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About the Role
Croydon Staying Put is an agency within Croydon Council that assists older and disabled people with home repairs, improvements, or adaptations to help them live independently. The team focuses on improving housing standards in the private sector through grants and loans. This role offers an opportunity for a building professional experienced in domestic property refurbishment, surveying, and contract management to significantly impact vulnerable residents' lives.
Responsibilities
- Manage and administer grant and loan applications from initial enquiry through to completion.
- Undertake detailed property inspections and surveys to assess defects, repair requirements, and adaptation needs.
- Prepare specifications, schedules of work, drawings, and cost estimates for residential projects.
- Provide building surveying advice and support across all areas of the Staying Put service.
- Oversee procurement and tendering processes in accordance with contractual and council procedures.
- Monitor project expenditure and maintain effective financial control across individual grant and loan cases.
- Inspect works in progress and upon completion, ensuring quality, compliance, and value for money.
- Promote sustainable and environmentally responsible working practices with contractors and partners.
- Build positive relationships with homeowners, contractors, occupational therapists, and other stakeholders to ensure successful project delivery.
Requirements
- Relevant qualification, such as a BTEC in Building Studies, HNC/HND in Construction, Building Surveying, or equivalent.
- Knowledge of Local Authority Housing Renewal Policies and private sector grants and loans systems.
- Sound understanding of financial systems, procedures, and budget management.
- Working knowledge of the Party Wall Act.
- Understanding of the housing and adaptation needs of older people, disabled people, and other vulnerable residents.
- Experience of housing renewal, building surveying, or property maintenance work.
- Ability to identify building defects and specify appropriate remedial works.
- Experience of preparing drawings, schedules of work, and specifications for residential properties, including drainage systems.
- Experience of managing building contracts involving maintenance, repairs, improvements, and adaptations.
- Experience of undertaking tendering procedures and contract administration.
Skills
- Building surveying
- Contract management
- Property refurbishment
- Customer service
- Communication skills
Location
- Croydon
Work Type
- Permanent
- 36 hours per week
Experience Level
- Experienced
Education Level
- BTEC in Building Studies
- HNC/HND in Construction
- Building Surveying
- Equivalent
Salary/Compensations
- Grade 10 £45,123- £47,262
Benefits
- Fantastic benefits
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Generous annual leave entitlement
- Flexible working arrangements where applicable
- Employee wellbeing and support initiatives
About the Company
- Croydon Staying Put is an agency within Croydon Council.
- The Staying Put Team is committed to improving housing standards across the private sector through the delivery of grants and loans for repairs, improvements and adaptations.
- Croydon Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
- Croydon Council's priorities include balancing books, listening to residents, delivering good sustainable services, getting finances in grip, becoming a listening council, strengthening collaboration, ensuring good governance, and developing the workforce.
- Key business plan outcomes include Croydon being a place of opportunity, children and young people thriving, a cleaner safer and healthier borough, people leading healthier and independent lives for longer, and new ways of working.
Equal Opportunity
- Croydon Council is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
- As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the advertised role.
- Croydon council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.
- The Successful candidate will be subject to a DBS check, if the role requires one.