Void Surveyor

Are you an experienced surveyor, possibly with a background in Social Housing? A fantastic opportunity has arisen for the right person to become a vital member of Fareham Housing and join a dedicated team of surveying professionals.  

Reporting to the Property Improvement Team Leader (Housing), you will lead on all aspects of repairs, maintenance and improvements to Council owned homes which are void, providing support to a busy team of building professionals, and undertaking contract management responsibilities for those repair works. 

You will work as part of Fareham Housing to inspect and survey the Council’s housing stock and arrange building works as and when required. You will ensure that properties are maintained and improved to the required standards within authorised budgets and to the void standard guidance. Dependant on experience your will either provide a supporting role managing simple void works projects independently or in an established position, take the leading role. 

As well as inspecting Council houses and garages to specify remedial, modernisation and improvement works, you will be responsible for initiating orders for work ensuring that they are carried out within statutory requirements. 

You will be assessing and agreeing final account claims from the term contractor for accuracy against the schedule of work as well as reviewing claims for variation orders and issue in line with contract terms. 

You will be expected to meet a range of customers, contractors and members of the public providing advice and technical guidance on a wide range of issues. 

It is vital that Fareham Housing minimises Void periods in its properties as much as possible and, as Fareham Housing’s Void Surveyor, you will use your knowledge and experience to inform meetings chaired by the Housing department regarding priority requests and the scheduling of works. 

You will also be expected to produce reports to Council and committees as well as provide information and advice to Senior Managers, Directors and Elected Members as required. 

We are looking for somebody who has an excellent knowledge of all building trades, building construction and maintenance supported with a relevant qualification at least to HNC level.  

As a front facing employee it is vital that you are completely customer focussed with good influencing skills, able to demonstrate tact, diplomacy and excellent influencing skills when required. 

You will be very much part of a team, but you will also need to be able to work using your own initiative, having to be able to think clearly under pressure, balancing conflicting priorities as they occur. 

You should be politically aware with the confidence and skills to be able to deal with customers, colleagues and elected members in a helpful and polite manner. 

In addition to being able to demonstrate excellent verbal skills, due to the role requiring you to write reports and update the Housing Management system, you should also have excellent written communication and ICT skills.  

You will need to have a full driving licence but above all, we expect our employees to have a sense of pride and the determination to do a good job. 

Fareham Housing own and manage over 2,400 homes across the Borough, remaining the largest affordable housing provider in Fareham. The Council has a reputation for delivering excellent services to our residents, thanks to our loyal and hard-working teams, who all share our pride in the borough.  

We are not just transforming our borough, but also transforming ourselves as an organisation. With customers at the heart of what we do, we want to build on the supportive culture within our teams to develop the environment where continuous improvement is sought, enabling individuals to make courageous decisions and embracing new ways of working. Our teams really understand what great service is, and strive daily to remain focussed on doing the right thing for our customers.  

Fareham Borough Council is a great place to work and you would be joining an organisation that has a real family feel to it. We take pride in receiving feedback from others who say we are a friendly and professional organisation. We aim to attract, develop and retain the very best people.  

We offer a great pension scheme, authorised parking, flexible and hybrid working and a car lease scheme to name a few of the benefits of working for us. If you would like to arrange a informal chat about the position, please email Sherrilyn Hicks - Property Improvement Team Leader (Housing) at shicks@fareham.gov.uk