Colchester Borough Homes, committed to better housing
Permanent, 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday
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’s 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 leaseholders’ 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 Homes’ activity. As an organisation we’re taking the necessary steps to ensure that we address all of the requirements of legislation, including the relatively new Building Safety Act and Fire Safety Act as well as emerging themes from the Social Housing Regulation Bill currently being considered in Parliament. 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 our newly created Building Safety team. We’re recruiting a Building Safety Manager (Gas, Electrical and Lifts) who will report into the Head of Safety Manager. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring that the requirements of all relevant legislation, regulation and required guidance is adhered to and that best practice is implemented for gas, electrical, lift and lightning conductor safety in respect of residential (rented, leasehold and communal areas) and buildings managed by Colchester Borough Homes (CBH).
About you
Applicants must have an understanding of the repairs and maintenance process, substantial knowledge and understanding of the current gas safety, electrical safety and lifts (LOLER) regulations, and previous experience working in the industry.
This is a career graded post, whereby the successful candidate will be provided with appropriate training and mentoring to progress through the grades.
You will be flexible and agile in your approach, being able to adapt to different circumstances and service demands. Management experiences is essential as well as excellent attention to detail due to the requirements of the role. Good computer literacy is a requirement, as are sound written and verbal communication skills.
We understand that one person can’t always meet every area of the job accountability statement, so if you are interested and feel you may be suitable, please do get in touch or apply.
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
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 any of these posts further, please contact the Head of Building Safety, David Barthram on 07961 797694 for an informal conversation.
Interviews date to be confirmed.
For further job details and to apply for this role please click on the link.
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.
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