Technical Officer Home Improvement Agency (Hybrid)

Essential Employment; Newbury; Hybrid; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Essential Employment is seeking a Technical Officer for the Home Improvement Agency in Newbury. The role is hybrid, involving office, home, and on-site surveys with customers, approximately 2 days on site.

The officer will lead technical advice, inspections, and project coordination for adaptations under relevant housing policies. Applicants should have a full UK driving licence, willingness to attend meetings, and the ability to work with care managers, OTs, and carers.

Qualifications

• Provide comprehensive technical advice and support to the team.
• Carry out inspections and prepare schedules of work.
• Coordinate schemes of improvement and repair with contractors.
• Ensure compliance with Building and Planning Regulations and HSE.

Responsibilities

• Provide extensive technical advice and support to the team and service users for property adaptations.
• Carry out full technical inspections from start to completion.
• Manage schemes of improvement with specifications, drawings, and cost estimates.
• Ensure work complies with regulations and liaise with contractors and clients.
• Maintain records, prepare KPI data, and support service planning and delivery.

Skills

Technical advisory

Property inspections

Project coordination

Record keeping

Stakeholder liaison

Job description

Technical Officer Home Improvement Agency (Hybrid) needed in Newbury, £28ph PAYE – Reference: 5305539

Ability to work occasional evenings to attend meetings
Able to complete property inspections with limited accesses (roofs, lofts etc)
Full clean UK driving licence with access to a vehicle for business use required

The role is hybrid – a mix of office-based, home-based and on-site surveys with customers. Approximately 2 days on site.

• To provide extensive technical advice and support to the team and its service users in relation to carrying out major and minor adaptations to their property.
• To carry out a full technical inspection from inspection to completion.
• To work under the Housing policies and legislation in order to deliver the most cost-effective solutions to our service users’ adaptation needs.
• To effectively contribute to the delivery of the relevant strategic and service objectives set out in the annual service plan and Strategy.
• To provide administrative and advisory functions to ensure the smooth operation of the service
• Promoting equal opportunities, access to services and tackling discrimination both within and outside the client.
• To mainstream equality within all the activities of the team and contributing to the service area’s Equality Impact Assessments.
• Fully embrace and work in line with the Behaviour Framework
• To visit service users in their own homes and assess the building work required having regard to their individual choices, the adaptations needed in the property, in consultation with carers, Care Managers, OTs, etc.
• To maintain a register of preferred Contractors, which will be regularly reviewed / updated, and to ensure that all contractors listed comply with statutory requirements , have appropriate public and employee liability insurance, and are CRB-checked, where appropriate.
• Prepare and maintain the Schedule of Rates for identified works.
• To prepare and manage schemes of improvement, adaptation and repair to include:
• Preparation of specifications and schedules of work
• Preparation of drawings and estimates
• Evaluation of estimates, in line with agreed tendering processes
• Issue of proper contractual arrangements between the customer and the contractor and to manage any disputes on behalf of the client
• Preparation and submission of Planning and Building Regulation applications
• Manage contractors to ensure their work is compliant with Building and Planning Regulations, Health and Safety Executive legislation and any other relevant legislation
• Liaising with other departments, agencies, and statutory bodies
• Supervision of work on site
• Issuing variation orders
• Carrying out interim and final site inspections, including defects liability – issuing evaluations/payments/certificates as work progresses and assessing the quality of undertaken, authorising payments when due
• Issuing or agreeing contractor’s final accounts (as appropriate).
• To advise the Home Improvement Agency manager where external Specialists or consultants need to be engaged. The Technical Officer will provide a detailed brief and have responsibility for liaison with the appointed specialist/consultant on behalf of the client.
• Ensure that good records are kept in all cases, updating computerised records as necessary and maintaining case notes and progress forms. Produce data and reports for KPI’s and PI’s.
• To keep up-to-date with the development in the maintenance of buildings and attend relevant training courses.
• To have an awareness of the roles of other staff within the team and integrate within the team as appropriate.
• To carry out other specified tasks that may be reasonably required by the Home Improvement Agency Manager.

This is a full time role on atemporary contract basis

Essential Employment is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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Due to high volumes of CVs received we are not able to respond to all unsuccessful applications. You will always however hear from us by phone if we are able to take your CV forward to the next stage.