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Senior Property Surveyor (Building)

Employer
Capita
Location
Staffordshire
Salary
£35,000 - £40,000 basic dependent on experience
Closing date
22 Aug 2021

Senior Property Surveyor (Building)
£35,000 - £40,000 basic dependent on experience
Company car or 10% car allowance
Staffordshire area

To work as a Building Surveyor within the maintenance department of Entrust Property Services. The role involves implementing and managing planned, breakdown repairs and improvement/renewal schemes within the portfolio of corporate and educational sites such as nursery, primary, special, and high schools and academies includes some swimming pools.

Job title:

Senior Property Surveyor (Building)

Job Description:

What you’ll be doing:

  • Ensure an effective liaison with Head teachers and property site managers to provide a comprehensive building maintenance service thus retaining the consultancy’s customer base.
  • To provide routine advice and support to schools and other properties on day to day and planned maintenance repairs.
  • To undertake planned maintenance programmes including the design and specification of projects using standard documents where applicable, the raising and issuing of orders, the supervision of work on site and the verification of invoices for payment.
  • Implementation, diagnosing and managing works for the repair and maintenance within various buildings that are assigned to the successful candidate.
  • To undertake project management/supervising officer duties while liaising with the establishment representative which involves the initiation and completion of maintenance and minor improvement works.
  • As an expanding organisation, the successful candidate may be required to work out of county.
  • Projects shall be carried out within approved budgets, with particular reference to health and safety procedures.
  • Ensure the enforcement of appropriate health and safety risk assessments and precautions commensurate with the complexity of the project, with particular reference to the CDM 2015 regulations.

What we’re looking for:

  • Minimum of an HNC / HND in Building Studies or equivalent qualification. Relevant Degree is desirable.
  • Qualified trades people within an appropriate trade with suitable supervisory experience will be considered.
  • Experience in the management and organisation of building maintenance project works.
  • In depth experience in the provision of building specifications/drawings (AutoCad Lt is essential) for maintenance and minor improvement works.
  • A broad knowledge and understanding of engineering services (mechanical and electrical) in relation to the overall maintenance of buildings. Including heating, lighting gas, fire and intruder alarms and domestic water services is desirable but not essential
  • Must be able to diagnose buildings defects, identify solutions and communicate these effectively to the relevant parties.

About Capita Entrust

Entrust is a joint venture company between Capita and Staffordshire County Council and has supported educational establishments across England to improve outcomes since 2013. ‘Excellence in education’ is the heart of our business. Our passion is inspiring futures and improving outcomes for children, young people and adults. We work in partnership with schools, academy trusts and Local Authorities to provide specialist expertise, ensuring every child and young person;

  • receives a good education;
  • is in a safe and healthy environment;
  • and is given expert guidance to realise their full potential.

We also work with clients across a range of other sectors including central
government, health, and the private sector. Our achievements are underpinned by our vision ‘to inspire futures’ by being Open, Ingenious, Collaborative and Effective. By building on our reputation for excellence and delivering what we promise, we want to help make every school in England a good school, ensuring every child and young person gets the education they deserve.

What’s in it for you?

  • £35,000 - £40,000 basic salary
  • Car allowance worth 10% of basic salary or company car
  • Good work life balance
  • Extremely varied position
  • 23 days’ holiday (rising to 27) with the opportunity to buy extra leave
  • The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice
  • Company matched pension, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, 15 weeks’ fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeks…and plenty more
  • Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle – from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel and technology
  • Access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform

You’ll get the chance to follow your chosen career path anywhere in Capita. You’ll be joining a network of 63,000 experienced, innovative and dedicated individuals across multiple disciplines and sectors. There are countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career, and we’ll provide the support you need to do just that. Our purpose is to create a better outcome for you.

What we hope you’ll do next:

Choose ‘Apply now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.

To view our Covid-19 and process adjustments information, please visit the Capita Careers site.

Equal Opportunities

We’re an equal opportunity employer, which means we’ll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes, and we’re committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. During the application process, you’ll be asked to share your personal characteristics and data with us. This helps us understand our audience so we can make sure we are doing everything we can to attract a diverse range of people and ensure our recruitment processes are fair and inclusive.

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