Job Description

We are searching to find a truly exceptional individual to work in our Surveying Services Team which is an integral part the Property Services Directorate.

Hybrid working: 2 days per week in the office, 3 days per week working from home.

About the role

Reporting to the Surveying Services Manager you will carry out surveying activities within the Paradigm Property Services Team. Work includes, but is not limited to, Mutual Exchange, Damp-and-Mould, Home Improvement inspections, Post Inspections of Disabled Facilities Grant works, Energy Performance Certificates, etc. You will need to be organised, disciplined and flexible; around 75% of your time will be spent \xe2\x80\x98on-site\xe2\x80\x99 carrying out inspections and surveys. The work is interesting and varied. Your line manager is an experienced Chartered Surveyor, you will work alongside other experienced and competent Surveyors and Inspectors who will look to you for help and advice. You will need to work collaboratively and to a high standard. Most of your follow up work and reporting will be done from the Office base at Glory Park but work arrangements can be flexible to suit candidates.

Your effective planning skills will be utilised to ensure the team works efficiently to meet the needs of the customer and colleagues in delivering consistent customer focussed and value for money services.

About you

You should be organised, disciplined and flexible. The work is interesting and varied and you will need to work collaboratively ensuring that all works are carried out to a high standard and maintaining customer satisfaction. You should have the following skills/experience:

\xc2\xa7 An ability to work in a team but also be capable of working independently.

\xc2\xa7 To work alongside other team and staff colleagues, plan resources, and monitor performance successfully to achieve service objectives.

\xc2\xa7 An understanding of housing management and experience in the management of repairs.

\xc2\xa7 Proficiency in IT and an understanding of the value and use of new technologies in improving services.

\xc2\xa7 A commitment to excellent service delivery and the ability to deliver customer outcomes.

\xc2\xa7 The ability to effectively communicate, orally and in writing

\xc2\xa7 Good organisational skills with ability to plan workload, manage time effectively and meet deadlines whilst working under pressure.

\xc2\xa7 An inclusive person, who seeks realisation of goals and results through working in partnership with others.

\xc2\xa7 Possess enthusiasm, drive and determination and remain objective under complex, stressful, and diverse conditions to reach optimum outcomes.

\xc2\xa7 Influential and persuasive but also able to listen and develop ideas from others.

\xc2\xa7 A \xe2\x80\x98common sense\xe2\x80\x99 attitude and a \xe2\x80\x98hands on\xe2\x80\x99 approach.

About us

We are a Best Companies 1 STAR accredited organisation in recognition of our high employee engagement and offer a welcoming and friendly environment. We are clearly focused on the delivery of our five-year corporate plan with ambitious and challenging objectives including improving our environment and sustainability targets to deliver quality homes to people who need them. We\xe2\x80\x99re proud to offer great benefits and have a committed approach to employee wellbeing. We offer an attractive range of benefits:

\xc2\xb7 Holidays \xe2\x80\x93 25 days to start (this rises with service to a maximum of 30 days) plus 3 paid days between Xmas and new year when we close, plus the opportunity to buy up to another 5 days each year (subject to conditions).

\xc2\xb7 Pension scheme: employee minimum contribution of 3% and Paradigm will contribute 7.5% or 9.5% depending on the employee\xe2\x80\x99s contribution rate.

\xc2\xb7 Annual Bonus potential

\xc2\xb7 Family Friendly policies incl generous Paternity, Maternity, Shared parental and adoption leave, sabbaticals and more.

\xc2\xb7 Health Cash Plan \xe2\x80\x93 worth over \xc2\xa31,800 p/a includes Dental, Optical, Prescriptions and Flu jabs, Physiotherapy, Chiropractic therapy, Reflexology, Sports massage and more. It\xe2\x80\x99s free to add up to 4 dependent children aged up to 24yrs (if in f/t education) and each child is entitled to 50% worth of your allowance for each category!

\xc2\xb7 Professional Sponsorship Scheme (subject to conditions) and professional subscriptions paid.

\xc2\xb7 Full driving licence (preferably clean) and own vehicle. Business milage will be paid at the prevailing rate (currently 0.45p per mile up to first 10,000 miles p/a.

\xc2\xb7 A reasonable level of physical fitness is required for the role as there will be some surveying using ladders to access lofts and going up scaffolds as may be required.

\xc2\xb7 Up to 3 paid Volunteer days a year

\xc2\xb7 Collaborative offices, with free parking and free charging points for electric vehicles

\xc2\xb7 Car Leasing scheme (subject to conditions)

\xc2\xb7 Employee Rewards platform

\xc2\xb7 Opportunities for career advancement \xe2\x80\x93 if that\xe2\x80\x99s what you want, but it\xe2\x80\x99s fine if you don\xe2\x80\x99t.

\xc2\xb7 Social events, such as Quiz nights, Xmas Party, Summer BBQ (Covid permitting)

We support flexible working and welcome applications from all sections of the communities we work in shortlisting will be conducted in line with the essential and desirable criteria set out in the person specification.

If the above appeals to you, apply today and/or pass on these vacancy details to someone who may also fit the bill. What have you got to lose?

Further information

For the full job description and person specification for the role please see the attachment at the bottom of this page. Should you have any queries about this vacancy please email and we will respond as soon as possible.

As part of our application process, we ask for a covering statement and CV so we can assess your application against our essential and desired criteria as set out in the job description and person specification. Please include in your covering statement how you meet the criteria so we can see how well you match our requirements and give your application the consideration it deserves.

Thank you for your interest in Paradigm Housing Group thus far.

Shortlisting will be conducted in line with the essential and desirable criteria set out in the person specification. We reserve the right to close this role earlier than the published date should a suitable candidate be identified.

Paradigm Housing Group