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Mould and Damp Surveyor
| Posting date: | 15 March 2025 |
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| Salary: | £19.30 per hour |
| Additional salary information: | per hour PAYE |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 13 April 2025 |
| Location: | THAMESMEAD, LONDON, SE28 8BF |
| Company: | Triumph Consultants Ltd |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | Greenwich RQ1487991 |
Summary
What's involved with this role:
Rate is negotiable for the right candidates – please state pay expectation clearly on your CV
Temporary Mould and Damp Surveyor
Ref number: Greenwich RQ1487991
Please do not apply for this role unless your CV meets the following general requirements, as well as the more specific ones listed further down the ad:
You must be UK based and have the right to work in the UK.
Your commute to the place of work must be less than 1 hour.
This is a temporary role. Please do not apply if you are seeking a permanent position.
Skills & Experience required:
Degree in Building Surveying, Construction, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
Must have experience of working in a Housing or Maintenance environment
Customer Service Skills
Excellent communication skills with both team and residents
Must have ability to prepare technical reports and budget estimates with the ability to prepare specifications of work
Ability to analyse the problem, identify appropriate tools and materials for repair
Ability to undertake pre and post inspections, work assessments
Must have ability to diagnose housing repairs as necessary including Damp and Mould and other building defects
Ability to work with minimum supervision
Ability to prioritise workloads, analyse and resolve problems
What's involved with this role: You will be an experienced Damp Surveyor, conducting full property surveys focused on condensation and damp diagnosis and remedial actions. You will apply scientific knowledge of mould types, their causes, and impacts on residents, while continuing to build expertise through ongoing team training.
With a strong understanding of building structures, you will accurately diagnose issues, specify remedial actions, and use diagnostic equipment for seasonal monitoring. You will approach tenants with empathy, create drawings and floor plans, identify building faults, and prepare specifications for improvement works, considering the impact on other property components and obtaining competitive prices.
Key duties:
Order works by use of appropriate systems and Tender/contract procedures.
Supervise works to completion, in line with Council Health & Safety Standards and other statutory requirements
Carry out post inspections, confirm satisfactory completion, authorise payments, investigate invoice queries
Cross-Service/Partnership working liaison skills and experience
Managing external resources through PFI contract partnering to ensure best value for the client
Respond to complaints, compliments and requests for information and consider service review and development in the light of these
Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for.
Qualification details and any other experience/skills relevant to the role to help support your application should be clearly shown in your CV.
Due to the number of CVs being sent to us unfortunately we cannot respond to all applications. If you have not heard from us within 3 working days please assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.
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Job Ref: Greenwich RQ1487991
Anticipated Length of Assignment: Unless otherwise stated (we do carry the occasional permanent vacancy) all of our roles are technically temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.
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