Capital senior technical officer

Job details:

Job details

Salary £42,839 - £46,142 (pay award pending). Contractual hours: 37 per week. Basis: Full time. Region: Rotherham. Job category/type: Housing. Date posted: 10/06/2026. Job reference: REQ23232.

Job description

Directorate: Adult Care, Housing and Public Health.

Permanent, full time, 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

Are you an experienced technical professional with a passion for improving homes and delivering high‑quality capital works programmes?

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is looking for a motivated and customer‑focused Capital Works Senior Technical Officer to join our Housing Property Services Team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in delivering investment and refurbishment programmes across approximately 20,000 council homes.

About the Role

The Housing Property Services Team is responsible for ensuring council homes are safe, compliant, well‑maintained and fit for the future. Working within a fast‑paced and rewarding environment, you will support the delivery of housing capital investment programmes and act as a key liaison between frontline teams and senior management.

You will:

• Support the delivery of capital investment and refurbishment programmes
• Carry out technical inspections, surveys and post‑inspections
• Diagnose building defects and prepare specifications and schedules of work
• Monitor contractor performance, quality and programme delivery
• Ensure compliance with building safety legislation and statutory requirements
• Respond to customer enquiries and technical queries professionally
• Contribute to service improvements and performance monitoring.

About You

We are seeking someone with:

• Strong technical knowledge of building construction, maintenance and common defects
• Experience delivering or supporting housing capital works programmes
• Knowledge of compliance, building safety and relevant housing legislation
• Experience preparing specifications and undertaking quality assurance inspections
• Experience managing contractor performance and monitoring KPIs
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• The ability to interpret technical information and provide practical solutions.

What We Offer

We offer:

• Flexible and supportive working arrangements
• Opportunities for professional development
• A collaborative and inclusive working culture
• The opportunity to make a real difference to residents across the borough.

Additional Information

• Basic DBS required
• Occasional out‑of‑hours working may be required for meetings or emergency situations
• Ability to travel across the borough is essential.

Our Values

• Caring – inclusive, supportive and community‑focused
• Honest – open, accountable and respectful
• Proud – ambitious for our borough and the people we serve.

For an informal discussion, please contact James Strange, Housing Capital Works Manager at andy.strange@rotherham.gov.uk.

Basic DBS required. Disclosures of criminal records at the Basic level (unspent convictions) will be required. Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview.

Head Office
Riverside House
Main Street
Rotherham
S60 1AE