Colchester Borough Homes, committed to better housing

Permanent, Monday to Friday, 37 hours per week

Colchester Borough Homes (CBH) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Colchester City Council. As part of the local business community since 2003, we are an award-winning organisation providing management and maintenance services to around 7,000 residential properties and the Council commercial and public buildings, including Colchester Castle and Colchester Town Hall.

CBH is a fantastic place to work, delivering vital services and making a real difference to our tenants and lease holders lives. We are an ambitious organisation focused on delivering great value services that make a difference, and our vision is to enable customers, colleagues, and communities to thrive.

About the role
Building safety has always been an important area of Colchester Borough Homesactivity. As an organisation we are taking the necessary steps to ensure that we address all the requirements of legislation, including the Building Safety Act and Fire Safety Act as well as emerging themes from the Social Housing Regulation Bill. We also need to ensure our ongoing compliance with the Big 6 Health and Safety categories (Asbestos, Legionella, Gas, Lifts, Fire & Electrical). CBH requires a staffing structure with the necessary capacity and resources to meet these demands.

This is an exciting opportunity to work in the Building Safety team. We"e recruiting a Compliance Surveyor (Electrical and Lifts) who will report into the Building Safety Manager (Gas, Electrical and Lifts). The successful candidate will be required to manage, develop, and maintain housing managed by CBH including electrical installation condition reports, thorough examinations, and servicing.

The successful candidate will also be required to manage specified projects and contracts to CCC within CCC buildings/assets, and properties owned or managed by external clients, and will be required to support Asset Managers in the management of specified projects and contracts.

About you
Applicants must have an understanding and working knowledge of health and safety legislation, electrical testing, lift servicing and maintenance.

Applicants must also have knowledge of building and construction projects, and a good awareness of facilities management.

Benefits of working for CBH

In return, we are offering a competitive salary, including excellent benefits, which include:

Local Government Pension Scheme with a 20.8 % employer contribution

Excellent training, development, and progression opportunities

Generous annual leave entitlement, 23 days annual leave (increasing to 26 days after 5 years* service), plus bank and public holidays and two extra company holidays during the Christmas period.

The opportunity to buy up to another 5 days holiday, subject to conditions

Access to an Employee Assistance Programme

Employee Benefits Platform

Provision of a smartphone and laptop

Free parking (for when you are in the office)

Discounted gym member - corporate membership rate at Leisure World and the Northern Gateway.

1 Volunteering Day per year

Free Flu Jab

Agile Working at Colchester Borough Homes means having some flexibility about when, where, and how we work to best meet the needs of your role and service area.

Other employee benefits include payment of a professional subscription, free yearly eye tests plus a contribution towards glasses for VDU use.

If you wish to discuss this post further, please contact Julia Beavis (Building Safety Manager) on 07989 768378 for an informal conversation.

Interviews will be held face-to-face, date to be confirmed.

For further details and to apply please visit  Jobs  · Colchester City Council and click on 'apply via online portal' at the base of the page

Equality & Diversity Commitment
Colchester Borough Homes is an equal opportunities employer. As part of our continued commitment to Equality and Diversity, and our workforce accurately reflecting the community we represent, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds, and applicants who have status as an individual with a physical or mental disability. We are a Disability Confident Employer and a Mindful Employer. We also hold accreditations for Working Well, Investors in People Gold status and the Armed Forces Covenant.

How to apply:

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Step 2 - Click 'Apply online' below and complete the application form in full, ensuring that you indicate how you meet the criteria contained within the Person Specification

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