Clerk of Works (Property)
Posted 24 days ago
- Sevenoaks, Kent
- Any
- External
- Expires In 2 months
Clerk of Works (Property) (£46,297 per annum, full-time, 12 month fixed-term contract)
Job Role
We are seeking a Clerk of Works to help ensure our property teams’ works are handed over on time, to the right quality and free of defects.
You will be a key member of the property team; supporting the Senior Contract Manager, sorting the day-to-day issues that arise, carrying out pre- and post-inspections, calling and dealing with tenants and contractors, raising works orders on the system, and generally supporting the cyclical repairs and decorations contract.
You’ll need to be good at creating positive relationships both internally and externally as you will be an important link between the team, the contractor, and the rest of the business.
You’ll need to be highly organised with great technical knowledge and ability to deal with contractors effectively using excellent customers service skills. You’ll also need to have good IT skills and able to learn new systems quickly.
About Us
At West Kent we’re passionate about the role a housing association can play in society and believe the values of an organisation are what makes it special. Our vision is to deliver places to live and space to grow for our current and future residents.
Our values guide us to how we do this from delivering on our promises, working with honesty, integrity and flexibility, showing compassion and self-awareness, as well as a commitment to learning and equally important working hard and having fun.
Benefits
We offer a great package – generous pension and life cover, health cash plan, flexible leave package which includes an additional three days leave for our Christmas closure, paid time off to volunteer and an annual grant to support your wellbeing. Please see our website for more details about our benefits package.
Location Details
The role will have an office base of Sevenoaks. The successful candidate will need to have access to their own vehicle as they will need to travel between West Kent sites.
Application Information
We will only consider applications submitted with a full CV and completed supporting statement. There is information on our website about our recruitment process.
Advert Closing Date: 9am on 7 June 2024
Interview Date: 14 June 2024
Job Role
We are seeking a Clerk of Works to help ensure our property teams’ works are handed over on time, to the right quality and free of defects.
You will be a key member of the property team; supporting the Senior Contract Manager, sorting the day-to-day issues that arise, carrying out pre- and post-inspections, calling and dealing with tenants and contractors, raising works orders on the system, and generally supporting the cyclical repairs and decorations contract.
You’ll need to be good at creating positive relationships both internally and externally as you will be an important link between the team, the contractor, and the rest of the business.
You’ll need to be highly organised with great technical knowledge and ability to deal with contractors effectively using excellent customers service skills. You’ll also need to have good IT skills and able to learn new systems quickly.
About Us
At West Kent we’re passionate about the role a housing association can play in society and believe the values of an organisation are what makes it special. Our vision is to deliver places to live and space to grow for our current and future residents.
Our values guide us to how we do this from delivering on our promises, working with honesty, integrity and flexibility, showing compassion and self-awareness, as well as a commitment to learning and equally important working hard and having fun.
Benefits
We offer a great package – generous pension and life cover, health cash plan, flexible leave package which includes an additional three days leave for our Christmas closure, paid time off to volunteer and an annual grant to support your wellbeing. Please see our website for more details about our benefits package.
Location Details
The role will have an office base of Sevenoaks. The successful candidate will need to have access to their own vehicle as they will need to travel between West Kent sites.
Application Information
We will only consider applications submitted with a full CV and completed supporting statement. There is information on our website about our recruitment process.
Advert Closing Date: 9am on 7 June 2024
Interview Date: 14 June 2024
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