The role
The Role:
The role involves Managing and developing a team of building surveyors and administrators, you will enjoy scope to make a big impact on our service. You’ll champion the highest standards of health and safety, and monitor and report on cost effectiveness. Crucially, you will personally manage works from inception to completion, including programming, contractor supervision and contract administration.
Skills & Experience:
- A relevant building surveying qualification, to degree level or equivalent
- Significant experience of administering building related contracts at a senior level
- Proven working knowledge of the Housing Disrepair protocol
- Strong understanding of landlord/tenant matters, leaseholder consultation requirements and contract dispute and resolution
- Excellent communication skills - from writing reports to answering the public’s questions
About Southwark:
We are the largest local authority social landlord in London, managing 55,000 homes lived in by 40% of Southwark’s residents. We are home to over 18,300 businesses including iconic London venues and social enterprises and we have a young, diverse and growing population.
At Southwark we are committed to making our borough just and fair and are taking positive action to tackle inequalities. Our residents and communities are our greatest asset and the passion we have for Southwark is shared by millions of Londoners who enjoy our outstanding cultural offer, use our hospitals and attend our universities. Our refreshed borough plan and focus on Southwark Stands Together, (which is our work with Southwark’s communities and the council’s staff to tackle racism, injustice and inequality) underpins all that we do.
About You:
The effective procurement and administration of our surveying and technical functions underpins every facet of our success. Luckily, the team responsible will have you as their manager.
You’ll lead a team with a remit spanning everything from legal disrepair and arbitration, to HIA and both public and private sector housing adaptations.
We will rely on your technical expertise, advice and assistance to make tendering, procurement and contracting more effective.
Additional salary details
Please be advised that we will only consider applications from internal candidates that are current employees or agency workers on an active assignment.
Benefits and more information:
https://jobs.southwark.gov.uk/why-us/
https://jobs.theguardian.com/minisites/southwark-council/life-at-southwark-benefits-and- more/
Recruitment timetable
Application closing date: 11:59 PM on 27th July 2023
Interview date: WC 8th August 2023
We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together initiative. We particularly welcome applications from members of the black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.
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