Jobs, fresher vacancy - Repairs and Contracts Officer • UK

Company: Brackenberry

UK

We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in Southwark to assist with the appointment of a Repairs and Contracts Officer, on a 3-month contract, highly likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration. Rate of Pay: £17.61 - £23.04 per Hour Responsibilities:To contribute to the management of Home Ownership Services reporting to the Senior Repairs and Contracts Officer on all matters relating to the management of garages and other non-residential properties.Monitor service and maintenance contracts to ensure compliance to client requirements, as well as health & safety legislation and protocols on all sites where repairs and maintenance, refurbishments and PPM is being undertaken.Respond to and resolve customer problems, including carrying out inspections, preparing specification to raise orders to the contractor. Taking ownership of your patch and the overall portfolio following issues through to their conclusion. To ensure that garages, barrow stores, bike storage and parking areas are fit for purpose in order to maximise income from licences.To work with the Lettings Officers to ensure that they can actively allocate non-residential properties within the portfolio to ensure that properties are let as soon as they are ready to let following repairs or refurbishment. Qualifications:Surveying or similar qualification to HND level or equivalent relevant experience.Knowledge of pertinent legislation, regulations and good practice in non-residential unit management, repairs and procurement.Experience of managing non-residential units including garages, and experience of managing parking schemes in both the public and private sectors. Experience to include void management, repairs and enforcement procedures. Please note: You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice. You should have right to work in U.K Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent. Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Incase the role requires an enhanced DBS, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service. #RQ1409993