Total 7 job vacancies by Daniel Owen Ltd

Costings Team Leader - Business Services
Based in Harlow
Hybrid working ( 3 days per week)
£30-32K per annum

Direct Reports: 3 Costings Administrators

Role Overview:

The optimal candidate will be able to analyse jobs completed by our engineering workforce and identify the correct contracted Schedule of Rate or mark-up rule to be applied for each customer. With an exceptional eye the for detail the right candidate will be ensuring accuracy and correct revenue billing on a job-by-job basis

As the Costings Team Leader, you will be the 'gate keeper' between the service desk, engineers and customers ensuring that all engineer reports and jobs are processed and costed correctly; this will require you to check and challenge other departments, therefore, a confident and friendly attitude is key to maintaining good relationships. You will also be working with Contract Managers and Senior Management to ensure excellent delivery of service and accurate costing.

This role also includes an element of processing and checking invoices received from subcontractors and suppliers where relevant to customer works so a careful and conscientious approach is necessary to ensure sub-contractors are paid correctly and customers are correctly charged.

Main Purpose

• Carry out job costing across all Contracts to the agreed contracted rates
• Invoice checking & approval
• Quality assurance for job costings carried out
• Carry out profitability analysis across all contracts to ensure efficiencies
• Identify opportunities to improve processes across business units to drive revenue, decrease costs and potential further works
• Identify and effectively communicate efficiency improvements within the costing process
• Prepare customer valuations within the contracted timescales;
• Develop and maintain key relationships with Finance, Contract Managers, Heads of Departments, Administration Teams, Engineers & Sub-Contractors; Customers and 3rd Party Suppliers.
• Managing a team of three individuals within the department
• Setting daily tasks, and carrying out daily audit checks of work carried out to minimise errors

Resident Liaison Officer
Based in Brentwood
Permanent
£36K per annum

Main duties and responsibilities

• To work closely with the tenant to arrange work schedules that are satisfactory for both our client and the tenant.
• To ensure that operatives communicate in a timely and accurate manner about the progress of work, to enable the post-holder to communicate updates to the tenant.
• To re-schedule jobs in the event of an unplanned absence of an operative, and to contact the customer directly to agree any changes.
• To write letters to residents affected by works in conjunction with supervisors/surveyors/managers and also the PR & Comms team if the numbers of recipients dictates.

• Overall context and purpose of the role:

  The resident liaison officer is responsible for working closely with the tenant to agree work schedules, to ensure that intrusive or disruptive repair works are completed quickly and efficiently in a way that is satisfactory for both our client and tenant. The post-holder will use the necessary customer-focused skills to negate the escalation of complaints, and ensure resulting actions are managed to achieve the desired outcome of our client and the tenant. The post-holder will support the repairs function in delivering an efficient and effective service for our customers while achieving value for money.

Job Title: Plasterer Multi Trade
Job Type: Permanent
Job Category: Property Services
Location: Chelmsford
Salary: £20.00 per hour

We are recruiting for an experienced Plasterer Multi Trade to join a successful housing repairs and maintenance team for a local housing association in Chelmsford.

Responsibilities:

• Undertaking all plastering tasks to achieve first time fix and deliver a high standard of workmanship in a timely and productive manner always affording excellent customer service to the client.
• Undertaking patch and larger plastering works, decorating, tiling and other associated maintenance tasks.
• Completing daily work sheets detailing work undertaking and materials used after each job undertaken.

Requirements:

• Full UK Driving Licence (manual)
• Asbestos Awareness, UKATA or ITAP
• Basic Criminal Record Check

Benefits:

• A company van and fuel card (strictly for business use only)

If you are interested in this position, we encourage you to apply or reach out to Leah for more details.

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Job Title: Multi Trade Operative
Job Type: Permanent
Job Category: Property Services
Location: Chelmsford
Salary: £20.00 per hour

We are recruiting for an experienced Multi Trade Operative to join a successful housing repairs and maintenance team for a local housing association in Chelmsford.

Responsibilities:

• Carrying out a wide range of high quality responsive repairs and maintenance tasks to housing stock such as fitting kitchens, painting, patching a wall, repairing tiles, all types of floor laying, repairing toilets, hanging doors, tracing leaks, fence repairs, etc.
• Using a PDA to receive instructions, and to feedback electronically details of works undertaken, or works to be undertaken.

Requirements:

• Full UK Driving Licence (manual)
• Basic Criminal Record Check
• Asbestos Awareness, UKATA or ITAP

Benefits:

• A company van and fuel card (strictly for business use only)

If you are interested in this position, we'd encourage you to apply or reach out to Leah for more details.

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Job Title: Plumber
Job Type: Permanent
Job Category: Property Services
Location: Chelmsford
Salary: £20.00 per hour

We are recruiting for an experienced Plumber to join a successful housing repairs and maintenance team for a local housing association in Chelmsford.

Responsibilities:

• Undertaking repair/renewal works to plumbing installations, and associated or minor maintenance tasks.
• Completing daily work sheets detailing work undertaken and materials used after each job undertaken.

Requirements:

• Full UK Driving Licence (manual)
• Asbestos Awareness, UKATA or IATP
• Basic DBS Check

Benefits:

• A company van and fuel card (strictly for business use only)

If you are interested in this position, we'd encourage you to apply or reach out to Leah for more details.

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Job Title: Electrician
Job Type: Permanent
Job Category: Property Services
Location: Chelmsford
Salary: £20.00 - £24.00 per hour

We are looking for an Electrician to join the reactive maintenance division to carry out quality and efficient repairs and upgrades to both unoccupied and occupied properties for a leading social housing provider.

Responsibilities:

• Carrying out high quality electrical repairs to the housing stock in accordance with customers requirements working on both occupied and empty homes as the need arises.
• Using a PDA device to complete time sheets work sheets detailing work undertaken and materials used after each job undertaken.
• Liaising as necessary with other sections/trades to ensure implementation and completion of repairs and maintenance works.

Requirements:

• Full UK Driving Licence (manual)
• City & Guilds 2382-22 18th Edition
• 2365 Level 3 Diploma in Electrical Installations
• City & Guilds 2391-52 Inspection and Testing or equivalent (preferred)
• Basic DBS Check
• Asbestos Awareness, UKATA or ITAP

Benefits:

• A company van and fuel card (strictly for business use only)

If you are interested in this position, we'd strongly encourage you to apply or reach out to Leah for more details.

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Job Title: Multi Trade Operative
Job Type: Permanent
Job Category: Property Services
Location: Chelmsford
Salary: £20.00 per hour

We are recruiting for an experienced and qualified Multi Trade Operative to join a successful housing repairs and maintenance team on a local housing contract in Chelmsford.

Responsibilities:

• Carrying out high quality repairs to the council housing stock such as fitting kitchens, painting, patching a wall, repairing tiles, all types of floor laying, repairing toilets, hanging doors, tracing leaks, fence repairs, etc.
• Using a PDA to receive instructions, and to feedback electronically details of works undertaken, or works to be undertaken.

Requirements:

• Full UK Driving Licence (manual)
• Blue CSCS Card (Multi Trade Level 2 NVQ) OR City & Guilds L2 in Building Maintenance Multi-trade Repair and Refurbishment Operations
• Basic Criminal Record Check
• Asbestos Awareness, UKATA or ITAP

Benefits:

• A company van and fuel card (strictly for business use only)

If you are interested in this position, we'd encourage you to apply or reach out to Leah for more details.

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