Qualifications

HNC Building Studies

AutoCad LT

Quick Architect

DDA induction course

Additional Information

Fully conversant in Urdu, Punjabi, and Hindi.

I am CAD literate as well as MicroSoft packages.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY - Feb 98 - Present

Clearsprings(Management Ltd)

· Working as part of the Procurement team, from remote location via laptop and mobile phone. Procuring target properties within a given date from the East of England region, liaising with Local Authorities, Housing Association and Private sector landlords

· Assessing suitability of property, location, required standard by Home Office, Building Regulations, Planning Regulations

· Negotiating rent with landlords arranging initial inspections, arranging joint inspections with Local Authority Environmental Health officers, carrying out joint inspections with Home Office officials

· Assessing properties for improvements repairs, ordering works orders, liaising with contractors, final inspections and assessing certificates.

· Ordering furniture to approved properties,

· Condition surveys, preparing schedules of work, liaising with other area officials.

· Updating database on live database, preparing spreadsheets and reports.

Derwent Living Housing Association

Project Surveyor

Duties included mainly of Void Surveyor, inspections on non tenanted properties, preparing specifications, liaising with contractors and housing departments on the progress of works and post inspection of works upon completion. providing reports and updates to management.

Working with the Reactive Maintenance and planned maintenance team, conducting surveys in relation to properties with day to day maintenance issues, anaylsing stock condition reports and preparing Cad drawings for specification of works. Surveys conducted using a schedule of rates and a specification of works. Pre and post surveys conducted and contractor works and materials checked. Surveys conducted on residential and void properties.

Mitie Property Services

Condtion Surveyor

To survey 1250 properties and prepare repair schedules and complete the work in around 5 months

Anchor Staying Put

Technical Officer

· Visiting clients in their own homes, providing the required level of advice and information, and maintaining regular contact with them at each stage of the case

· To assess the building work required to the property.

· To identify property defects and to recommend priorities; prepare preliminary costings; prepare schedules of works, working drawings and implement Anchor Staying Put's tendering process and evaluate the quotations.

· To maintain and review an up-to-date register of preferred contractors.

· To administer the contracts for works, instruct contractors and monitor the quality of workmanship

· Be accountable to the agency manager for the technical service delivered by the agency and report in a timely manner

· Liase and maintain good working relationships with other professionals from external, statutory and voluntary organisations to the enhancement of the agency service

Family Housing Association

Maintenance Surveyor

· Mainly Maintenance Surveyor role for responsive maintenance, assisting Head of Asset Management in preparing planned maintenance programmes, and benchmarking Condition Surveys.

BirminghamCity Council

Cad Surveyor

· Carrying out DDA audits on public service buildings for the social services department

· Measured surveys and preparing floor plans on AutoCad

· Preparing floor layout and alteration plans for the accommodations department

Milbury Care Services

Regional Surveyor

· Responsible for all aspects of maintenance, from responsive to Cyclical maintenance/ Contract management for NHS and working in accordance to NCSC

NottinghamCity Council - Technical Services Department

Condition Surveyor

· Carrying out condition surveys on Councils housing stock using a handheld computer (Compaq IPAQ) with Code-man package, to collect data and download onto main system

Fortune Consultants

Building Surveyor-Access Auditor

· Carrying out Disability Access Audits on Universities as part of a team of 8 Surveyors

· Completing written reports on site with observations and providing recommendations to ensure the client (Universities) are aware of requirements of Disability Discrimination Acts by October 2004

Refugee Housing Association

Procurement Officer

· Working as part of the Procurement team, procuring target properties within a given date from the East Midlands region Local Authorities, Housing Association and Private sector landlords

· Assessing suitability of property, location, required standard by Home Office

· Negotiating rent with landlords arranging initial inspections, arranging joint inspections with Local Authority Environmental Health officers, carrying out joint inspections with Home Office officials

· Condition surveys, preparing schedules of work, liaising with other area offices

Stevens Scanlan Chartered Surveyors

Stock Condition Surveyor

· Stock Condition Surveying for 4 Local Authorities in the East and West Midlands. Preparing reports, surveying void and occupied properties

Derbyshire County Council

Responsive and Cyclical maintenance

· Responsive and Cyclical maintenance on local authority Schools and Public buildings such as Libraries

· Surveys, preparing specifications, liaising with contractors, internal and external bodies

· Designing layouts and schemes for approval

Carillion Housing (Insurance claims department)

Insurance Assessor

· Responding to insurance claims of general householders, assessing validity of claims and proposed works required under various perils

· Liaising and arranging to meet with owner-occupiers in their homes, contractors and office staff

· Mainly assessing storm damages, as well as general day-to-day claims

· Geographically covering the entire East Midlands region

Bromford

Carinthia Housing Group

Building Surveyor

· Working in the Property Services Team assisting with programmed maintenance, with JCT80 minor works

· Carrying out various duties such as End of defects checks, initial inspections, release of retention, day-to-day inspections, void inspections, condition surveys, handover inspections on New Build properties

Asra Midlands Housing Association (Kennedy and Partners Chartered Surveyors)

Stock Condition Surveyor

· Working in a team of 5 Surveyors, carrying out full internal and external condition surveys for the Associations housing stock

Ws Atkins Civil Engineers (Ministry of Defence)

Technical Officer

· Surveying existing Hangars, conversion projects to proposed offices for Military Officials

· Redesigning existing layouts to accommodate new structures

Metropolitan Housing Trust

Stock Condition Surveyor

· Carried out full internal and external housing condition survey

· Using Psion Handheld Computer

· Downloading data onto Promaster program

· Checking through information before emailing to head offices

Citex

Stock Condition Surveyor

· Carried out condition surveys of commercial premises for various clients nationwide

· In addition surveys were carried out using either Psion computers or the clients preferred proforma

· Carrying out condition surveys on Inland Revenue offices (multi-storey), Custom and Excise buildings, Airports and Schools, Geographically covering all of Wales, East and West Midlands and East of England (Grimsby)

Hallmark Housing Association

Building Surveyor

· Responsible for Reactive Maintenance and Void Management.

Focus Housing

Building Surveyor

· Working primarily on voids in the North East of Birmingham

· Inspection works and preparing schedules of rates

· Liaising with different departments e.g. contractors etc

NottinghamCommunity Housing Association

Property Services Officer

· Initially the contract was for a period of 6 weeks, which was extended to a period of 6 months

· Whilst assisting line manager, Assistant Manager of Property Services, the candidate's main duties as a Property Services Officer included: updating computer and manual records, carrying out responsive and cyclical inspections, carrying out quality checks, directing contractors on site, assisting in the preparation of specifications, tenders, and contract procedures, providing general assistance in contract administration, inspecting void properties and scheduling work, purchasing furniture and equipment for designed properties within budget constraints, undertaking capital assets inspection, preparing and organising a programme for Energy audit on all properties to be surveyed and information logged onto database, liaising both internal and externally with various departments, creating spreadsheets

1996 - 1998 Derby City Council

Two Year Traineeship

· Working within the Housing Contracts Department

· Training was gained as Area Property Surveyor, Contract Liaison Officer, Technical Assistant and Building Services Surveyor

· During a six months secondment to a local housing officer the candidate undertook the role of an Area Property secondment

· Duties involved visiting tenants, evaluating repairs, dealing with complaints, preparing specifications, prioritising work in conjunction with council regulations, budget monitoring, accurately recording results of inspections and liaising with council and external departments