Housing Adaptations Technical Officer

Why Us?

It’s time to join West Lancs as we embark on delivering our new and ambitious Vision and Priorities.   With a focus on environmental sustainability, generating economic prosperity, building inclusive & healthy communities and financial resilience, we are looking for exceptional candidates to help shape our future. You will be joining an organisation that puts its customers first, takes responsibility and works together with a can-do attitude, all while challenging the status quo to deliver exceptional outcomes for our communities.

Your Role!

We have a challenging and exciting role for a customer focused individual to join the West Lancashire Borough Councils Housing Adaptations Team. You will be a team player who will help us deliver high quality services to our customers around providing high quality adaptations work.

Your role will be to support to the Housing Adaptations Manager to deliver the service objectives in line with the corporate plan. You will liaise with contractors to ensure that works are undertaken competently, promptly and in line with budgets.

The role involves planning in and carrying out property surveys, preparing schedule of works,  specifications, drawing or arranging the drawing of plans and obtaining Building Regulation and Planning Approval. Supervision of works in progress and monitoring of contractor's performance and quality of work. Carrying out inspections for the purpose of interim and final payment.

What's in it for you?

We pride ourselves on our friendliness and being a good employer with a range of benefits and employment terms and conditions to suit you. A competitive salary and annual leave entitlement, flexible working, a generous employer pension contribution scheme, work life balance policies, and support for your personal development are just some of the benefits we offer.

If you think you are up to the challenge, we would love to hear from you.

Related Documents

• Role Profile and Person Specification