Specialist Surveyor – Disability Adaptations & Home Improvements

Specialist Surveyor – Disability Adaptations & Home Improvements

Location: Westminster, London

Rate: £29.50 per hour PAYE

Contract: Temporary – 12 weeks

Hours: 36 hours per week

Working Pattern: Mainly office/site based, with limited home working

Start: ASAP

Contract/temporary

Pay rate: £29.5 per hour

Hours per week: 36

Role Length: 12 weeks

City: Westminster

You will oversee the delivery of specialist adaptations and home improvement works, ensuring projects are completed on time, within budget and to the required quality and legislative standards
.

• Managing disability adaptations, including ramps, stair lifts, wheelchair lifts, level-access showers and other specialist adaptations.
• Managing a complex caseload from assessment and specification through to completion.
• Carrying out pre-, mid- and post-inspections of works.
• Assessing and addressing disrepair, damp and condensation issues.
• Managing contractors, contracts and supplier relationships.
• Providing technical advice and ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and Building Regulations.
• Working with vulnerable residents and ensuring appropriate reasonable adjustments and support are provided.
• Supervising and supporting surveyors and trainee/apprentice surveyors.
• Managing complaints, defects and service issues effectively.
• Supporting service improvement, change initiatives and quality assurance.
• Working collaboratively with residents, internal teams and external partners.

You will need substantial experience in disability adaptations and a strong background in surveying within residential buildings.

• Proven experience delivering disability adaptations and home improvements
  .
• Experience specifying works such as wheelchair lifts, ramps, level-access showers and ceiling track hoists
  .
• Strong knowledge of building defects, disrepair and HHSRS
  .
• Experience working with vulnerable residents.
• Experience managing contractors and repair/maintenance contracts.
• Experience managing complex caseloads and delivering projects to deadlines.
• Knowledge of relevant legislation including the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996, Building Safety Act 2022, Building Regulations 2010 and Procurement Act 2023
  .
• Strong technical, communication, stakeholder management and problem-solving skills.
• Experience of leading or supervising technical staff.

A relevant professional qualification, such as Building Surveying or a related built-environment discipline
, is required. Membership of a relevant professional body, such as MRICS or MCIOB
, would be advantageous.

Please note:
Previous specialist experience in disability adaptations is essential for this role.

Anticipated Length of Assignment: Unless otherwise stated (we do carry the occasional permanent vacancy) all of our roles are technically temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

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