Job Description
A housing association is currently looking for a number Repairs Planners for about 6 months on a temporary basis
Key responsibilities are as follows
Deliver administrative support to the Regional Leads and Head of Repairs Delivery in budget monitoring, managing necessary databases and systems
Collaborate with our Repair Inspectors and contractors to schedule and coordinate post and audit inspections
Provide your manager and team important and timely business information on region specific repair spend
Assist in preparing and managing budgets for repair operations, ensuring cost effective practices and VFM
Monitor and manage repair escalations for your area, ensuring jeopardy cases as appropriate and prioritising cases for inspection
Support your team to put in place creative and new ways to address repairs overspend and alert the team to any areas of concern
Undertake specific repairs research and projects on behalf of the team
Feedback to managers on any issues identified as part of monitoring of repair related tasks and flag any issues for escalation as part of performance monitoring
Analyse repair cases and assess priorities and use strong problem solving skills to identify potential issues and propose practical solutions
Support the Inspectors, Officers and Senior Managers with repair strategies to meet targets.Assist managers with exporting necessary repairs reporting information from internal systems to present a comprehensive overview of team performance
Maintain and strengthen good working relationships with other departments across Operations and throughout
Work with all stakeholders and contractors to ensure all KPI's are met and processes and procedure are adhered to
Raise the profile of performance across the directorate, supporting colleagues to engage with, and understand repair process.
PAYE £20.84 Umbrella £27.56 4 days based in the office and 1 day from home
Essential Requirements
Proven experience in property maintenance, repair planning or similar role
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Proficiency in contract regulations
Experience of contractor management
Good understanding of the relevant legislation, statutory and regulatory requirements
Effective IT skills including basic/intermediate MS Office skills
Must be available to interview from the 2nd of October & WC 6th of October and start WC 13th October
