Role Purpose
You will support the Housing Development Team with the housing delivery of a significant new housebuilding programme.
This role will also support the coordination of activities across the team with project administration, contract coordination and budget tracking.
The Role
Key Accountabilities:
- Be part of the housing delivery team to support the delivery of new build housing projects to ensure projects are delivered within agreed timescales, budgets and meet required quality standards.
- Maintain project information and files.
- Coordinate administration of development related meetings, minutes and agendas
- To deal with financial responsibilities such as raising, processing orders and invoices along with tracking project expenditure.
- To produce regular reports on project progress as required.
- To attend site visits and project review meetings when required.
- To attend meetings with partners and stakeholders when required.
- To assist and support community consultation events.
- To coordinate communications with local residents and others.
- To coordinate the effective handover of new homes once built.
- To monitor and coordinate the post-handover end of defects period.
- Support the successful progression of the portfolio of new build housing developments
- Build strong relationships and rapport with team members and other teams across the organisation and with partner organisations.
- Excellent service to all our customers and contribute to the continual improvement of the services we deliver to all our customers, both internal and external.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
- 5 GCSEs including Maths and English at A-C, or equivalent.
- Strong IT skills.
- Demonstrable interpersonal and communication skills.
- Must be able to work on own initiative as well as part of a team.
- Must be confident working with a range of people and stakeholders.
- Able to plan and organise your work and your time effectively.
- Ability to build and maintain solid working relationships.
- Flexible and adaptable.
- Able to use own initiative and creative in problem solving.
- Open to change, innovation and improvement.
- You are enthusiastic and take pride in your work.
- Ability to think differently and comes up with a range of ideas and proposes well thought out solutions.
Housing Development Support Officer - FTC March 2026 in Somerset employer: Homes in Somerset
As an Income Officer with us, you will join a supportive and dynamic team dedicated to making a real difference in the lives of our customers. Our organisation fosters a collaborative work culture that prioritises employee growth through continuous training and development opportunities, all while maintaining a strong focus on community engagement and financial inclusion. Located in Somerset, we offer a hybrid working model that allows for flexibility, ensuring you can balance your professional and personal life effectively.
