Contract Works Officer

Salary: £17.03 per hour

JOB TITLE: Contract Works Officer

GRADE: Grade 4 (Building, Electrical, Gas)

DIRECTORATE: City Housing

SECTION: Capital Investment and Repairs

PAY RATE: £17.03per hour based on a 35 hour working week

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1. Job Purpose

 1.1. To prepare detailed works instructions in the areas of disrepair and litigation/H/C/V and programmed works and progress repairs/improvements. To carry out fault diagnosis and prepare schedules of work. Direction and instruction of contractors in respect of ‘on site’ progress and quality of work. Preparation of payments at various stages up to and including final certification of works completion to standards outlined in contract specification, and in accordance with the City Council’s Standing Orders. To carry out process auditing and continuous process improvements to develop and implement partnering arrangements to improve service delivery.

2. Duties and Responsibilities

2.1. Will control and direct in accordance with the Council’s policy objectives, the delivery of the housing service within the Area for which he/she has responsibility.

2.2. Will monitor the performance of staff, Contractors, resources and functions under his/her control to ensure effective delivery of the housing service to meet the requirements of all Housing Contracts.

2.3. Will regularly assess the ongoing requirements of housing tenants/customers and determine appropriate objectives to meet their needs.

 2.4. Will ensure the establishment of a conductive working environment and atmosphere for staff placing appropriate emphasis on their individual training and industrial relations needs.

2.5. Will regularly prepare and present, as appropriate, reports on the performance of the activities under his/her control.

 2.6. Will ensure that all activities are undertaken within approved budgets and in accordance with the Council’s Standing Orders and Financial Regulations.

2.7. Responsible for the identification and diagnosis of building defects and for the preparation of suitable improvement schemes including line drawings, the origination of detailed work schedules in accordance with the Employer’s Schedule of Unit Rates and Specification of Quality of Work and Materials and the origination of scheme briefs for repair and/or improvements projects for issue to Contractors and Consultants/resources.

2.8. Responsible for ensuring that all work is undertaken in accordance with the Employer’s Specifications and appropriate audit checks are carried out.

3. Qualifications required

3.1 A building qualification or comparable level of experience/knowledge relating to property repair and maintenance

3.2 An understanding of the regulations of gas and electric is essential

Contact

Send your CV via this advert to Guy Hancox at HancoxRead Recruitment today