and responsive maintenance
- Detailed knowledge of building legislation including health and safety regulations
- Detailed knowledge of managing repairs contracts.
- Knowledge of good practice in commissioning and procurement and value for money in matters relating to the delivery of the repairs, maintenance and voids.
- Knowledge of current housing issues at national, regional and local level particularly those relating to housing investment
- Experience in writing out our repairs specifications in accordance w ith bespoke SORs or NHF SORs and in repairs administration in housing maintenance in the public and/ or private sectors.
- Direct experience in implementing innovative working practices to demonstrate efficiency gains and value for money
- Minimum qualification at HNC/HND level or higher in building surveying .
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Contract
- 12 Months contract, with the opportunity to extend
- PAYE via Umbrella
- Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm
- Hybrid
Isaac Bonsu
Isaac.Bonsu@voxconsultants.com
02081384125
Division V85
Vox Network Consultants London
34 Lime Street
Greater London
EC3M 7AT
0208 1384125
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