Job Description
Would you like to work for a company who is accredited as an outstanding company to work for in Best Companies 2023?
Jigsaw Homes Group offers employees a very competitive 27 days holiday per annum, including 3 days for Christmas closure (5 day working week) plus bank holidays plus additional days after 2 years continuous service (to a maximum of 5 days).
We offer our employees the option to buy/sell up to 5 days extra leave per year and we offer compressed hours of work with the option to work a 4 day working week in a number of our roles, with 50% of your time working from home upon completion of a satisfactory probation period. This allows for a great work/life balance for many employees.
As a Jigsaw employee you will also receive Incremental salaried pay, occupational sick pay, access to the Social Housing Pension Scheme, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, Simply Health membership, access to on-site gyms and training/development opportunities.
If you are looking for a career with an outstanding company then please read on.
Who we are:
Jigsaw Homes Group is one of the largest housing groups in England with more than 35,000 homes across the North West and East Midlands.
We provide quality, low-cost housing and play a wider role in making sure our residents thrive in their homes and benefit from living in healthy, sustainable communities.
About the department:
We have an established and dedicated team of 600 employees within our Asset Management department.
Our team prides itself on investing in our own people to deliver first class property based services across the Group, covering a broad range of disciplines from reactive, planned and grounds maintenance to property refurbishments, estate services, building safety and compliance.
You will be welcomed in to a committed and passionate team, with a key focus on professionalism and working together.
Role Information:
We are seeking an experienced Building Surveyor to join our Asset Management Team. The successful candidate will work within our Maintenance Team, undertaking thorough surveys within our customer’s homes for legal disrepair cases.
With a sound technical background you will manage an extensive case load, survey properties using specialist equipment to be able to diagnose building defects and failures, document your findings with a detailed report with supporting photographs and evidence and provide an estimate of the cost and time frame for the repairs.
You will have excellent customer service skills, experience of working in a Social Housing environment and ability to demonstrate knowledge of all relevant legislation and Health & Safety regulations including; Decent Homes, Party Wall Act, CDM and Asbestos.
If this sounds like the perfect job for you then don’t hesitate to apply now by uploading your current, up to date CV and a covering letter.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a sufficient number of CV's.