Housing Technical Officer (Disabled facilities and repairs Grants)

Teqniq is searching for a Housing Technical Officer (Disabled facilities and repairs Grants) to work in the public sector.

37 hours per week.

4 months contract.

08:30-17:00

Job Description:

Understand, uphold, and promote the aims of the council’s equality, diversity, and inclusion policies; health, safety, and wellbeing of self and other; and Organisational values in everything you do. Equality and Diversity practice covers both interaction with staff, service users and communities and includes challenging discrimination and promoting equality of opportunity for all.

Undertake the role of Principal Designer for the benefit of projects undertaken by Somerset Independence Plus.

Arrange and undertake site visits, meeting with applicants, occupational therapists (OT’s), architects and contractors to determine eligibility for financial assistance.

Ensure project feasibility and scope of work, undertake measured surveys and to give technical advice. To liaise with other officers of the service and outside agencies.

Produce practical specifications, detailed drawings and schedules of work for extensions and other adaptations which contractors can work from to carry out the construction work. Ensuring compliance with Building Regulations, Planning Permission, listed building consent and good practice.

Obtain quotations and estimates from contractors and to scrutinise them and undertake a fair costings exercise for the proposed work.

Ensure that grant and other expenditure is approved and paid in accordance with the Councils’ standing orders.

Collect clients’ financial data and undertake means tests to determine eligibility for a grant.

Carry out interim and final inspections and to appraise unforeseen works where technical problems have been encountered and to negotiate with applicants and contractors in matters of dispute, and to make decisions for approved grants and loans. Checking of final accounts, invoices and defects liability.

Take a joint lead role with the other Senior Technical Officer in developing the commercial aspects of Somerset Independence Plus.

Working with the marketing lead, progress a sound customer base for private works, through competitive and efficient processes.

Train and advise the team on commercialism.

Take reasonable care of your own health and safety and that of people who may be affected by what you do (or do not do).

Co-operate with your employer on health and safety and do not interfere with, or misuse, anything provided for your health, safety or welfare.

Follow the training received when using any work items your employer has given you.

Inform your employer or health and safety representative if you think the work or inadequate precautions are putting anyone’s health and safety at serious risk.

TEQ-1124-RQ1378238

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