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Locations Covered: Inverness, Ross-shire, Caithness, Sutherland, Moray
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Our client is looking to appoint an experienced Technical Officer initially on a full time basis.
The purpose of the role is to contribute to the successful delivery of the repairs and void service, ensuring a high-quality service and that works are delivered in compliance with health and safety, EESSH, SHQS and other regulatory standards.
Duties include:
* Contribute to the successful delivery of the repairs and Void service across homes, buildings, and property holdings in a Geographical area.
* Ensure Compliance with Health and Safety Requirements and other regulatory requirements including EESSH/SHQS.
* Management of contractors to ensure service delivery within set Standards.
* Contribute to the delivery of planned and cyclical programmes of work as required.
* Undertake Stock Condition Surveys of Void Properties.
* Ensure that interaction is recorded on the CRM system.
Person Specification
Education:
* Educated and experienced in a building related discipline.
Skills:
* Excellent organisational skills.
* Excellent written communication and report writing skills.
* Good ICT skills (Microsoft 365, Project, PowerPoint, Word, Excel and online and cloud based applications).
* Ability to prioritise and manage a diverse workload.
* Ability to work within and multi-disciplined professional teams.
* Ability to create and manage budgets and reporting.
* Ability to understand bills of quantities, building contracts, technical drawings and specifications.
Experience & Knowledge:
* Surveys and diagnosis of building related defects.
* Experience of contributing to building, maintenance and repairs programmes.
* Minimum of 3 years experience in a construction related post.
* Experience of delivering a customer focused service.
* Knowledge of building technology.
* A good understanding of Health & Safety legislation.
Additional:
* Value good governance.
* Acute awareness of importance of disciplined record keeping.
* Professional, calm and confident manner.
* Comfortable in working in and leading multi disciplined teams.
* Innovative and pragmatic problem solver with negotiation skills.
* Strong commitment to ESG.
* Ability to travel within the Highlands and occasionally outside the Highlands.
* Flexible with regard to working hours.
* Full UK driving licence.
* HNC or HND education.
* Professional membership of building related industry body.
* Experience within the housing sector.
* Repairs and voids experience.
* A good understanding of the regulatory framework for Social Housing in Scotland.
* Knowledge of current building regulations and planning requirements.
* Knowledge of CDM/Health and Safety regulations.
* Knowledge of legislation affecting registered social landlords, including SHQS and EESSH.
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