Compliance Surveyor - Electrical and Lifts

Compliance Surveyor Electrical and Lifts

Salary: £39,321 to £44,039 per annum

Permanent; Monday to Friday; 37 hours per week

Our client, committed to better housing.

Our client is a wholly owned subsidiary of Colchester City Council. As part of the local business community since 2003, they are an award-winning organisation providing management and maintenance services to around 7,000 residential properties and the Council commercial and public buildings, including Colchester Castle and Colchester Town Hall.

They are a fantastic place to work, delivering vital services and making a real difference to their tenants and leaseholders lives. They are an ambitious organisation focused on delivering great value services that make a difference, and their vision is to enable customers, colleagues, and communities to thrive.

About the Role

Building safety has always been an important area of our client s activity. As an organisation they are taking the necessary steps to ensure that they address all the requirements of legislation, including the Building Safety Act and Fire Safety Act as well as emerging themes from the Social Housing Regulation Bill. They also need to ensure their ongoing compliance with the Big 6 Health and Safety categories (Asbestos, Legionella, Gas, Lifts, Fire and Electrical). They require a staffing structure with the necessary capacity and resources to meet these demands.

This is an exciting opportunity to work in the Building Safety team. They are recruiting a Compliance Surveyor (Electrical and Lifts) who will report into the Building Safety Manager. The successful candidate will be required to manage, develop, and maintain housing managed by our client including electrical installation condition reports, thorough examinations, and servicing.

The successful candidate will also be required to manage specified projects and contracts to CCC within CCC buildings / assets, and properties owned or managed by external clients, and will be required to support Asset Managers in the management of specified projects and contracts.

About You

Applicants must have an understanding and working knowledge of health and safety legislation, electrical testing, lift servicing and maintenance.

Applicants must also have knowledge of building and construction projects, and a good awareness of facilities management.

Benefits of working for our client

In return, they are offering a competitive salary, including excellent benefits, which include:

• Local Government Pension Scheme with a 19.5 % employer contribution.
• Excellent training, development, and progression opportunities.
• Generous annual leave entitlement 23 days annual leave (increasing to 26 days after five years service), plus bank and public holidays and two extra company holidays during the Christmas period.
• The opportunity to buy up to another five days holiday, subject to conditions.
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme.
• Employee Benefits Platform.
• Provision of a smartphone and laptop.
• Free parking (for when you are in the office).
• Discounted gym member corporate membership rate at Leisure World and the Northern Gateway.
• One Volunteering Day per year.
• Free Flu Jab.
• Agile Working means having some flexibility about when, where, and how they work to best meet the needs of your role and service area.

Other employee benefits include payment of a professional subscription, free yearly eye tests plus a contribution towards glasses for VDU use.

Interviews will be held face-to-face date to be confirmed.

Equality and Diversity Commitment

Our client is an equal opportunities employer. As part of their continued commitment to Equality and Diversity, and their workforce accurately reflecting the community they represent, they welcome applicants from all backgrounds, and applicants who have status as an individual with a physical or mental disability. They are a Disability Confident Employer and a Mindful Employer. They also hold accreditations for Working Well, Investors in People Gold status and the Armed Forces Covenant.

How to Apply:

• Step 1 Click apply and you will be redirected to our client s careers site.
• Step 2 Read the advert, Job Accountability Statement and Person Specification.
• Step 3 Click Apply online below and complete the application form in full, ensuring that you indicate how you meet the criteria contained within the Person Specification.
• Step 4 Press submit .