Adaptations Surveyor in King's Lynn

 
Are you an Adaptations Surveyor looking for your next role?
 
King's Lynn & West Norfolk Borough council are looking for a Technical Officer role in West Norfolk on a 3-4 month interim contract.
 
Key Details:
·Rate: £35 p/h
·Location: West Norfolk
·Working Pattern: Field-based with some home working and office attendance
·Start: ASAP
·Checks: Enhanced DBS preferred
 
About the Role:
You'll visit clients in their homes to provide technical advice on repairs and adaptations, helping residents live independently. The role involves managing end-to-end casework, preparing schedules and drawings, liaising with contractors, and overseeing adaptations such as level-access showers, ramps, and door widening.
 
What You'll Do
·Assess & advise: Visit clients to assess housing needs and advise on feasibility, appropriate works and funding options (including DFGs), ensuring solutions support independent living.
·End-to-end case management: Deliver allocated cases from options appraisal through to completion and sign-off, covering technical, financial and contractual elements.
·Surveys & standards: Carry out Decent Homes/HHSRS surveys, gather photographic evidence, and complete paperwork for local authority referrals.
·Technical outputs: Prepare schedules of work, specifications, drawings/plans (existing and proposed/adapted layouts), and schedules of rates/pricing (no tendering required).
·Work mix & volume: Typically 3-4 new jobs per week, with multiple daily visits (up to ~10/day when required); meet contractors on site and sign off completed works.
·Adaptations scope: Level-access showers, ramps, door widening for wheelchair access, and other home adaptations in owner-occupied and social housing.
·Stakeholder liaison: Work closely with Occupational Therapists, Client Officers, Local Authority Grants Officers, and contractors; build relationships and manage performance.
·Compliance & safety: Conduct site risk assessments, monitor works at intervals, ensure compliance with Health & Safety and Codes of Practice.
·Funding & approvals: Prepare and coordinate grant/loan applications (including planning/building regs where needed) and secure authorisations for variations.
·Close-out: Arrange final inspections, check final accounts/defects, advise on payments, and complete case closure documentation.
·Service development: Support the Senior Technical Officer and Repairs & Adaptations Manager with developing services, frameworks, and contractor vetting; contribute to reports and procedures.
·Promotion & records: Promote the Agency's services (including Careline/Handyperson), maintain accurate case files and computerised records, and uphold data quality standards.
·Continuous improvement: Keep up to date with legislation/practice, develop a specialist area, and participate in regional/network meetings.
 
 
Requirements:
·Experience in technical surveying/building works (adaptations experience preferred but not essential)
·Familiarity with DFGs desirable
·Full UK driving licence and own vehicle (mileage reimbursed)
 
If you are interested, please email your updated CV to (url removed) or call (phone number removed).