Principal Building Surveyor - voids

Client

Local Authority in Newham

Job Title

Principal Building Surveyor

Pay Rate

£262 DAILY UMBRELLA

Hours

36 Hours a week(Mon-Fri)

Duration

Initial 3 month contract

Location

HYBRID- Site visits based in Newham/Office

Description

Key Tasks and Accountabilities:

To deputise as required in the absence of the Project Manager - Voids .
To routinely monitor and review the economy, efficiency, effectiveness and quality of current services across Strategic Void Management developing new approaches to the challenges presented and implementing improvements that are in line with overriding strategic objectives, aims and targets, setting standards for the London Borough of Newham that result in continuous service improvement.
To ensure an efficient and effective technical support service for Works Commissioning, covering specialist services such as disrepair, insurance claims, and customer care.
To manage the development of collaborative working with chosen contractors and strategic alliance partners, co-ordinating and integrating essential activities such as supply chain management, specification development, and consultation with residents. To develop project specific briefs to ensure all projects meet Newham Council's' objectives and comply with the contractual terms of any agreement to ensure best value in cost, performance, quality and future maintenance
To ensure a programme of Health & Safety inspections is undertaken, including evaluating findings and ensuring any works necessary are carried out.
To monitor and manage disrepair and other legal casework. To liaise with legal representatives and maintain dialogue with other departments, and represent the organisation in litigation.
To convene, chair project team meetings in accordance with agreed project programmes and to monitor, record and report all aspects of project progress and to respond to questions from residents, members and LVT.
To ensure that all works are supervised and undertaken in accordance with contract specifications, London Borough of Newham's procedures and Health & Safety (including gas safety) Regulations.

To procure or prepare project programmes, structural reports, feasibility studies, scheme specifications and tenders for capital and revenue programme schemes, including environmental works, and to ensure team members fulfil their roles, using expert knowledge.

EXPERIENCE:

Considerable experience of building inspection work, identifying faults, preparing reports/specifications.
Considerable experience of supervising building works.
Experience in dealing with disrepair matters.
Considerable experience of successfully running contracts/projects.
Experience in managing staff.Adecco acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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