Asset Management Surveyor
11 hours ago
Hilsea
ABOUT US The Guinness Partnership is one of the leading providers of affordable housing in England. We build and manage homes and provide housing services for nearly 160,000 residents nationwide. Our vision is to deliver great service, provide great homes, to be a great business and to be a great place to work. Because everything we do is about our residents, our communities and our people, any profit we make is re-invested in new and existing homes and improving services. The Guinness Partnership is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all colleagues, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. JOB DESCRIPTION About the role We have an excellent opportunity for an Asset Management Surveyor to join our Stock Condition Surveying Team. This is a full time, 35 hours per week, permanent role covering our locations across the South Coast of England. The overall purpose of the role is to support the delivery of Guinness' long term Asset Management strategy and development of future investment programmes, by undertaking a programme of property surveys and risk assessments. What we're looking for We are looking for an experienced surveyor with a proven track record of assessing stock condition and working knowledge of the Housing Health & Safety Rating System. The successful individual will need to be able to efficiently manage their own workload, taking in to account time & travel restrictions. You'll be able to demonstrate Essential: Experience of undertaking assessments of buildings including stock condition and HHSRS. Good knowledge of UK housing regulations, legislation and best practice including HHSRS and decent homes standard. Ability to plan programmes of surveys in order to make best use of time and travel. Delivering high quality services to demanding customers. Ability to communicate effectively with tenants and colleagues. Familiar with a range of applications and Microsoft office. Ability to work successfully in a remote team. Knowledge of health and safety regulations. Knowledge of asbestos regulations. Demonstrates the Guinness behaviours. Desirable: Experience of dealing with the impact of equality and diversity issues in the social housing sector. Experience of providing a maintenance service within housing. Experience of managing contractors for building works. Experience of undertaking assessments of buildings including, fire risk, energy performance certificates, housing quality indicators and energy efficiency. Experience of using hand held computers and PDAs. Qualifications Essential: Educated to Level 4 (HNC/NVQ4 or equivalent) or higher in Construction & Built Environment. Desirable: Level 4 Energy Assessor qualification. If you're interested in finding out more about the key responsibilities of the role and/or to ensure you meet the essential criteria, please review the attached role profile. REEDTGP Benefits • Holidays We offer 25 27 days holiday a year, plus bank holidays. We will also give you the opportunity to buy up to an additional 5 days. You will also receive additional holiday in line with your length of service (1 extra day per 5 years service, capped at 4 days). • Competitive Pension Scheme We will help you save for your retirement through our workplace pension scheme. Guinness match your contribution up to 9%. To help you get the most out of your pension contributions, we operate a salary sacrifice arrangement that means you will pay less National Insurance contributions. • Benefits Portal We have a lifestyle benefits scheme, pulling together a range of special offers and great deals. You can make some great savings on everyday shopping from fashion and electronics to travel, leisure and days out and weekly supermarket shopping. • Performance Pay Annual Performance Score bonus subject to eligibility • Life Assurance For peace of mind Guinness provides three times salary life cover in the event of your death • Health Plan Options There are a couple of health care schemes available depending on the post grade • VDU/DSE Free eye test vouchers every 2 years with £55 contribution to glasses if requires for VDU work • Access to the Finance wellbeing portal • Professional subscription annual payment • Travel season ticket loan • Car lease scheme TPBN1_UKTJ