Total 35 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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1x cleaner needed in cb10

Start Date: Asap

Duration: 1 week

Working Hours: 4 a day

Hourly Rate: £13-£16

Requirements:

• Full PPE
• Flexible
• Experience

If you are interested in this role please call Harvey from Daniel Owen On 07513 714187

Monday to Friday
0800-1700
Permanent
£26-27 per annum
Based in Basildon
Must have previous experience within repairs

About the Role

Joining our team, you'll be responsible for liaising with clients, sub-contractors, suppliers and supervisors to schedule appointments, ensuring that future jobs are appointed in a way that will ensure our contractual Service Level Agreements are met and no false promises are given. You'll liaise with our supervisory teams and the regional buyers to ensure materials / equipment is ready for use at the agreed appointment times.

You'll actively schedule available operatives and subcontractors to jobs, discuss complex repairs, demanding customers and those who have suffered service failure, where your role is to instil the customers confidence.

About You

Candidates will have good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, with strong administration, organisational and communication skills, both written and verbal. With excellent customer service skills, you'll have previous experience within the repairs and maintenance sector, or a trade-based background, with good problem-solving skills.

1 X Labourer Needed In cm9

Start Date: Asap

Duration: 2 weeks

Working Hours: 08:00 -17:00 (8 and a half Hours Paid)

Hourly Rate: £15-£16

Requirements:

• CSCS Card
• Full PPE (Safety Boots, Hi Vis & Hard Hat)
• Professional References

If you are interested in this role please call Henry from Daniel Owen On 02075931660

Administrator
Based in Harlow
Monday to Friday
Permanent
Paying up to £26K per annum

Required experiences:

• Experience of working in a similar environment E.G working within an office that supports commercially focused services
• Self-Motivated, flexible, and Resourceful
• Able to work to tight deadlines
• Able to work as part of a team and on own initiative
• To prioritise heavy workloads
• To commit to operative in a customer focused environment
• Be a good team player
• Intermediate to advanced level with IT skills especially MS Word and Excel
• Experience of working in an administration/secretarial role
• Good standard of written English
• Self-discipline, with demonstrably good time management skills and the ability to manage several priorities
• Ability to multi-task, and work efficiently and accurately under pressure
• Professional and pleasant manner in dealing with internal and external customers
• Excellent telephone skills

Fire Risk Assessment (FRA) Administrator
Permanent
Monday to Friday
Hybrid working
£25-26K per annum

This role is an administration position within the Fire Risk Assessment department working alongside colleagues to ensure the smooth and effective running of the department

• Dealing with telephone & email enquiries from internal stakeholders and end user customers
• Making outbound calls & sending emails to customers to book in work
• Schedule bookings dairies for engineers to attend sites to carry out work
• Liaise with specialist sub-contractors to obtain quotes and to book in their works
• Updating progress of work status on customer portals
• Taking & resolving engineer queries
• Supporting Fire Risk Assessment Manager
• Various ad-hoc tasks to enable to smooth running of the department

Parking - Free parking on site with overflow parking off site short walk from office

Hybrid Working - 3 days in office & 2 days from home (after training and completion of probationary period)

Holiday - 23 days (20 days free choice, 2 days between Xmas & New Year and 1 birthday day) plus 8 Bank Holiday days.

Working Hours - 8:30am until 5.00pm Monday to Friday with 30 minutes lunch

Electrical Qualified Supervisor
£47K + package
Essex/East London
Property Maintenance

Daniel Owen are proud to be representing a social housing company in Essex who are looking for a brand-new Electrical Qualified Supervisor to join their team.

They are looking for an experienced Electrical Qualified Supervisor to be responsible for managing all electrical repairs, testing and programmes for the property owned within the Essex area.

Duties:

• To supervise, manage and develop electrical operatives, ensuring works are completed to the required standard and operatives are trained to the appropriate level.
• The role holder will be expected undertake other tasks as necessary for the completion of the work, including minor trade tasks.
• Working within the community in customer/client's
• Good knowledge of health and safety legislation, including CDM regulations.
• Thorough knowledge of the inspection, testing, repairs and certification procedures for the range of electrical work undertaken.
• Good knowledge of a wide range of domestic housing construction methods and resultant remedial repairs requirements.
• Strong all round electrical knowledge
• Strong crafts background and experience managing a team of ops.
• Able to manage works on site from initial through to completion
• Must have Social Housing, Local Authority or Contractor background

Key Knowledge:

• City & Guilds NVQ Level 3 Certificate in the Requirements of Electrical Installation
• City and Guilds 2391 Testing and inspecting
• 18th addition
• NICEIC Qualified Supervisor

If this sounds like a role that suits your profile, then feel free to get in touch.

Compliance Coordinator
Based in Pitsea
Temporary role
Monday to Friday
£17.31per hour

The primary focus of this role is to manage and coordinate all requests for information received from the Housing Ombudsman Service. This involves ensuring that accurate information is gathered and submitted within the provided deadlines

Additionally, the role requires overseeing emails received from the Housing Ombudsman into the Customer Experience Team's shared mailbox, ensuring all requests and queries are answered and resolved promptly.

The role is designed to support compliance with the Housing Ombudsman Complaints Handling Code, providing a dedicated focus on delivering the highest quality service to both the Housing Ombudsman and our residents.

Monday to Friday
0800-1700
Permanent
£26-27 per annum
Based in Basildon
Must have previous experience within repairs

About the Role

Joining our team, you'll be responsible for liaising with clients, sub-contractors, suppliers and supervisors to schedule appointments, ensuring that future jobs are appointed in a way that will ensure our contractual Service Level Agreements are met and no false promises are given. You'll liaise with our supervisory teams and the regional buyers to ensure materials / equipment is ready for use at the agreed appointment times.

You'll actively schedule available operatives and subcontractors to jobs, discuss complex repairs, demanding customers and those who have suffered service failure, where your role is to instil the customers confidence.

About You

Candidates will have good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, with strong administration, organisational and communication skills, both written and verbal. With excellent customer service skills, you'll have previous experience within the repairs and maintenance sector, or a trade-based background, with good problem-solving skills.