Job Description

Salary: \xc2\xa338,248 to \xc2\xa348,312 per annum

Hours: 36 per week

Contract Type: Permanent

We\xe2\x80\x99re recruiting a Maintenance Surveyor in our South London region to deliver a professional surveying service, carry out pre & post-inspection and create reports for responsive repairs, void works and cyclical repairs.

You\xe2\x80\x99ll be the face of Clarion for our customers, delivering the highest levels of customer satisfaction.

With a recognised qualification in a property related discipline and a member of a relevant professional body, you\xe2\x80\x99ll need a good knowledge of the Social Housing Sector and awareness of its regulations. You\xe2\x80\x99ll also need a knowledge of building construction, building and regulatory standards, planning regulations, and health & safety

About Us

Clarion Housing Group is the UK\xe2\x80\x99s largest provider of affordable housing with 125,000 homes nationwide. We are committed to playing our part in tackling the housing crisis, both as a social landlord and developer of new housing.

The Repairs & Maintenance Team oversee the delivery of our in-house and external repair service, ensuring providers deliver the service to Clarion\xe2\x80\x99s customer standards and operate within the agreed price per property or price per void cost model. The team manages the complex repair programme, ensuring environmental health notices and legal disrepair cases are well managed to conclusion, and the business risks are minimised.

We\xe2\x80\x99ll look to you to deliver a professional surveying service including overseeing major and complex disrepair works, responsive repairs, voids and aids & adaptations, carrying out diagnostic inspections, surveys & technical reports and providing accurate technical advice with competent and thorough surveys.

You\xe2\x80\x99ll identify and manage insurance claims including property inspections and managing decants, liaising with loss adjusters and the insurance team, and you\xe2\x80\x99ll be the technical lead during the handover of any new developments.

Other responsibilities include:

• Effective and efficient control budgetary spend of approx. \xc2\xa32m
• Deliver and effectively manage legal disrepair claims and Environmental Health Orders and provide detailed reports
• Ensure effective liaison with in-house service provider, M&E contractors and external sub-contractor staff to ensure the delivery of a top quartile service

You\xe2\x80\x99ll hold a recognised qualification in a property related discipline such as a Diploma in Surveying, Property and Maintenance Level 3, or a degree level qualification and preferably be a member of a relevant professional body such as RICS or CIOB.

You\xe2\x80\x99ll need a good knowledge of the Social Housing Sector and awareness of its regulations and a demonstrable knowledge of building construction, building and regulatory standards, planning regulations, health & safety and other legislation relevant to asset management.

If you have excellent communications skills, and are capable of liaising with residents, contractors and other stakeholders, we very much look forward to hearing from you.

What you can expect from us:

Here at Clarion we\xe2\x80\x99re dedicated to rewarding hard work and commitment and providing benefits that support you and your lifestyle. As standard we offer:-

• Competitive salaries that are benchmarked regularly against current market rates
• Initial 25 Days annual leave (plus bank holiday), increasing to 30 days after 3 years\xe2\x80\x99 service.
• A flexible benefit scheme tailored to you, inclusive of healthcare options, dental insurance, restaurant card and cycle to work along with 1% of your salary to spend on whichever approved benefit you like!
• Matched pension contributions of up to 7.5% of your salary with generous life assurance
• Flexible and agile working for the majority of our employees.

Other perks:

• Company Bonus Scheme
• Eye care vouchers
• Holiday trading scheme allowing you to buy and sell leave
• Free counselling and legal advice scheme for you and your family
• Interest free loans for season ticket and study leave

Closing Date: Monday 2nd October 2023 at midnight

For further details on this vacancy and to download the role profile please visit our website or click \xe2\x80\x98apply\xe2\x80\x99.

Applicants must be able to travel across the region as required.

You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy; Clarion are not able to offer visa sponsorship. You are required to reside in the UK for the duration of your employment.

Diversity and Inclusion

We want Clarion to be a workplace where everyone feels valued, can be themselves and know they can reach their full potential. We embrace and celebrate our differences through various initiatives and support colleagues through a number of staff networks.

We\xe2\x80\x99re committed to building a strong, diverse workforce and making Clarion an inclusive place to work.

Clarion Housing Group