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Asset Officer
| Posting date: | 30 July 2024 |
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| Salary: | £40,444.00 to £44,373.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Dependent on skills and experience |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 19 August 2024 |
| Location: | Livingston, West Lothian |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Link Group Limited |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | HZASOAUG24 |
Summary
Horizon Housing Association is part of Link Group Limited. We are committed to supporting the development of diverse communities which include disabled people. We work to provide homes and housing related services which offer the opportunity for people to be independent and have choice and control in their lives. Horizon provide a high quality, customer focused repairs and maintenance service to Horizon’s tenants and customers across central Scotland.
Our values are:
• We are all different, equal and valuable
• Access to housing and services in the community of your choice should not be determined by impairment
• Disabled people have a right to participate fully in society – to be in the mainstream
• Disabled people should have the right to housing, services and facilities to enable independent living
The Role
At Link, people are at the heart of everything we do. Our people have made our award-winning social enterprise the success it is today and as it continues to grow, we want them to be the best they can be and to reach their potential.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and enthusiastic Asset Officer to join our Asset Management team to deliver a high quality service to Horizon’s tenants, owners and shared owners covering mainly the Edinburgh, Lothians, Fife and North/South Lanarkshire areas but also providing cover across the central and west areas that we operate in.
The Asset Officer will work under the direction and guidance of the Senior Asset Officer and the Asset Manager in the delivery of our reactive, cyclical and planned maintenance service. The successful candidate will also be responsible for void management, stock condition surveys, energy performance surveys etc.
You will ensure the successful delivery of all asset management activities, working with a large group of internal and external contacts, driving Horizon’s objectives and organisational goals.
The successful candidate will be team orientated and driven. You will have the ability to provide day to day management to the In-house trades team and, Estate Officers. You will be able to give health and safety advice and provide motivation to staff where required.
About You
This role requires a qualification in construction-related discipline or a related housing or property management qualification. Legal requirements and statutory obligations applicable to housing assets is a focal aspect of the role.
Experience of contract administration and delivery of construction and minor works projects is essential, alongside an ability to think strategically and work with stakeholders to develop innovative approaches to delivering investment to private and mixed tenure tenements.
You will have the commitment and drive to assist the delivery of effective and efficient asset management and will enjoy working collaboratively to deliver positive outcomes for our tenants whilst using exemplary communication skills. The successful candidate will also have excellent IT skills, in particular, the application of excel.
Please note that a full drivers license is required for this role.
In return you will be offered the opportunity to enhance your skills and knowledge through employee training and development. You can expect to work in a supportive, trusting and transparent working environment, with the autonomy to offer creative and innovative solutions whilst maintaining Link’ s values; Responsibility, Empathy, Social Impact, Participate, Equality, Challenge and Transparency.
For further information on the main position accountabilities and a comprehensive list of the essential and desirable criteria required for this post, please refer to the Job Specification in the Job information Pack on our website.
What’s in it for you?
As an Investor in People, we strive for continuous improvement through the management and growth of our staff, offering a wide range of training and development opportunities.
For a full list of benefits available to employees, please see the following link - https://www.linkhousing.org.uk/what-we-do/work-for-us/
You will work with colleagues who offer support to ensure our customers' expectations are met. In return, we are looking for applications from people who will contribute to our aims and work to the highest professional standards.
This post is subject to a Basic Disclosure check.
Closing Date: 12pm noon on Monday 19 August 2024.
Interview Date: Interviews are being held on Thursday 22 and Friday 23 August 2024 at Horizon’s Office in Livingston.
How to Apply
Our online application method is the most efficient way to apply and can be started by clicking the “Apply Now” button on our website. You must complete an application form to be considered for any of our vacancies but you don’t need a CV to apply for our positions. Also, if you aren’t sure about how long you have to fill in the form, you will be able to save it and return to it by clicking on the ‘My Applications’ tab of the vacancy search page and entering your username and password.
We can offer suitable alternative methods to apply if requested including although not exclusively; hard copy, Braille and audio. You can request these by emailing our Resourcing Team at jobs@linkhaltd.co.uk and detailing which format you would require.
We aim at all times to recruit the person who is most suited to the job and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and from anyone who shares our commitment to inclusion. Our offices are fully accessible to wheelchair users and, as a Disability Confident Leader, we will interview all disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria.
Our values are:
• We are all different, equal and valuable
• Access to housing and services in the community of your choice should not be determined by impairment
• Disabled people have a right to participate fully in society – to be in the mainstream
• Disabled people should have the right to housing, services and facilities to enable independent living
The Role
At Link, people are at the heart of everything we do. Our people have made our award-winning social enterprise the success it is today and as it continues to grow, we want them to be the best they can be and to reach their potential.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and enthusiastic Asset Officer to join our Asset Management team to deliver a high quality service to Horizon’s tenants, owners and shared owners covering mainly the Edinburgh, Lothians, Fife and North/South Lanarkshire areas but also providing cover across the central and west areas that we operate in.
The Asset Officer will work under the direction and guidance of the Senior Asset Officer and the Asset Manager in the delivery of our reactive, cyclical and planned maintenance service. The successful candidate will also be responsible for void management, stock condition surveys, energy performance surveys etc.
You will ensure the successful delivery of all asset management activities, working with a large group of internal and external contacts, driving Horizon’s objectives and organisational goals.
The successful candidate will be team orientated and driven. You will have the ability to provide day to day management to the In-house trades team and, Estate Officers. You will be able to give health and safety advice and provide motivation to staff where required.
About You
This role requires a qualification in construction-related discipline or a related housing or property management qualification. Legal requirements and statutory obligations applicable to housing assets is a focal aspect of the role.
Experience of contract administration and delivery of construction and minor works projects is essential, alongside an ability to think strategically and work with stakeholders to develop innovative approaches to delivering investment to private and mixed tenure tenements.
You will have the commitment and drive to assist the delivery of effective and efficient asset management and will enjoy working collaboratively to deliver positive outcomes for our tenants whilst using exemplary communication skills. The successful candidate will also have excellent IT skills, in particular, the application of excel.
Please note that a full drivers license is required for this role.
In return you will be offered the opportunity to enhance your skills and knowledge through employee training and development. You can expect to work in a supportive, trusting and transparent working environment, with the autonomy to offer creative and innovative solutions whilst maintaining Link’ s values; Responsibility, Empathy, Social Impact, Participate, Equality, Challenge and Transparency.
For further information on the main position accountabilities and a comprehensive list of the essential and desirable criteria required for this post, please refer to the Job Specification in the Job information Pack on our website.
What’s in it for you?
As an Investor in People, we strive for continuous improvement through the management and growth of our staff, offering a wide range of training and development opportunities.
For a full list of benefits available to employees, please see the following link - https://www.linkhousing.org.uk/what-we-do/work-for-us/
You will work with colleagues who offer support to ensure our customers' expectations are met. In return, we are looking for applications from people who will contribute to our aims and work to the highest professional standards.
This post is subject to a Basic Disclosure check.
Closing Date: 12pm noon on Monday 19 August 2024.
Interview Date: Interviews are being held on Thursday 22 and Friday 23 August 2024 at Horizon’s Office in Livingston.
How to Apply
Our online application method is the most efficient way to apply and can be started by clicking the “Apply Now” button on our website. You must complete an application form to be considered for any of our vacancies but you don’t need a CV to apply for our positions. Also, if you aren’t sure about how long you have to fill in the form, you will be able to save it and return to it by clicking on the ‘My Applications’ tab of the vacancy search page and entering your username and password.
We can offer suitable alternative methods to apply if requested including although not exclusively; hard copy, Braille and audio. You can request these by emailing our Resourcing Team at jobs@linkhaltd.co.uk and detailing which format you would require.
We aim at all times to recruit the person who is most suited to the job and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and from anyone who shares our commitment to inclusion. Our offices are fully accessible to wheelchair users and, as a Disability Confident Leader, we will interview all disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria.
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Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.