Maintenance Inspector

• Jobtitle: Maintenance Inspector
• Location:London
• Address: Printworks, 1st Floor, 131 – 143 Clapham Road, London SW9 0HP
• Contract:Permanent
• Hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week
• Salary: £28,449to £33,072 per annum

We are currently recruiting a Maintenance Inspector who will beresponsible for visiting residents and Metropolitan properties, working withappointed contractors to ensure responsive repair works and quality standardsare delivered and maintained at agreed levels; according to Metropolitan policiesand contractual agreements.

The successful applicant will be based at our offices in Stockwell,and will be required to provide excellent customer service delivery. They willhave an eye for detail, a good standard of English, as report writing andinterpreting data will be required, and the technical ability gained fromworking in a similar role. A genuine interest in working for social housing isalso required.

Applicationswill be screened on the supporting statement based on the essential criteriabelow:

EssentialCriteria:

• Well-developed communication skills.
• Able to build and sustain workingrelationships with key stakeholders
• High level of technical knowledge anddiagnosis skills in a construction environment
• Working knowledge of the CDM, Asbestos and allother regulations relating to the delivery of Maintenance work
• A demonstrable track record of deliveringservice excellence to a customer base. A record of achievement in making adifference
• Good planning, organising and prioritisationskills
• Able to interpret financial and other systemsdata
• Strong report writing skills. A good standardof written business English
• An interest in the work of Metropolitan andsocial housing in particular
• Intermediate IT literacy
• A full UK driving licence

Desirable Criteria:

• Formal qualification relevant to theConstruction industry

Benefitsinclude a base entitlement of 25 days paid annual leave plus eight EnglishPublic Statutory Holidays. Metropolitan also offers a contributory pensionscheme and a range of flexible benefits including (but not restricted to)dental insurance, a health cash plan and critical illness cover.

Metropolitanemployees also have access to a voluntary benefits portal which offers a widerange of discounts on products and services such as travel and high streetvouchers.

Toapply for this role please follow the link below and complete an onlineapplication form.

The closing date for this role is 15thAugust 2012 at 11pm.