Housing Maintenance Officer
- Recruiter
- Oadby & Wigston Borough Council
- Location
- Oadby, Leicester
- Salary
- Competitive Salary
- Posted
- 19 Jun 2018
- Closes
- 29 Jun 2018
- Contract Type
- Temporary
- Hours
- Full Time
We are looking to recruit a temporary Housing Maintenance Officer for a period of approximately 3-4 months to deliver day to day maintenance to the Council’s 1200 homes and to prepare any properties that become
vacant ready for letting.
The work will involve supervising a mixture of direct labour and established local contractors, carrying out pre and post inspections and obtaining quotations where necessary.
The work involves a lot of direct contact with customers and liaison with our customer services centre who take initial repair calls. The ideal applicant will demonstrate good customer service skills, the ability to manage both
direct labour and small contractors and will ideally have worked in this role before.
A good knowledge of all aspects of property repair and maintenance, including services provided in blocks of flats where facilities are
shared, is essential, as is the ability to control and work within budgets.
Good IT skills are necessary as the role involves working on the Orchard housing repairs system, on the job training can be provided for anyone with
experience of working on similar systems.
The successful candidate must hold a valid driving license and have access to a suitable vehicle.To obtain further details and to apply with a CV, please visit www.oadby-wigston.gov.uk/jobs
CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS Friday 29 th June 2018
INTERVIEW DATES Week Commencing 2 nd July