Compliance Surveyor - Gas
5 days ago
Colchester
Compliance Surveyor – Gas\n\nSalary: £34,681 to £40,612 per annum\n\nPermanent; Monday to Friday; 37 hours per week\n\nColchester Borough Homes, committed to better housing.\n\nColchester Borough Homes (CBH) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Colchester City Council. As part of the local business community since 2003, we are an award-winning organisation providing management and maintenance services to around 7,000 residential properties and the Council commercial and public buildings, including Colchester Castle and Colchester Town Hall.\n\nCBH is a fantastic place to work, delivering vital services and making a real difference to our tenants’ and leaseholders’ lives. We are an ambitious organisation focused on delivering great value services that make a difference, and our vision is to enable customers, colleagues, and communities to thrive.\n\nAbout the Role\n\nBuilding safety has always been an important area of Colchester Borough Homes’ activity. As an organisation, we’re taking the necessary steps to ensure that we address all of the requirements of legislation, including the Building Safety Act and Fire Safety Act as well as emerging themes from the Social Housing Regulation Bill currently being considered in Parliament. We also need to ensure our ongoing compliance with the “Big 6” Health and Safety categories (Asbestos, Legionella, Gas, Lifts, Fire and Electrical). CBH requires a staffing structure with the necessary capacity and resources to meet these demands.\n\nThis is an exciting opportunity to work in our newly created Building Safety team. We’re recruiting a Compliance Surveyor (Gas) who will report into the Building Safety Manager (Gas, Electrical and Lifts). The successful candidate will be responsible for managing the gas servicing contract(s) and contractors to ensure compliance with current gas regulations to both domestic and commercial installations.\n\nAbout You\n\nApplicants must have an understanding of the repairs and maintenance process, substantial knowledge and understanding of the current gas safety (installation and use) regulations, and previous experience working in the gas industry.\n\nApplicants must also have the following recognised qualifications to enable Gas Safe Registration, including CCN1, CENWAT, CKR1, HTR1, MET1, CPA1.\n\nCommercial and heat pump experience would be beneficial.\n\nBenefits of working for CBH\n\nIn return, we are offering a competitive salary, including excellent benefits, which include:\n\nLocal Government Pension Scheme with a 19.5 % employer contribution.\nExcellent training, development, and progression opportunities.\nGenerous annual leave entitlement – 23 days annual leave (increasing to 26 days after five years’ service), plus bank and public holidays and two extra company holidays during the Christmas period.\nThe opportunity to buy up to another five days holiday, subject to conditions.\nAccess to an Employee Assistance Programme.\nEmployee Benefits Platform.\nProvision of a smartphone and laptop.\nFree parking (for when you are in the office).\nDiscounted gym member – corporate membership rate at Leisure World and the Northern Gateway.\nOne Volunteering Day per year.\nFree Flu Jab.\nAgile Working at Colchester Borough Homes means having some flexibility about when, where, and how we work to best meet the needs of your role and service area.\n\nOther employee benefits include payment of a professional subscription, free yearly eye tests plus a contribution towards glasses for VDU use.\n\nInterviews will be held face-to-face – date to be confirmed.\n\nEquality and Diversity Commitment\n\nWe are an equal opportunities employer. As part of our continued commitment to Equality and Diversity, and our workforce accurately reflecting the community we represent, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds, and applicants who have status as an individual with a physical or mental disability. We are a Disability Confident Employer and a Mindful Employer. We also hold accreditations for Working Well, Investors in People Gold status and the Armed Forces Covenant.\n\nHow to Apply:\n\nStep 1 – Click apply and you will be redirected to our careers site.\nStep 2 – Read the advert, Job Accountability Statement and Person Specification.\nStep 3 – Click ‘Apply online’ below and complete the application form in full, ensuring that you indicate how you meet the criteria contained within the Person Specification.\nStep 4 – Press ‘submit