Job Description

MMP Consultancy currently have an opportunity for a Building Surveyor to join a local authority based in West London.

This will be an interim position paying 450p/d Umbrella

The successful candidate must be a Chartered Building Surveyor

Role Description

• To participate as a member of the Capital Delivery to undertake a wide range of Building Surveying, Enforcement Inspections and related Project Management duties.

• To proactively engage with customers, leaseholders, tenants and all related Council Officers such as Housing Management, Legal Services, Leasehold Services, and the Home-Buy Team in the delivery of the Property Compliance Service.

• To contribute to the commercial viability of the team.

About The Role

• Lead & assist with:

• Determination of landlord's licence applications for alterations
• Determination of remedies in the event of breaches of lease and/or tenancy obligations
• Party wall and neighbourly matters
• Scaffold licences upon Council land
• Site inspections

• Provide professional and technical advice and reports on all matters within the functionality of the service, including undertaking the role of professional or expert witness at hearings, adjudications and legal proceedings et
• Oversee the project management and preparation of design requirements, specifications, and the preparation of building related drawings to satisfy all regulations, standards and codes of practice, for the purpose of repair and refurbishment to council owned building
• Carry out Project Management duties and ensure responsibilities in respect of the CDM Regulations 2015 are fully met ensuring that partners are competent to carry out their responsibilities under the CDM legislation
• Oversee the preparation of specifications for one off capital projects and remedial wor
• Consult with customers about remedial works and ensure that the contractors resident liaison function meets diverse customer's needs in the preparation and delivery of work
• Maintain and update relevant Quality Assurance systems/procedures/proc
• Act as Contract Administrator for small programme of remedial works contracts to ensure effective contractual and technical monitoring of contractors performance.
• Contribute to the development of policy, practice, procedures and service planning for Asset Management and Property Services and participate in projects, working groups, service developments, audits and reviews as direct
• Maintain own up to date knowledge of legislation, advances in technology and best practice relating to the functionality of this post and ensure that it is translated into acti
• Build and maintain effective and productive working relationships with all internal and external stakeholders.
• Carry out other duties commensurate with their grade and directed by manager.

Managing Performance and Budgets

• Monitor and report on performance to ensure that services meet performance, contractual compliance, quality and budgetary target
• Take corrective action if they fall out of target.
• Responsible for financial performance of allocated projects of remedial works ensuring that projects are delivered on time and in budge Agree final accounts and applications for payments with contractors, liaising with quantity surveying services as required
• Authorise and process requests for cost variations and invoices and ensure that all orders and Invoices are processed in line with the Council's Standing Orders and Financial Regulations so that all expenditure is committed, tracked and monitored against target, actual and forecasted budgets.

• Provide information as required to colleagues to support budgetary and Performance monitoring, Health and Safety reporting, statutory and regulatory returns, audits and self- assessments.

Title: Building Surveyor (Successful Candidate Must Be Chartered)

Salary: 450p/d Umbrella

Location: Hammersmith, West London