Housing Technical Officer Full Time Temporary

Housing Technical Officer needed in Bradford £14.22 ph ref:5189012

This role will involve:

• Respond appropriately to service requests across a range of functions.
• Carry out inspections, audits and surveys of dwellings to assess their condition as a prerequisite for their maintenance, repair, adaptation or improvement; and, applying the housing health and safety rating system, to eliminate any serious risks to the health of the occupants.
• Prepare plans, specifications, design schemes, schedules of work, tender documents and contracts as may be required for maintenance, repair, improvement, and adaptation works upon which decisions as to the approval and payment of grants, loans and other capital expenditure to the total value of £5m are made.
• Provide advice to owners and occupiers on the maintenance, repair, improvement, and adaptation of their properties, the sources of financial assistance available, and the employment of reputable contractors.
• Supervise contractors and other workers on site to ensure that works are carried out to the specification and instructions agreed prior to work commencing and in accordance with the requirements of health and safety legislation and the client’s health and safety policies, making interim checks, resolving disputes and ensuring that the work is completed to an acceptable standard; and to advise the line manager of the on-going performance of contractors.

Ideally candidates will have:

• 3 years experience of working in the building construction or housing maintenance industry or in a public, private or voluntary sector organisation delivering housing maintenance or housing enforcement. This must include experience of surveying housing including service installations.
• Experience in the preparation of schedules for building works.
• Experience of supervising building works.
• Experience of delivering a customer-focussed service, including face to face advice to members of the public.
• BTEC Higher National Certificate in Building Studies, Building Construction, Construction Studies, Construction Technology or Structural Surveying OR an alternative construction related qualification at a similar level within the Framework for Higher Education Qualifications.

If you are interested in the role, please email your CV to beth@essentialemploy.co.uk quoting the reference number

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