Customer Escalation Officer in London

Contract Type: 1 x permanent 35 hours p/w, 1 x Fixed Term Contract (12 months 35 hours p/w)

Salary: From £31,955 per annum (London weighted salary) or from £27,796 per annum (Regional salary), dependant on experience

Grade: 5

Reporting Office: London, Stratford or Manchester, Trafford

Persona: Agile Worker: 20% - 40% of contractual hours to be worked from reporting office/working location (hybrid working) with Thursday as the day to be worked at the reporting office

Closing Date: 10th August 2026

Interview Date: 18th August 2026

Benefits include:

• Excellent pension plan (up to 6% double contribution)
• 28 days Annual Leave rising to 31 days with length of service + Bank Holidays
• Westfield Health Cash Plan
• Non-contributory life assurance
• Up to 21 hours volunteering paid days
• Lifestyle benefits
• Employee Assistance Programme
• And many more...

Join our Customer Resolution Team at L&Q:

Our customers are the most important part of our business and as a member of the Escalation Team, it is vital that you have the passion as a Customer Service professional to deliver excellence to both internal and external customers - every time. This is a fantastic position within the heart of the Direct Maintenance Team and the successful applicant will have an opportunity to play a part in delivering an exciting service to our residents.

The role will be responsible for managing a varied caseload of complex and sensitive escalations from the executive team. You will act as the 'voice and face' of the Trust, so demonstrable experience in delivering customer-focused services in a demanding public-facing environment is essential.

This is a role where you can truly support our residents and show your passion to go above and beyond. In this role you will be surrounded by a supportive department who have a strong team ethos. You will have control over your own workload and be responsible for orchestrating a positive outcome for our customers.

You will have excellent written and verbal communication skills in order to deal with the various issues our diverse resident base will have. Therefore, it is essential that you've had experience in a customer service role and preferably with complaint handling.

You will work collaboratively with other departments across the Trust to ensure effective and efficient delivery of services to our customers, so highly developed relationship management or stakeholder engagement skills are essential to perform well in this role.

If this sounds like you, we would love for you to apply!

Your impact in the role:

• Liaise with internal teams and contractors to investigate and resolve issues swiftly and thoroughly.
• Managing and owning a varied caseload of complex and sensitive escalations from the executive team.
• Draft high-quality written responses that reflect our values and commitment to service excellence.
• Act as a point of contact and reassurance for residents.
• Ensure all responses are timely, accurate, and meet both internal standards and regulatory expectations.
• Identify themes and trends from escalations to feed into service improvements across the Direct Maintenance Service.
• Undertake project work as and when required.

What you'll bring:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to draft clear, accurate and high-quality responses to enquiries.
• Proven experience in a similar customer service role.
• Strong time-management skills, with the ability to prioritise and meet deadlines.
• IT literate, with good working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Able to work effectively in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.

About L&Q:

We're one of the UK's leading housing associations and developers. We were founded on a simple belief: high quality housing is vital for people's health, happiness and security. Everyone deserves a quality home that gives them the chance to live a better life.

250,000 people call our properties 'home', and we're proud to serve diverse communities across London, the South East and North West of England. People are at the heart of our business and our success depends on employing the best people and getting the best from them. The foundation of everything that we are is built on our corporate values, which outline our core expectations and should be demonstrated at all times, and all levels, when representing L&Q.

At L&Q, we know that diversity and inclusion make us stronger - and they're at the heart of everything we do. When we recruit, we look at what really matters: your skills, experience, and potential. We're proud to be recognised for creating an inclusive workplace. We're a Disability Confident Leader (Level 3) and we've introduced our own Recruitment Advocate scheme to make sure every step of our hiring process is fair, transparent, and consistent. It's all part of our commitment to ending discrimination and making L&Q a place where everyone feels welcome.

Sustainability is also at the heart of what we do. We recognise the responsibility we hold as one of the UK's largest housing associations.