Technical Assistant

This is an exciting opportunity to work in our Asset Management Team. We're recruiting two Technical Assistants who will report directly to the Senior Technical Assistant.
The successful candidates will provide a key role assisting the management of projects across all disciplines, supporting Asset Management team members to help ensure that our customer's homes are decent, safe and secure, and that all works are carried out in accordance with agreed schedules and specifications. Asset Management Technical Assistants provide a comprehensive technical support service within the team, maintaining and developing new methods of working and reporting to ensure compliance. You will have an opportunity to work across various capital works programmes, including element improvements such as Kitchen & Bathroom replacements, energy retrofit, stock condition surveys, plus many others.

• Excellent communication, organisation and ICT skills


• An understanding of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).


• Good time management skills


• Experience of delivering excellent customer service, working in a collaborative environment


• A positive attitude to learning new systems


You will be:


• Flexible in your approach to work


• Able to work on your own initiative and as part of a team


• Committed to providing an excellent service to our customers


• Able to work to tight deadlines and targets.
  
  In return, we are offering a competitive salary, including excellent benefits, which includes:


• Local Government Pension Scheme with a 20.8 % employer contribution


• Excellent training, development, and progression opportunities


• Annual leave entitlement of 21 days annual leave (increasing to 26 days after 5 years' service), plus bank and public holidays and two extra company holidays during the Christmas period.


• The opportunity to buy up to another 5 days holiday, subject to conditions


• Access to the Employee Assistance Programme


• Provision of a smartphone and laptop


• Discounted gym member - corporate membership rate at Leisure World and the Northern Gateway.


• 1 Volunteering Day per year


• Free Flu Jab


• Agile Working at Colchester Borough Homes means having some flexibility about when, where, and how we work to best meet the needs of our role and service area.


Other employee benefits include payment of a professional subscription, Free yearly eye tests plus a contribution towards glasses for VDU use.