Summary
INNOVATE AND IMPROVE: JOIN OUR TEAM AS A PLANNED MAINTENANCE SURVEYOR
About the Department
The Church of England Pensions Board Housing Department provides housing options for those who retire from ministry in the Church of England. More widely the Pensions Board is a charity which runs pension schemes with over 30,000 members and provides grants as well as accommodation.
We offer a range of housing options for retired clergy and eligible family members, primarily through:
- 1,200 rental properties located throughout England
- Community Living (sheltered housing type accommodation with additional facilities) homes in 7 schemes across England
- Relationships with other housing providers
About the role
As a Planned Maintenance Surveyor, you will be part of a small team ensuring our residents in our rental and Community Living properties live in quality homes, through the specification and delivery of planned maintenance programmes. This role is part of a new team, managing works in the region of £8m per annum.
You will work collaboratively with colleagues from across the property and customer service teams and with external maintenance partners to deliver quality accommodation, value for money and compliance with regulatory standards.
Summary of main responsibilities
- Technical and contract management
- Programme development
- Resident support
- Compliance and quality assurance
- Data Management and reporting
- Customer Service and complaint resolution
- Safeguarding and compliance
Key role requirements
We are looking to appoint four Surveyors, each assigned to a specific region. However, there may be instances where you will be allocated projects outside your primary region. Please indicate your preferred region(s) in your application. Our 4 regions are:
North including - Newcastle, Carlisle, Durham, Leeds, Blackburn, Liverpool, Manchester, Sheffield and York Diocese
- Mid including - Chester, Derby, Southwell & Nottingham, Lincoln, Litchfield, Hereford, Worchester, Birmingham, Leicester, Peterborough, Ely, Norwich and St Edmundsbury & Ipswich Diocese and North Wales
- South West - Truro, Exeter, Bath and Wells, Sailsbury, Bristol, Gloucester, Winchester Diocese and South Wales
- South East - Portsmouth, Guildford, Chichester, Canterbury, Rochester, Southwark, London, Oxford, St Albans, Chelmsford Diocese.
- As our properties are located throughout England, with a few in Wales, you will be required to visit residents in their homes, and supervise the works of contractors and consultants will require meetings on-site. This means you will be required to work flexibly and on occasion, may require overnight stays away from home, whilst making the best use of remote working technology.
- Our main office is in central London and you will need to attend the office for in-person meetings, training courses and other events on around a monthly basis.
- A basic DBS check will be required as part of our pre-employment checks.
You will need to be/have:
- A strong technical knowledge of residential maintenance, construction works and asset management and the ability to make informed decisions based upon specialist information provided by others.
- An understanding of construction contracts and roles within such contracts.
- A good understanding of Health and Safety and Compliance regulations within a construction and housing setting including an understanding of the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS).
- A construction-related qualification (e.g. HND in construction, or degree) with relevant construction-related experience.
- A valid full UK driving licence.
About You
The Church of England is for everyone and we want to reflect the diversity of the community the Church serves across the whole country. Therefore, while of course, we welcome all applications from interested and suitably experienced people, we would particularly welcome applicants from UK Minoritised Ethnicities (UKME)/Global Majority Heritage (GMH) and other under-represented groups. As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to recruiting disabled people. We offer interviews to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the role.
Please refer to the Job Description for more information about the role and person specification.
- First round of interviews will be online: Tuesday 4th and Wed 5th March 2025
- In person second round interviews and assessment: Tuesday 18th, Wednesday 19th and Thursday 20th March 2025
What we offer
Your Salary
- A salary of £48,557 per annum (including an essential car user allowance of £3,600 per annum), plus age-related pension contributions between 8-15% of your salary. We will also match any pension contributions you make up to an additional 3% of your salary.
Your Benefits
- 25 days annual leave (increasing to 30 days within 5 years) plus eight bank holidays and three additional days (pro-rated if working part-time).
- We welcome all flexible working arrangement requests. This is looked at in a case-by-case scenario and if this fits within the department's needs. We try to be as flexible as we can in your work pattern to support you with other commitments, and to give a good work-life balance.
- We offer many services and initiatives under our Family Friendly Programme, some of these include enhanced Maternity Leave initiative, Adoption leave, Paternity Leave, & Shared Parental Leave. Structured induction programme and access to a range of development opportunities including apprenticeships.
Automatic enrolment and access to Medicash (one of the UK's leading health cash plan providers), providing you with many services including reimbursements of routine dental treatment, optical, specialist consultations, and therapy treatments. Unlimited access to virtual GP & Private prescription service and health & Stress related helplines.
- Access to Occupational Health, and an Employee Assistance Programme
- Access to the Department of Education Restaurant and Westminster Abbey with a plus-one guest.
- Apply for eligibility for an Eyecare voucher.
- Opportunity to join the Civil Service Sports & Social Club, and get involved in a range of staff networks, groups and societies.
