Housing Assistance and Adaptations Surveyor
Vacancy Details
Summary | |
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Salary: | £34,728 – £37,890 |
Location: | Civic Centre |
Job Type: | Full Time, Permanent |
Category: | City Council (External Vacancy) |
Closing Date: | 15/08/2021 |
Reference: | 0000011122 |
Description
Directorate: Housing,
Development and Growth
Section: Private Sector Housing
Grade: Level 11
Hours: 37 hours
This advert is open to both Internal and External applicants.
An exciting opportunity has arisen within Stoke on Trent City
Council’s Private Sector Housing Team, for a Housing Assistance and Adaptations
Surveyor.
In our Stronger Together
Strategic Plan 2020-2024, we set out our strategic vision and priorities for
Stoke-on-Trent City Council and the wider city. Stronger Together has been
shaped by the political ambition of the City Council’s leadership, as well as
the values and aims of the organisation. In this role you will be helping the
most vulnerable residents of the city and allowing them to live as safe and
independently as possible.
You will join a committed, hard-working team in a challenging
and rewarding role, offering a sense of achievement in helping to deliver a
service for the residents of Stoke on Trent.
The
Housing Assistance and Adaptations Team require a Surveyor to provide an
efficient and effective technical and cost assessment service for disabled
facilities grants, disabled adaptations to council properties and other
financial packages, as detailed in relevant polices, such as the Housing
Renewal Assistance Policy and the Major Adaptations Policy.
The role will be to provide property surveys, designs, prepare
detailed drawings showing existing and proposed layouts, specification of
works, cost assessment and site inspection including Tender and Contract
documentation. Typical works include Level Access Shower rooms, ramping and
extensions.
You will be required to ensure that specifications of work are
in accordance with Building Regulations and other appropriate legislation and
that all works are completed to a satisfactory standard.
You will also have vast experience of project managing building
works and
contractors and of liaising and negotiating with a range of clients and
professionals in
a problem-solving capacity. Numeracy, statistical, communication and
presentation
skills are essential and experience with technical drawing design packages is
also required.
Job Purpose
- To provide an efficient and effective technical and cost assessment service for disabled facilities grants, disabled adaptations to council properties and other financial packages, as detailed in relevant polices, such as the Housing Renewal Assistance Policy and the Major Adaptations Policy
- To assist in the delivery of the housing grants, adaptations and loans service and the Council’s Agency Service by undertaking property surveys, specification of works, cost assessment and site inspection, including tender and contract documentation.
- To ensure that specifications of work are in accordance with Building Regulations and other appropriate legislation and that all work is completed to a satisfactory standard
Key Duties / Responsibilities
- To prepare detailed scaled technical drawings showing existing and proposed layouts and specifications/schedules of necessary works to meet the City Council and individual needs, particularly in relation to disabled adaptations.
- To assist and ensure that necessary permissions have been obtained such as Building Regulations, Planning, Severn Trent Water Authority and ensure that requirements in relation to planning supervision, asbestos regulation and other health and safety matters are discharged on behalf of the City Council in respect of the works undertaken.
- To be fully aware of and conversant with all relevant legislation, procedures and City Council Policies, with regard to housing grants, adaptations and loans.
- To keep up to date with professional, technical and legislative developments in housing construction and management, Building Regulations and Planning administration and other relevant areas, and to relate this to other technical staff in the team.
- To be responsible for the guidance, advice and training of other staff with particular regard to technical aspects of the service. Participate in all aspects of training and personal development, using all learning opportunities to develop personal skills necessary to improve effectiveness, efficiency and delivery of service in line with corporate, departmental and divisional Business Plan and service priorities.
- To keep up to date with any modernisation, improvement and on-going maintenance schemes within the city.
Please note that if an employee who is
currently at risk of redundancy within the organisation applies for this
vacancy their application will receive priority. If this happens you will
be advised accordingly.
To Apply
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then click 'apply'. If you have any
queries or want an application form in another format, please email recruitment@stoke.gov.uk or call us
on 01782 234343.
In order to apply for this vacancy, you must be able to supply the required answers to the following questions:
- Do you have the Right to Work in the UK?