Repairs & Maintenance Officer (Full Time) (Permanent) - REN15103

Renfrewshire Council; Paisley; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Renfrewshire Council is seeking a Repairs & Maintenance Officer to join the Empty Homes Team. You will deliver void repairs, diagnose issues, instruct repairs and liaise with internal teams and external contractors.

Post inspections will monitor quality and you will process purchase orders and payments for completed work. The role requires experience in housing repairs, knowledge of health & safety regulations, strong IT and communication skills, and the ability to work on your own initiative

Qualifications

• Experience in housing repairs and maintenance environment.
• Understanding landlord repair responsibilities and trades standards.
• Knowledge of Health & Safety regulations relevant to construction.
• Good IT, written and oral communication skills; able to work independently.

Responsibilities

• Deliver void repairs and diagnose maintenance issues.
• Instruct repairs, liaise with internal staff and external contractors.
• Carry out post inspections to monitor quality of works.
• Process purchase orders and authorise payments for completed work.
• Support performance monitoring and service development for quality delivery.

Skills

IT skills

Written & verbal communication

Initiative & self-motivation

Time management

Education

City and Guilds time served tradesperson

HNC/HND in building or construction

SVQ Level 3

Full driving licence

Job description

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Repairs & Maintenance Officer

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic individual to join our Empty Homes Team in the role of Repairs and Maintenance Officer.

Supporting our Empty Homes Team Leader, the Repairs and Maintenance Officers will deliver void repairs. This includes diagnosis of maintenance issues and instruction of repairs, liaising with internal colleagues and external contractors and carrying out post inspections of repairs to monitor quality. The job holder will be responsible for processing purchase orders and authorising payments for completed work, ensuring that all works undertaken meet statutory, regulatory, policy and best practice requirements.

The role includes supporting performance monitoring and contributing to service development to ensure the delivery of a high quality, customer focused repair and maintenance service.

It is essential you have experience of working within a housing repairs and maintenance environment. You must understand landlord repair and maintenance responsibilities and a knowledge of standards of workmanship for all trades involved in the repairs process including various Health & Safety regulations that relate to the construction industry.

You must have effective IT skills, written and oral communication skills and the ability to work on your own initiative as part of a busy team, to demonstrate motivation and enthusiasm, to organise your own workload and to work under pressure to ensure tight deadlines are met. You must also be able to attend meetings outwith normal office hours when required.

It is essential you are a City and Guilds time served tradesperson, have an HNC/HND in a relevant building or construction discipline or have a relevant SVQ Level 3. A full driving licence is also essential.

Knowledge of local authority working conditions/practices and experience of working in a social housing environment is desirable.

The Council promotes flexible and mobile working practices. A degree of flexibility of work location is required to ensure service provisions are met and this may include working from home on occasion.

If successful, you will be required to undertake a Disclosure Scotland check - the level of check will be determined by the duties of the post. If you would like further information in relation to the Disclosure Scotland checks, please visit www.disclosurescotland.co.uk.