​Our client, a local authority based in East-Sussex, is currently recruiting for a Building Surveyor

on a permanent basis for £42,264 per annum and the position is due to start immediately on a full-time basis.

The ideal candidate will have experience of managing a caseload and experience of designing and planning major adaptions to domestic buildings.

Duties will include (but are not limited to):

• Inspecting and surveying client’s homes providing a technical assessment and advice regarding repairs and improvements

• Preparing drawings using CAD, schedules of works or schedule of rates and specifications as required for building control, Planning Authorities and invitations to tender for grant approval to agreed timescales

• Managing the technical workload from initial inspection to completion, to meet performance targets set by Local Authorities, Operations Manager (internally) and any other stake holders or partners

• Holding regular case review meetings with the relevant Grants Officers and Occupational Therapists and to use contacts with these and other outside bodies to resolve technical problems

• Working with the team to develop a customer orientated culture, ensuring that audit checks are made on a selection of actions initiated to conform the client has received a satisfactory service

Experience required:

• Experience of managing a caseloads

• Minimum two years’ experience within the sector etc.

Skills, knowledge and expertise required:

• Repair and maintenance advice

• Knowledge of up-to-date grants and loans available for clients

• Understanding the needs of our client group and the benefit of a flexible, outcome focused and personalized support service

• Knowledge of related services provided by the statutory and voluntary sector

• Understanding of confidentiality and data protection issues

• Understanding of the need to collect data and the benefits for the service

• Knowledge of equality, diversity and inclusion as they relate to the service

Rewards and Benefits:

• Contributory pension scheme 4% to 10% matched contributions

• Hybrid working

• Free onsite car parking

• Life assurance of 4x annual salary

• 30 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays

• Employee assistance program (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, paternity and shared parental leave provision

• Flexible annual benefits allowance of 1% of salary (for dental, healthcare, shopping vouchers, technology etc)

• Annual flu vaccinations

• Travel loan

Working hours:

• 35 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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