Property Inspector

Hours: Full Time

Contract: 6 month FTC

Closing Date: 26th May 2023

Settle could have the exciting opportunity you’ve been looking for, we’re recruiting a Property Inspector to join us.

You will work within the property team to identify and specify work required in settle’s housing stock and be instrumental in specifying, prioritising and overseeing works. Predominantly focusing on inspection, quality and control in damp, mould & condensation reports, complaints and mutual exchanges. You will ensure settle is meeting decency and HHSRS standards and provide customers with support to ensure they have homes where they are proud to live.

Job requirements:

• Liaise and visit residents to inspect, providing guidance, specifying and prioritising works, where required.

• Accurately undertaking inspections across all settle owned properties, internally, externally and common areas.

• Working with service controllers to ensure works are classified and raised based on defined priorities

• Oversee works, liaising with contractors (internal or external) ensuring adherence to health and safety, time and cost processes

• Have a good understanding of HHSRS.

• Have a strong understanding of building components and potentially a trade background

• Be familiar with the Decent Homes standard guidelines.

• Be flexible to support different types of inspections. Damp, mould and condensation reports, mutual exchanges, post inspections etc.

What we're looking for:

• IT skills. Suitable to complete forms and communicate instructions

• Familiarity with handheld data capture devices

• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team, bringing enthusiasm and a ‘can-do’ attitude.

• The ability to undertake surveys from day one.

• A good understanding of building elements and why they fail.

• A good understanding of why damp, mould and condensation occur, and solutions required to remedy them

• Excellent customer services skills – you want to serve customers and have a passion for ensuring homes are safe and a place they are proud to live

What we offer:

We offer some excellent benefits including generous holiday allowance, corporate performance pay award, enhanced maternity/ paternity/ adoption leaves and stakeholder pension scheme. Further to this Health care cash plan and Life assurance options are available too.

We always like to encourage our teams to develop and so we offer many training and development opportunities. We’re also proud to say we offer Counselling sessions.

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