Communal Repairs Technical Officer

What does a Communal Repairs Technical Officer do at Southwark Council?

Are you passionate about delivering exceptional repair and maintenance services that make a difference in the community? Southwark Council is looking for a skilled Communal Repairs Technical Officer to join our team and play a vital role in ensuring the quality, safety, and satisfaction of our communal repairs service.

What You’ll Do:

• Act as a technical expert, inspecting, specifying, and managing communal repairs to ensure they meet the highest standards.
• Monitor contractor performance and ensure service delivery aligns with contract requirements.
• Lead on communal repairs for estate inspections, action days, and other events.
• Manage health and safety compliance, conduct risk assessments, and address issues promptly.
• Engage with residents, tenant associations, and key stakeholders to provide clear, customer-focused communication and support.

What You’ll Bring:

• A strong understanding of building construction, maintenance contracts, and landlord/tenant matters.
• HNC in Building Studies (or equivalent), or significant relevant experience.
• Experience diagnosing building defects, creating repair specifications, and managing contractors.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills with a commitment to customer service.
• A willingness to climb ladders/scaffolds as part of inspection duties and a valid driving license.

About Southwark

We are the largest local authority social landlord in London, managing 55,000 homes lived in by 40% of Southwark’s residents. We are home to over 18,300 businesses including iconic London venues and social enterprises and we have a young, diverse and growing population.
At Southwark we are committed to making our borough just and fair and are taking positive action to tackle inequalities.? Our residents and communities are our greatest asset and the passion we have for Southwark is shared by millions of Londoners who enjoy our outstanding cultural offer, use our hospitals and attend our universities. Our refreshed borough plan and focus on Southwark Stands Together, (which is our work with Southwark’s communities and the council’s staff to tackle racism, injustice and inequality) underpins all that we do.

Benefits and more information:

In your role, we want you to feel supported, challenged and rewarded. You will benefit from our family-friendly policies including flexible working, home working, and a local government pension scheme, plus many other staff benefits. You will join a motivated, driven and supportive team that strives for excellence and values its members. You will also be part of a successful and high-achieving development team that is making a real difference to the lives of residents in the borough. For more information about the wide variety of benefits you can take advantage of please visit our Staff Benefits page.

Recruitment timetable

Closing Date: 05/01/2025

Interview Date: 20/01/2025

Guaranteed Interview Scheme:

As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:

•  Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
•  Are currently in care, or have previously been in care
•  If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition

We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together programme. We particularly welcome applications from members of the Black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.

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