£50,788 to £57,766 per annum
Permanent, full time x 37 hours
Based at Honiton with hybrid working and a range of flexible working options
Be part of our transformation
East Devon’s Housing Service has made significant progress in recent years, transforming the way we support our tenants and communities. With improved outcomes, strong regulatory feedback and recognition from our peers, we've laid down solid foundations. Now, we’re entering an exciting new phase – one focused on raising standards even further, embracing innovation and growing our impact.
Join us at this key moment and be part of shaping the future of council housing in East Devon as we build a new management structure within our Property & Asset team.
Team East Devon – more than just a job
Our Property & Asset Service is made up of skilled professionals from diverse backgrounds who bring energy and expertise to their roles every day. We’re united by one goal: delivering for our residents.
In this role you will play an important role in supporting our Corporate Lead for Property & Asset to shape the delivery of an efficient, high-quality, customer focused housing repairs and maintenance service across East Devon District Council’s housing stock. This includes responsive repairs, cyclical maintenance, and contractor management, ensuring compliance with legal, regulatory, and health and safety requirements.
We’ll need you to have a relevant professional or management qualification together with a formal qualification in a building related subject or demonstrable equivalent experience.
A knowledge of general management of a housing service and a good understanding of housing policy and legislation together with experience of delivering a high-quality customer service.
About us
Our recent Local Government Association Peer Challenge highlighted that ‘EDDC is a great place to work, with engaged staff and members’ and that’s certainly true! You will be part of a Gold Investors in People (IiP) organisation which works together with local people to create great value services and an outstanding community, economy and environment in which people want to live, work, visit and enjoy now, and for future generations.
And with our wide range of health and wellbeing benefits, our highly flexible and collaborative hybrid Worksmart working arrangements as well as our commitment to continuous learning and development, you can be confident of joining a dedicated community of colleagues who are Happy, Healthy and Here.
Apply
To apply online, please visit
www.eastdevon.gov.uk/jobs .For an informal discussion, please contact Andy King, Assistant Director, Housing Regulated Services by email
Andrew.King@eastdevon.gov.uk
Closing date:
Midnight on Sunday, 3rd August 2025 with interviews planned for week commencing 11th August 2025