Technical Officer

Full time Civic Recruitment Limited United Kingdom

Job Information

Community & Social

City Brentwood

Province Essex

Postal Code CM14

Job Description 6 Month Contract With A Local Authority

Job Purpose

To assist with the effective operation of the Council's responsive repairs service, ensuring a high-quality, value-for-money service to tenants. The post holder will deliver technical surveying, inspection, and contract management functions in line with service objectives, the Council's corporate priorities, and all relevant legal and regulatory requirements.

Key Accountabilities

• Working collaboratively with colleagues to achieve service plan objectives and performance targets.
• Promoting and complying with the Council's Equal Opportunities Policy, Diversity Strategy, and Codes of Conduct.
• Ensuring full compliance with Health and Safety legislation, the Council's Health and Safety Policy, and safe systems of work.
• Supporting the Council's duty under Section 17 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 to prevent crime and disorder.
• Overseeing the partnering contractor's delivery of void refurbishments, ensuring lettable standards, agreed timescales, cost control, and value for money.
• Managing weekly void update meetings, monitoring progress, updating shared tracking systems, and maintaining effective communication with Housing Services.
• Managing and monitoring relevant budgets, including void refurbishments and aids and adaptations.
• Carrying out inspections for Right to Buy, transfers, temporary accommodation, mutual exchanges, and responsive repairs, ensuring compliance with policies and guidelines.
• Undertaking pre-, mid-, and post-inspections to determine scope of works, priorities, and quality of completed repairs.
• Preparing specifications, schedules of work, and technical documentation for repairs, void refurbishments, fire damage, disrepair cases, and disabled adaptations.
• Supervising contractors on site and ensuring compliance with Health and Safety legislation, Building Regulations, and CDM Regulations.
• Supporting the Contracts and Compliance Managers by ensuring works up to £5,000 are justified, appropriately priced, and completed to a satisfactory standard.
• Raising, reviewing, and evaluating asbestos surveys and providing guidance on findings and required actions.
• Instructing and supervising asbestos-related works in compliance with legislation and maintaining accurate asbestos records and registers.
• Inspecting properties requiring disabled adaptations, preparing specifications, instructing contractors, and liaising with Members where appropriate.
• Applying detailed knowledge of NHF Schedule of Rates (SORs)