Damp Surveyor (DMC) - #1720611

Royal Borough of Greenwich

Full-time, Permanent

We are seeking experienced Damp Surveyors to join our Housing and Safer Communities department. This is an exceptional opportunity for talented professionals to join our Repairs and Investment service committed to enhancing social housing for our community.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct daily full property surveys, specifically concerning the diagnosis of damp, mould and condensation (DMC).
• Producing drawings and floor plans, diagnosing general building faults, and obtaining or creating specifications for improvement works.
• Ordering works by the use of appropriate systems and tendering procedures to obtain best value.
• Supervising works through completion, in line with Royal Borough of Greenwich (RBG) health and safety standards and all other statutory requirements.
• Supporting the DMC team’s ambitions to take a more risk-based, proactive and holistic approach, including a summer block survey and monitoring customer calls.
• Engaging with the Council’s Transformation Programme, helping us to move towards a higher quality, more preventative and proactive approach to DMC.
  
  
  

About You

• Educated to degree level, professional qualification (RICS or CIOB) or equivalent relevant experience.
• Experience in building surveying, repairs, operational delivery, supervising contracts or disrepair case management (ideally this will be in a Social Housing setting).
• Knowledge of building structures and how they contribute to the cause, be able to correctly diagnose and specify appropriate and correct materials for remedial and improvement works required.
• Excellent technical diagnostic, interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Proficiency in using monitoring equipment and tools specific to damp and mould assessment.
  
  
  

Our Greenwich Plan sets out our vision for the next 4 years focusing on the changes we collectively want to see in our borough and Council. We want to become a more strategic, efficient and adaptive organisation, to deliver for our communities. Our workforce is key to making this happen.

Royal Greenwich is a great place to live and work. Benefiting from excellent transport links ranging from Crossrail to the Elizabeth line to the Uber boat, we’re one of the easiest boroughs to get to and navigate your way around.

Employee benefits include:

• A range of flexible working arrangements
• Excellent pension scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Learning and development opportunities to maximise your potential, including excellent apprenticeship opportunities at all levels
• Vibrant staff support networks
• GreenwichCard which entitles you to discounts at local businesses
• Payroll giving scheme
• Generous leave entitlement, starting at 29 days per year (plus bank holidays)
• Employee Assistance Scheme including external counselling service
  
  
  

If you’re ready to make a significant impact and help shape the future of housing services in Greenwich, apply today. Join us in our mission to improve residents’ lives and opportunities.

For more information, please see attached job documents. When completing your application form, please detail in the supporting statement section how you meet the requirements set out in the Person Specification document.



For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Ade Onileyan; [email protected] .

If you require any assistance in viewing or accessing this opportunity, please contact [email protected] or call 020-8921-8977

Diversity Statement: Royal Borough of Greenwich values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this. We therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community.

High Volume Applications: Royal Borough of Greenwich reserves the right to close any vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date should there be a high volume of applications received.

Advert Close: All vacancies close at midnight unless otherwise stated.

How Applications are Scored: Each application is scored according to how well the supporting statement addresses each point on the Person Specification for the role. Candidates will be short-listed for interview on the extent to which they meet the specific points within the Person Specification. The Person Specification is supplied with the job advert. When completing your application, please use the supporting statement section to tell us how you meet each of the points on the Person Specification. We need to have this information in order to consider your application.

Our Staff Values: Our Staff Values are important to us. Candidates will be continuously assessed against our staff values throughout the recruitment process. Where candidates demonstrate views and behaviours that do not meet the standards of our staff values, we reserve the right to reject their application/ registration.