At a Glance
- Tasks: Support repairs and refurbishments, ensuring homes are safe and comfortable for residents.
- Company: Leading Housing Association with a strong reputation for tenant service.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, ongoing professional development, and a supportive team environment.
- Other info: Great opportunity for career progression in the housing sector.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in people's lives by maintaining quality housing.
- Qualifications: Trade qualification and three years' experience in construction or property maintenance.
Hays are delighted to be partnering with a leading Housing Association to recruit a Technical Officer to join their Property Services team based in Invergordon. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced property, construction or maintenance professional to play a key role in delivering a high-quality repairs and voids service across a varied housing portfolio.
As a Technical Officer, you will be responsible for supporting the delivery of repairs, void property refurbishments, planned maintenance programmes and compliance activities across the housing stock. You will carry out property inspections, diagnose building defects, monitor contractor performance and ensure works are completed to the required quality, budget and timescale. You will also play a key role in ensuring properties meet all relevant health and safety and housing quality standards, whilst delivering an excellent service to tenants and stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities- Undertake property inspections and diagnose building defects, producing reports and recommendations.
- Manage repairs and void property works, ensuring properties are returned to a lettable standard within agreed timescales.
- Monitor contractor performance, quality and compliance with contractual obligations.
- Conduct pre and post inspections of maintenance, repairs and planned works.
- Complete stock condition surveys and maintain accurate asset information.
- Support the delivery of planned and cyclical maintenance programmes.
- Work with tenants to address issues such as damp and mould, providing support, guidance and effective solutions.
- Ensure compliance with Health & Safety legislation and housing quality standards.
- Attend contractor meetings and monitor KPI performance.
- Maintain accurate records, reports and customer interactions using housing management and asset systems.
To be successful in this role, you will have:
- A trade qualification or construction-related qualification.
- At least three years' experience within a construction, repairs, maintenance or property-related role.
- Experience identifying and diagnosing building-related defects.
- Knowledge of repairs, maintenance and planned works programmes.
- A strong understanding of building construction and maintenance principles.
- Good working knowledge of Health & Safety legislation.
- Excellent organisational, communication and report-writing skills.
- Strong IT skills, including Microsoft 365 applications.
- The ability to manage a varied workload and prioritise effectively.
- A full UK driving licence and willingness to travel throughout the Highlands.
- Experience working within the social housing sector.
- Knowledge of SHQS, EESSH and wider housing compliance requirements.
- Experience managing repairs and void properties.
- HNC/HND qualification in a building, surveying or construction discipline.
- Knowledge of current Building Regulations, CDM Regulations and asset management principles.
- Opportunity to join a respected housing provider with a strong reputation for tenant service.
- Varied and rewarding role covering repairs, maintenance, compliance and asset management.
- Ongoing professional development and career progression opportunities.
- Collaborative and supportive team environment.
- Competitive salary and benefits package.
This opportunity would suit candidates from a Building Surveying, Maintenance Surveying, Technical Inspection, Clerk of Works, Repairs Surveying, Construction Management or Property Maintenance background looking to build a long-term career within the housing sector.
Technical Officer (Repairs/Voids) - 3 months in Invergordon employer: Hays
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