Vacancy Summary
Job Title: Commercial Building Technician (Office based)
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Kings Lynn
Start Date: ASAP
Salary: £35,000 per annum
Company & Project:
We currently have a number fantastic opportunity for an office-based technician to join the responsive repairs and planned teams working for our various Clients. Works can vary from general day to day repairs, voids, or planned works. The role is effectively to link the responsive repairs team with the planned team, and support day to day operational structure. To assist with the efficient running of the whole delivery team and provide operational support to colleagues.
Duties & Responsibilities of a Building Technician:
To understand the various Housing Association (HA) clients TMB work for and their current contracted rates to NatFed Schedule of Rates (SORS). All clients have different working Systems/Portals so applicant will need to build a sound knowledge of those systems/clients.
To have or develop a sound working knowledge of NatFed SORS. To understand the various sections of the NatFed book and the implications of the preambles.
To recognise when SORS are not appropriate and to submit variations.
To use client portal(s) and/or complete client valuation spreadsheets. To submit and gain authorisation to invoice.
To arrange for sales invoices to be immediately raised on any completed works.
To assist and consult with the admin works co-ordinators/supervisor, particularly to understand issues with completed voids, to enable subsequent accurate coding and valuation.
To understand the TMB bespoke Job Costings system and ensure that costings are calculated and noted.
To interrogate invoices and ensure that material and sub-contractor invoices are posted correctly onto the job and deal with any queries arising.
To understand the different overhead calculations of employed, agency workers and sub-contractors and to make accurate assessments of anticipated costs and record same where required on the JC system.
To prepare and submit final valuations via SOR coding sheets to clients of completed void works (client numbers and type vary) to seek authorisations for invoices to be raised.
To interrogate void folders and extract all relevant information to enable coding of the void to achieve maximum financial outcomes.
To be prepared to provide sound evidence when an SOR IS challenged. Adopt and seek amicable resolution with client representative to enable completion and raised invoice.
To research and collate information and to have the ability to assimilate it and action an appropriate response.
To be able to communicate effectively with clients and tenants as regards works if necessary.
Personal Qualities:
Methodical analytical and investigative approach to working.
Ability to prioritise workloads.
Effective communication skills – Internal and External Clients – Written and Verbal
Flexibility
Desirable Experience & Qualification of a Building Technician:
Experience of NatFed SOR – preferred but no essential
Basic technical knowledge of Construction
Computer literate – Microsoft Word and Excel
Experience of dealing directly with Clients
Experience of analysing Information/Data
Application Process: If you would like more information on this position or any other vacancy, please email your current CV through to (url removed)
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