Housing / Property Specialist

Colbern Limited; Loughborough; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

Colbern Limited is seeking an experienced Technical Officer - Housing in Loughborough. The role involves inspecting and visiting properties in the local area, developing adaptation schemes for disabled residents, and supporting the DFG process.

You will provide technical advice, prepare surveys, drawings, and cost estimates, and work with Occupational Therapists, Housing Support Coordinators, builders and architects.

Qualifications

• Experience with housing adaptations and the DFG process.
• Ability to travel locally for inspections and visits.
• Knowledge of statutory requirements, costs and construction standards.

Responsibilities

• Develop adaptation schemes for disabled residents in line with policy and guidance.
• Advise colleagues and customers on technical aspects of property adaptations.
• Carry out inspections at all stages to ensure compliance.
• Visit customers at home to assess work required.
• Prepare detailed estimates and surveys for eligible grants.
• Provide drawings and schedules of work for adaptations.
• Case-manage DFG process including financial assessments and customer contributions.
• Coordinate with Building Control for inspections and records updates.
• Monitor standards and costings, and review grant payments.

Skills

Inspection

Adaptations knowledge

Stakeholder collaboration

Financial assessment

Job description

Technical Officer - Housing

Loughborough

Contract

£27 per hour PAYE or £35.52 per hour limited paid via umbrella company inside IR35

Our client is looking for an experienced Technical Officer - Housing.

At least one day in the office - the role involves inspections and visits in the local area.

Two technical officers to support the delivery of disabled facilities grants. These roles are based in Leicestershire and involve visits to complete inspections so candidates must be able to have local access.

Responsibilities

• To develop appropriate schemes of adaptations to properties to meet the needs of disabled people in accordance with statutory, Charnwood BC and Lightbulb policy in consultation with colleagues and partner agencies e.g. Housing Support Coordinators, Occupational Therapists, Builders, and Architects.
• Provide advice and support to customers and colleagues on the technical aspects of carrying out adaptations to properties.
• Carry out inspections at all stages of work to ensure compliance with relevant legislation and standards.
• Visiting customers in their own homes and assessing building work required.
• To prepare detailed estimates relating to eligible grants and carry out detailed surveys.
• To provide drawings for each adaptation and prepare schedules of work.
• To case manage customers through the DFG process, including carrying out financial assessments with the service user to determine grant entitlement and detail any customer contribution required.
• To work with colleagues in Building Control departments to ensure inspection of any work undertaken.
• To update records both manually and electronically.
• To consider amendments to specification, variations and applications for revised grants and keep control of the construction,
• To monitor and review Lightbulbs current technical standards of construction specifications and costings, against constantly changing requirements.
• To evaluate claims for interim payments and to recommend final payments of grants which have been completed satisfactorily.
• Provide support and cover for other Technical Officers across Leicestershire during annual leave, sickness and at other times as required.
• To manage assigned resources in accordance with Charnwood BC and Lightbulb policies and procedures, budget systems and constitution including the administration of certain budgets.
• To ensure or where required as part of your direct responsibility, carry out risk assessments for significant risks within the Council's undertakings. Identify appropriate controls, and ensure that control measures are implemented. When there are significant changes in the hazards or risks of the work activity, review the assessments.
• To carry out any other duties as may be deemed necessary by the Private Sector Housing Manager.
• Attendance at evening Council Meetings/Committees and working outside normal office hours may be required.

Colbern Limited along with our clients are an equal opportunities employer