Are you passionate about creating safe, clean, and welcoming communities? Do you thrive on solving problems, working with people, and making a visible difference in residents’ lives? If so, we want to hear from you!
Woking Borough Council is seeking a proactive and customer-focused Estates Officer to help us deliver outstanding estate management across our housing stock. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in maintaining and improving communal areas, ensuring compliance with health and safety standards, and working collaboratively with residents, contractors, and internal teams.
What You’ll Be Doing
1. Conducting regular estate inspections to tackle issues like fly-tipping, vandalism, and repairs.
2. Managing cleaning and grounds maintenance contracts to ensure high standards.
3. Supporting communal facilities such as bin stores and parking spaces.
4. Ensuring fire safety and health & safety compliance in communal areas.
5. Collaborating with Housing Officers and ASB Officers to address anti-social behaviour.
6. Promoting resident engagement through walkabouts, meetings, and events.
7. Maintaining accurate records and contributing to service improvement initiatives.
What We’re Looking For
8. Experience in housing, estate management, or a related field.
9. Strong understanding of health and safety and fire safety in communal areas.
10. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
11. Ability to work independently and manage a varied workload.
12. IT literacy and experience with housing or asset management systems.
13. A proactive, solution-focused approach to problem-solving.
14. Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle.
Why Join Us?
15. Be part of a team that genuinely cares about the community.
16. Work in a dynamic environment where your ideas and contributions matter.
17. Enjoy flexible working arrangements and opportunities for professional development.
18. Make a real impact on the lives of residents across Woking.
Additional Info
19. This role requires a Basic DBS check.
20. Occasional evening or weekend work may be required.
21. Politically restricted post: No
Ready to Apply?
If you're ready to take on a rewarding role that makes a difference every day, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now and help us shape the future of housing services in Woking!
Closing Date: 5 October pm
Interview Dates: 15 & 16 October 2025