Job Description

Join Our Team as a Planning Compliance Officer

Are you passionate about delivering excellent customer service and ensuring safety and compliance in housing? We're looking for a

Planning Compliance Officer

to join our Property Care team and help us achieve 100% compliance across key statutory service areas including Gas Safety, Electrical Inspections (EICR), and Renewable Energy systems.

What could you be doing?

You'll play a vital role in coordinating access to homes, monitoring overdue appointments, and ensuring services are delivered on time. With a strong emphasis on data accuracy, process compliance and customer engagement you will directly support the safe, timely and customer- focused delivery of statutory compliance services - while ensuring a clear and maintained audit trail.

You will work closely with our Planning Team ensuring essential service appointments are scheduled and delivered within agreed SLAs. A key focus of your role will be to coordinate access with our customers, monitoring and reporting on overdue appointments. You will therefore engage with Customers via phone, text, email, and letters to secure access. Managing escalations of unresolved access issues and maintain accurate records and data within our systems. In this very collaborative role, you will regularly communicate with the Planning Team, Compliance Officers, operational teams, and Housing Officers to maintain oversight of progress and ensure visibility of long-standing or at-risk cases. Support continuous improvement and champion customer-focused solutions.

Who we are looking for

You'll have exceptional communication skills (both written and verbal) with a customer-first mindset. Experience in customer-focused roles ideally within housing or construction. You will really place the customer at the heart of everything you do having experience of delivering excellent customer service, handling queries, and always ensuring a positive customer experience. Drive to improve delivery for the customer and the business. Proficient in Microsoft Office with a high level of IT literacy to support efficient administration, data analysis and reporting. Confident managing multiple tasks, with ability to adapt to changing priorities and work effectively under pressure. You'll be very organised with excellent planning and time management skills. Highly self-motivated with the ability to work autonomously and take initiative and own completion of tasks. Strong problem-solving abilities and capable of finding pragmatic and creative solutions.

Ready to make a difference?

Join our supportive, customer-focused team where your passion for delivering exceptional customer service and problem solving will be truly valued. If you are looking for a role where no day is the same, but you can grow and be part of a collaborative environment whilst ensuring our customers have safe homes to live in, we'd love to hear from you! Apply now and be part of something meaningful!


If this sounds like the ideal role for you and you want to find out more, please contact

recruitment@platformhg.com

.

This role is Home Based but you will need to live close to the Worcester office, as this is a main hub for the team, so we are looking for people who live in Worcestershire.


Early applications are encouraged. If you are shortlisted to attend an interview, we will contact you via email and mobile to arrange this.

We do not require recruitment agency support at this time - all speculative CV's will be treated as a direct application.

Join us and find your purpose at Platform!

Working with us is more than just a job, you will be joining an amazing organisation that values you and your contribution, and where you can truly make a difference and change people's lives.


You will join the largest social housing association in the Midlands. We're much more than just houses; we build homes, strong communities, and make a real and positive difference to the lives of our customers.


We recognise the unique and individual needs of people, so if you are interested in this role but would like to explore a different way of working to the standard Monday to Friday, 9-5 approach, then please highlight this on your application or discuss it with us at the interview stage. After all, we want to attract the best people to work for us and we know that one size does not fit all.


Platform is a great place to work, we offer lots of opportunities for you to get involved, share ideas and shape what we do - from networking groups through to fun community and social events. This is an exciting time to join us, that will provide you with real exposure to the wider dynamics of a truly modern housing association that will play a major part in delivering our 5-year corporate strategy.


If we receive a high number of applications, this vacancy may expire prior to the closing date. Please apply early to avoid disappointment.


Platform Housing Group are committed to building a healthy, vibrant and inclusive organisation that treats people with respect and creates opportunities for all.