Principal Surveyor – Fire Safety Contract

Principal Surveyor – Fire Safety
Newham
Up to £565.00 Daily Inside IR35
Contract

My client is looking for a professional to be responsible a professional housing surveying service, all technical aspects of the repair, maintenance, improvement, and re-servicing of all council owned, managed and leased stock in accordance with organisation’s policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

* To routinely monitor and review the economy, efficiency, effectiveness and quality of current services across the Asset Management Group, developing new approaches to the challenges presented and implementing improvements that are in line with overriding strategic objectives, aims and targets, setting standards for the London Borough of Newham that result in continuous service improvement.
* To ensure an efficient and effective technical support service for the Asset Management Group, covering specialist services with Fire Safety as the main focus of activity.
* To manage the development of collaborative working with chosen contractors and strategic alliance partners, co-ordinating and integrating essential activities such as supply chain management, specification development, and consultation with stakeholders. To develop project specific briefs to ensure all projects meet Newham Council’s’ objectives and comply with the contractual terms of any agreement to ensure best value in cost, performance, quality and future maintenance.
* To produce contract documentation for invitations to tender, examine tenders and recommend contractors for appointment, using expert knowledge
* To monitor and manage the Fire Safety service, to ensure the team surpass the aims and objectives regarding delivery, on time and to budget and to the necessary quality, by using their knowledge and skills in the field of construction and financial control. To arrange, the effective ‘handover’ at completion, so that the resident satisfaction and desired quality is surpassed.
* To attend meetings on behalf of the organisation and report to senior managers and other staff, residents bodies on issues related to the Housing Capital Programme or schemes within it.
* To investigate complaints against contractors or partners, deal with contractual disputes and where necessary refer to arbitration or litigation. To deal with correspondence and investigate complaints associated with technical matters, including providing reports and responses to Ombudsman enquiries within targets.

To apply for this position, you will need considerable experience of building inspection work, identifying faults, preparing reports/specifications plus, extensive experience in dealing with Fire Safety works and Fire Risk Assessments. Have a relevant degree and/or full membership of the RCIS or equivalent.

If interested, please contact Mark on 0161 667 0022m or email to discuss.