Housing Repairs Coordinator

Carrington West; Wokingham; Remote; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Housing Coordinator to manage housing repairs and maintenance services. This role involves coordinating repairs casework, liaising with contractors, and ensuring high-quality service delivery. The position offers mostly remote work with occasional office visits. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in housing repairs and excellent communication skills.

Qualifications

• Strong background in housing repairs or compliance roles.
• Experience managing repair casework and legal submissions.
• Confident using housing IT systems.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate repairs casework and liaise with contractors.
• Monitor housing repairs inbox and respond to enquiries.
• Provide key documentation to contractors and collate case information.

Skills

Housing repairs knowledge

Case management

IT system proficiency

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Customer service focus

Tools

NEC

Business World

Job description

Overview

We're recruiting a Housing Coordinator to play a key role in supporting the delivery of responsive repairs and maintenance services. This is a frontline role within the Housing service, focused on ensuring repairs are handled efficiently, legal obligations are met, and residents receive a high-quality service.

You'll be responsible for coordinating repairs casework, liaising with contractors, and making sure urgent issues are resolved quickly and effectively.

The role will be mostly remote working with occasional travel to the office required.

The Role

• Monitor the housing repairs inbox and manage a wide range of repair-related enquiries.
• Raise purchase orders using NEC and Business World systems and process invoices promptly.
• Act as a first point of contact for tenants, calling residents to arrange inspections, provide updates, and resolve queries.
• Monitor live chat with the maintenance contractor (CARDO), dealing with issues such as access, contact details, and urgent requests.
• Provide contractors with key documentation including asbestos surveys and other compliance-related information.
• Collate and submit disrepair case information to the legal team.
• Raise and coordinate inspections for surveyors, ensuring residents are fully informed.
• Cover the evening rota alongside a designated manager, responding to emergency repair issues (with occasional commitments after 5pm).
• Submit out-of-hours repair reports to contractors.
• Work closely with internal housing teams and external contractors to ensure repairs are completed to a high standard and within agreed timescales.

Key Requirements

• Strong background in housing repairs, maintenance, or compliance roles.
• Experience managing repair casework, including disrepair claims and legal submissions.
• Confident using housing IT systems such as NEC and Business World.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain repairs processes clearly to residents and contractors.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise in a high-volume environment.
• Customer-focused approach, ensuring residents receive clear, timely, and professional service.

What you need to do now

If you are interested in this role and meet the criteria above, please click APPLY NOW and send us your application today.

If you do not hear from us within 48 hours of applying, your application has been unsuccessful.

Footnote

If you feel that this job matches your skills but not the rate, location, or seniority, please feel free to send us your CV anyway. We constantly recruit for similar roles across all levels, UK-wide, and would be pleased to speak with you confidentially about your employment status.

Even if you\'re currently satisfied in your role, we welcome calls from housing professionals looking to make future connections. Our specialist team at Carrington West has over 100 years of combined experience in this market. For more information, call Zubair at Carrington West on 02393 876065.

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