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About the Job

You'll deliver Planned Maintenance and Improvement Works to our properties. There's a focus on external repairs and painting works, window, door and roofline works, pitched and flat roof works, boundary/retaining wall and resurfacing works as well as energy measures work. You'll deliver works to appropriate legislative standards ensuring all the necessary certification is in place to ensure compliance. Additionally, you'll have contract administration duties including specification preparation, and undertaking surveys and inspections to our stock to assist in future planning of the planned maintenance and improvement programmes. Your role and scope of works will be influenced by the needs of the Investment team, a key part of the wider Asset Management Team, which includes Senior Project Managers and Surveyors. A DBS check is required for this role.

You'll need

Detailed technical knowledge of building regulations and other appropriate H&S requirements (including Asbestos) Knowledge of building pathology / construction techniques Contract administration experience Excellent customer service skills and the ability to manage client and customer expectations Skills to effectively manage and motivate other internal teams to ensure that there is a culture of collaborative working to achieve the corporate goal Ability to specify and design planned maintenance and improvement solutions across mhs homes' stock and write specifications/tender documentation. A full valid driving license (any points or pending prosecutions to be declared at application) Project Management experience and/or professional qualification (registration number and date of full member qualification to be declared at application) Excellent attention to detail with the ability to work under pressure, deliver to strict deadlines and manage conflicting priorities Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office is essential with experience of a CAFM system would be desirable. Ability to work from home, including internet access

We offer:

A performance based annual bonus + pension contributions matched up to 6% 28 days holiday + bank holidays and the option to buy/sell holiday Training & Development and opportunities for continuing professional development including regular tool box talks A great team of colleagues to work with Regular social and charitable events and a range of wellbeing activities Enhanced family leave policies A really competitive package of flexible employee benefits including a cycle to work scheme Free parking and disabled parking Access to two holiday homes in Norfolk and Dorset


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At mhs homes we value equality, diversity and inclusion. We are wholeheartedly committed to the principle of equality of opportunity, both as an employer and as a provider of services. We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.


We're a

Disability Confident

employer. This means if you tell us you have a disability and meet the minimum requirements for the job, we'll offer you an interview. We can be flexible when assessing people so everyone has the best opportunity to demonstrate they can do the job.


Instructions for potential applicants: Please note we're using an anonymised recruitment process for this role. This means the shortlisting panel will only see personal details or CVs if you're shortlisted for interview. Therefore, shortlisting will be done based on your application and supporting statement. Please complete all sections fully and refer to the role profile when telling us about your skills and experience.