Warm Homes - Project Assistant

Aster Group Ltd.; Test Valley; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading housing organization in the UK is seeking a Project Assistant to support energy efficiency projects aimed at meeting sustainability targets. The ideal candidate will have experience in the social housing sector, strong organizational skills, and knowledge of EPC assessments. This hybrid role offers flexibility to work from home or the office, with occasional travel in the operating region. Competitive benefits include a focus on wellbeing, career development, and a defined contribution pension.

Benefits

Flexible working

Wellbeing workshops

Career development programs

Defined Contribution Pension

Volunteering hours

Savings at various establishments

Enhanced leave

Personalized recognition initiatives

Qualifications

• Experience in providing administrative support within a project role.
• Strong understanding of housing decarbonisation policies.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of sustainability and energy targets.
• Provide administrative and project support across teams.
• Secure and utilize government funding opportunities.

Skills

Experience in the social housing sector

Understanding of EPC assessments

Organization and time management

Ability to build relationships

Job description

Overview

As Aster's Warm Funds - Project Assistant, you'll be supporting in the delivery of Aster's Strategic Priorities to meet sustainability and energy targets. You'll be working on energy efficiency and retrofit projects that improve our portfolio, ensuring all properties achieve at least an EPC C rating by 2030. You will provide administrative and project support, ensuring coordination, compliance and effective communication across project teams, contractors and customers. You'll also be key in securing and utilising all available government funding opportunities.

About you

You'll ideally come to the role with experience in the social housing sector, with a strong understanding of EPC assessments, SAP ratings and housing decarbonisation policies. You'll be experienced in providing administrative support within a project supporting role. You'll consider your organisation and time management skills to be a strength. You will work well both collaboratively and independently, with the ability to build strong working relationships. This is a hybrid role so you can base yourself from home if you wish. The team will come together from time to time, so being happy to travel within our operating region is important. Operating region: Hampshire, Wiltshire, Somerset, Dorset, Devon, Cornwall and London.

What's in it for me

• Flexible working - where possible we encourage our colleagues to work to their own schedule at a location that suits them, their team and our business' needs
• A focus on colleague wellbeing - workshops, an employee assistance programme offering counselling and support, mental health training and a health cash plan
• We invest in colleagues' careers and development through our leader and colleague development frameworks
• Defined Contribution Pension and attached life assurance
• Volunteering hours available to all colleagues to enable them to give back
• Savings at cinemas, gyms, holidays, days out, various shops and eateries and lots more
• Enhanced leave
• We celebrate colleagues who go above and beyond with a range of personalised recognition initiatives

Ready to apply?

To apply, please use information provided in the advert and role profile to let us know why you'd be good for the job. Please submit a copy of your up-to-date CV along with a supporting statement. We create an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity and believe that creating an environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best work is the right thing to do. Aster is not a sponsorship organisation and all candidates will be required to verify their right to work in the UK prior to commencement of employment with the Aster Group & its subsidiary brands. The Company has experienced unprecedented growth over the past few years. We have a vast number of employees, and provide support to clients from all over the country. If you'd like any support please contact the Recruitment Team. Copyright 2016 Aster Group Ltd. All rights reserved.