Access Licence Co-Ordinator Dartford

Bellway plc; Dartford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading house builder as an Access Licence Co-ordinator in Dartford, where your skills will help ensure building safety. This role offers a chance to work on critical projects, collaborating with internal and external teams to secure access for investigations. You'll leverage your paralegal experience and analytical skills to navigate complex tasks and build strong relationships. With a commitment to diversity and inclusion, this established firm provides a supportive environment where your contributions will make a difference. If you thrive in a dynamic setting and are ready to tackle challenges, this opportunity is for you.

Benefits

Optional salary sacrifice car scheme

Competitive annual bonus

Contributory pension scheme

Access to discounts and benefits portal

ShareSave Scheme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Life assurance

Qualifications

• Experience as a Paralegal in legal or insurance sectors is preferred.
• Strong analytical and communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Administer negotiations for access licenses with stakeholders.
• Manage cases from inception to completion for residential properties.

Skills

Paralegal experience

Contract law knowledge

Construction law knowledge

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

IT proficiency

Team player

Education

Degree in Law or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)

Job description

At Bellway we recognise that people are the key to our success and we are working towards becoming a more inclusive employer that values and respects individual differences in the workplace.

There is an exciting opportunity to join Bellway, one of the UK’s largest house builders. Our Building Safety Division, located in Dartford, has been established to rectify possible fire safety issues in the historic Bellway Homes portfolio nationally.

The Role

The role of the Access Licence Co-ordinator will be to administer all negotiations with Stakeholders on buildings requiring investigation & works access licences.

Principal accountabilities of the Access Licence Co-Ordinator’s role include:

1. Support and work with the internal and external Teams to agree investigation & works access licenses with Stakeholders where life critical building safety defects are being established or have been found.
2. The portfolio of buildings requiring investigation & works access licences include a range of building projects located in the UK.
3. Assist with running cases from inception through to completion, dealing with both leasehold and freehold residential properties.
4. Building up a strong knowledge of sole cases, obtaining vital information amongst other key responsibilities to progress every case.
5. Working alone without supervision, but also able to integrate and support team members and collaborate to complete complex tasks under tight time deadlines.

The above list of accountabilities is not exclusive or exhaustive. The post holder will be required to undertake any such duties as may be reasonably expected.

Experience, Qualifications and Skills

Experience

1. Previous experience working as Paralegal for a legal practice or an insurance business is preferred.
2. Previous experience with paralegal tasks relating to contract and construction law.
3. Experience of applying robust and methodical analytical skills, while adopting a flexible and adaptable approach to problems.

Qualifications and Training

Skills and Aptitude

1. Strong team player, and a confident person.
2. Capable of building strong relationships and networks - both internally and externally.
3. Exceptional people skills.
4. Well organised and skilled in planning.
5. Strong communicating and listening skills.
6. Excellent attention to detail.
7. Ability to manage multiple caseloads at once.
8. Ability to prioritise workload and meet tight deadlines.
9. Ability to work on own as well as part of a team.
10. Proficient IT skills along and the ability to adapt to new systems.
11. Working knowledge of Microsoft Office - Word, Excel, and Outlook.
12. Committed to diversity and inclusion.

The Role and Working Conditions

1. Office based role.
2. Willing to be flexible in respect to day-to-day duties and hours worked.
3. Core hours.

In return we can offer you:

1. Optional salary sacrifice car scheme.
2. Competitive annual bonus.
3. Contributory pension scheme.
4. Access to discounts and benefits portal.
5. ShareSave Scheme.
6. Cycle to Work Scheme.
7. Life assurance.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy if a large volume of applications are received.