Paul Gough
Ferryhill,Durham
Summary
Self-motivated surveyor with extensive experience within the construction industry, particularly linked with Social Housing. Proactive and self-motivated for positive independent and team working with a long history of completing pre and post inspections and ensuring that the project is completed to a high standard within allotted timescales and budgets.
Effective communicator at all levels from clients, trades, subcontractors and senior management .
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
2013
2013
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Surveyor
Karbon
01.2021 - 02.2026
- Currently working within Area 5 as a reactive maintenance surveyor for property services within Karbon Homes.
- Carrying out inspections of tenanted properties for reported defects and structural issues, ordering and organising repair work, within budget constraints, with a team of in house and external trade personnel and contractors whilst adhering to current guidelines and regulations inc. Awaab's Law and Health and safety guidelines.
- Ensuring that homes are of lettable standards under the Decent Homes standards.
- Assisting in other areas including covering the Empty Homes team, covering sickness and operational needs, working within vacated properties to effect a timely turnaround of repairs to release empty properties for new tenant occupation.
- Maintaining and improving my key skills and knowledge and keeping up to date with new laws, regulations and guidelines.
- Working with other teams and Karbon customers to ensure a customers focussed service, maintaining effective communication and overall customer satisfaction whilst staying within budget constraints and tight turnaround deadlines to meet KPI's (Key Performance Indicators).
- Liaising with the area manager to ensure that in house trades and contractors are effectively managed to optimise turnaround and meeting tight deadlines.
- Responsible for organising additional site visits and contractor meetings around pre-arranged appointments
- Working with Social Services and Occupational Therapists in relation to facilitate housing aids and adaptations as necessary, inc the provision of wet rooms and other major alterations within tenanted properties
- Produce reports on repairs in both digital, written and verbal formats to assist the area manager and reactive maintenance operatives to ensure deadlines and quality expectations are met.
- Completing post inspections to ensure work carried is of a decent quality and standard within the decent homes standard.
Technical surveyor / Tradesperson
Karbon
01.2009 - 01.2021
- Initially working as a Technical Inspector for Building Services, carrying out pre and post inspections on both void and tenanted properties.
- Inspect vacant properties, completing stock condition surveys, and highlighting any defects or repairs required before re-letting of the property.
- Arranging a schedule of works for both in house trade personnel and approved sub-contractors, ordering materials and overseeing Health and Safety guidelines are correctly adhered to.
- Responsible for inspecting all finished works to ensure that work had been carried out effectively, as per written instructions and that all extra works were completed and accounted for correctly and within budgetary constraints.
- Working as a painter and decorator within planned works programmes using tools and materials effectively, adhering to health and safety guidelines within the role and representing Karbon Homes to the customer.
Finishing Forman
Turney Wylde Construction
Newcastle upon Tyne
01.2003 - 01.2009
- Responsible for overseeing and running both New Build and Decent Homes contracts and refurbishment for Gentoo and Your Homes Newcastle. This included the Beamish Rise project in the Stanley area, which involved the demolition of an existing public house and a car park and replacing it with a development of flats and townhouses.
- Refurbishment contracts under the Decent Homes standards and included replacement of kitchens , bathrooms ,electrical rewires ,door and window replacement , boiler replacements, external roof works, repointing and external painting .
Education
Foundation Degree - Construction
Newcastle College Group and Leeds Metropolitan University
An introduction to HHSRS and Housing Standards -
HQN Training
09.2024 - 09.2024
CPD Damp in Building Methodology, Identification, -
Storm Tempest Property Consultancy
CPD Condensation Control and improving air quality -
CPD Standards Office
IOSH / NEBOSH -
In House Training
HNC - Construction Management Technologies
Newcastle College
Construction Site Managers Safety Certificate -
CITB
NVQ2 - Painting and Decorating
City and Guilds
Scaffold Appreciation and Inspection -
Northern Counties Safety Group Ltdo
Asbestos Awareness -
In House Training
Defence Instructional Techniques (MOD) -
Ministry of Defence
Skills
- Strong Customer Service Skills
- Organised and able to work within timescales and budget constraints, achieving KPI targets
- Accurate Building Inspection with attention to detail
- Building refurbishment planning
- Knowledge of building regulations
- Team Leadership
- Critical thinking and problem solving skills
Timeline
An introduction to HHSRS and Housing Standards -
HQN Training
09.2024 - 09.2024
Surveyor
Karbon
01.2021 - 02.2026
Technical surveyor / Tradesperson
Karbon
01.2009 - 01.2021
Finishing Forman
Turney Wylde Construction
01.2003 - 01.2009
Foundation Degree - Construction
Newcastle College Group and Leeds Metropolitan University
CPD Damp in Building Methodology, Identification, -
Storm Tempest Property Consultancy
CPD Condensation Control and improving air quality -
CPD Standards Office
IOSH / NEBOSH -
In House Training
HNC - Construction Management Technologies
Newcastle College
Construction Site Managers Safety Certificate -
CITB
NVQ2 - Painting and Decorating
City and Guilds
Scaffold Appreciation and Inspection -
Northern Counties Safety Group Ltdo
Asbestos Awareness -
In House Training
Defence Instructional Techniques (MOD) -
Ministry of Defence