Senior Property Surveyor
Covering our homes in Cornwall
35 hours per week
Salary: £42,659.67 per annum, rising to £44,904.98 per annum after 12 months proficiency, and car allowance
Why work for us?
When you join Sanctuary Care, you will be part of something special – we are an innovative organisation, with ambitious growth plans. We put people at the heart of everything we do and that includes our staff. We invest heavily in your training, promote a strong teamwork ethic and make sure that you have the support and resources you need to reach your potential.
About the role
Sanctuary Care is now recruiting for an experienced Senior Property Surveyor to provide support to our portfolio of care homes across Cornwall.
Main Duties of the role:
- Monitor capital and revenue projects, consultants and contractors performance and liaise with other departments to ensure work is carried out promptly and in accordance with contract specifications.
- Carry out inspections and surveys to assess requirements for capital projects in line with organisational policies and procedures to ensure health and safety regulatory compliance and contract performance.
- Identify and commission targeted, value for money reinvestment plans to ensure the ongoing fit for purpose nature of the stock in support of Group objectives.
- Manage contractors in accordance with their contractual terms, making recommendations for improvements and implementing actions as appropriate to ensure contract specifications continue to be met.
- Ensure investment works are compliant with legislative and regulatory requirements and make appropriate recommendations on changes that may need to be made mid-project to ensure full compliance and consistent delivery of services.
- Produce appropriate documentation for work specifications and tenders and provide accurate and timely information for management reports.
- Carry out routine stock condition surveys in order for quality data regarding Homes to be held to inform robust investment decisions and to enable proactive management of maintenance issues.
- Work with Regional Maintenance Managers to provide safe and well maintained environments to meet the needs of the customer and the business and ensure planned and reactive repairs and maintenance duties are carried out in in line with business specifications and legislative procedures.
Skills and experiences required:
- Recent experience of undertaking a similar role
- Proven experience in a building and surveying environment
- Proven experience of working to deadlines and prioritising work loads
- Working knowledge of building regulations, legislation and current practices
- Working knowledge of the application of Health and Safety legislation
- Some experience in tendering, contract documentation and Construction Design and Management
- Some experience of managing projects
- Building related degree, relevant professional qualification or knowledge and ability at an equivalent level
- HNC in Building and Surveying or similar
- Qualified to MRICS / MCIOB Associate status or similar
- Full current driving licence
package that includes support for:
Your Mind and Body
- Occupational sick pay after 12 month’s service (for those on contracted hours only and subject to qualifying period)
- Confidential 24/7 employee advice service (Includes medical and legal advice)
- Wellbeing resources through our employee platforms including Aviva Digicare
- A greener commute with our Cycle to Work scheme
Your Financial Wellbeing
- Financial wellbeing support including access to affordable loans via salary finance and free mortgage advice
- Exclusive discounts through our e-hub platform
- Securing your future with our contributory pension plan, matched up to 7%
- Life assurance
- Enhanced Parental leave schemes (Adoption, Maternity, Paternity and Shared) after qualifying period
Your Job
- 25 days annual leave (rising to a maximum of 30 days) plus bank holidays
- Growth and development with us through comprehensive training and internal career opportunities
- Ability to be part of our inclusive staff networks like the Parent Network and Disability Network
- Loyalty recognition scheme for 12 month’s service onwards
The reference number for this position is 223718
If you are applying internally, don't forget to use your internal careers account to submit your application.
We might get a lot of applications so reserve the right to withdraw this advertisement at any time. Don’t miss out, please apply early.
Inclusion is one of our core values. Our goal is to be a diverse, inclusive organisation where our people thrive and meet our customers’ needs with fairness and empathy. We know having a range of ideas and opinions makes a difference. We encourage and welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support this mission. We will make adjustments throughout your application process, in line with Sanctuary’s commitment to our Disability Confident employer status.
