Swindon Council are looking for an Interim Repairs Surveyor to join.

£300-350 per day.

Inside IR35.

Role Profile

• The post holder will be a key contributor to delivering the revenue repairs service to approx. 10,500 tenanted homes, 3,000 garages and 700 corporate and commercial operational Council owned properties.

Key Accountabilities

• Assist in managing day to day repairs in both domestic and commercial buildings and ensuring that the work is carried out to a high quality, represents excellent value for money and achieves a high level of customer satisfaction
• Assist in managing the safety inspection programme to both domestic and commercial operational properties, to ensure they are carried out in accordance to Regulations and in accordance with service standards with respect to quality and timescales, legal obligations.
• Undertake surveys on properties to diagnose gas service faults and identify the most appropriate and effective solution
• Support neighbourhood housing officers in diagnosing and dealing with complex technical matters that they may identify
• Raise day to day works orders and any necessary variation orders that are accurate and timely
• Raise follow up works orders, to ensure that systems do not fail, ensuring that these orders are accurate and timely.
• Support neighbourhood housing officers when dealing with no access cases for repairs and inspections, assist in providing evidence so that offices can apply to the courts for access.
• Support the Building services team in relation to building services contracts.
• Liaise with contractors to ensure the specified works are clearly communicated and that they are in possession of all necessary information concerning health and safety
• Provide risk assessments on health and safety hazards for contractors and any other visiting staff
• before work commences.