Senior Planning Officer (Grade 9) - Planning

RANGAM CONSULTANTS LIMITED; Scotland; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A property management company in Scotland seeks a professional to lead high-quality estate services across housing blocks. Responsibilities include managing caretakers, ensuring safety and cleanliness, and maintaining compliance with fire safety regulations. The ideal candidate has experience in estate services, strong leadership skills, and a valid UK driving license. This role is essential for maintaining high standards in social housing.

Qualifications

• Proven supervision of caretakers with scheduling responsibility.
• Strong knowledge of fire safety routines and health/safety basics.
• Full UK driving license and willingness to travel.

Responsibilities

• Plan and complete inspections, producing actionable reports.
• Carry out weekly fire alarm tests and emergency lighting checks.
• Manage cleaning and grounds maintenance standards.

Skills

Experience in estate services within social housing

Supervision of caretakers/estates staff

Knowledge of fire safety routines

Inspection and report writing skills

Proficient in Microsoft Office

Education

IOSH Managing Safely or NEBOSH certification (desirable)

Tools

CAFM/housing systems

Job description

Lead high-quality estate services across housing blocks and communal areas, ensuring safety, cleanliness, and customer satisfaction. Coordinate and line-manage caretakers, deliver fire safety checks, and drive continuous improvement against KPIs and SLAs.

Responsibilities

• Plan and complete estate, block, and communal area inspections, producing actionable reports and following through to resolution.
• Carry out weekly fire alarm tests, emergency lighting checks, record evidence, and close out FRA actions to deadlines.
• Line-manage caretakers including rota planning, task allocation, quality checks, and performance reviews.
• Manage cleaning and grounds maintenance standards, raising and tracking work orders via CAFM/housing systems.
• Engage with residents, address service issues, and escalate repairs, health and safety, and safeguarding concerns appropriately.
• Monitor contractors, permit to work, RAMS/COSHH compliance, and evidence of statutory checks.
• Track KPIs/SLAs, maintain asset/inspection records, and provide concise reports to management.

Essential requirements

• Experience in estate services within social housing, local authority, or similar estates environment.
• Proven supervision or team leadership of caretakers/estates staff with rota and scheduling responsibility.
• Strong working knowledge of fire safety routines in blocks, FRA action tracking, and health and safety basics.
• Confident with inspections, report writing, and using CAFM/housing systems and Microsoft Office.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel across multiple sites.

Desirable

• IOSH Managing Safely or NEBOSH (General/Fire).
• Fire Warden/Marshal and First Aid certifications.