Job introduction

This is a key role in the Council's Housing, Property & Investment Team, ensuring the effective management and maintenance of the Council’s housing stock in accordance with the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998. This is done through effective and efficient governance and management of the client side of the City Council’s gas partnering contract. The role has oversight of the finance and performance management arrangements for the contract and is key in managing residents and other stakeholders expectations regarding repair, servicing and planned maintenance of assets.

For an informal discussion, please contact Robert Mabey - Mechanical & Electrical Team Manager on 07712 411835.

About the role

This is a key role in the Council's housing service, you will be responsible for the effective management and maintenance of the Council’s housing stock in accordance with the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998.

With a proven track record of fostering and developing partnership working across organisational boundaries to achieve positive results, you will use your project management and communication skills to deliver an effective contract that delivers on performance and value for money.

With technical knowledge of gas installations and extensive knowledge of energy use issues and energy efficiency, you will play a key role in the organisations ambitions to both reduce our carbon emissions and tackle fuel poverty.

You will have well-developed negotiation skills and proven ability to communicate effectively with tact and diplomacy, verbally and in writing with a wide range of people.

Please read our Apply for a job at the council (brighton-hove.gov.uk) pages carefully. They give you all the guidance you need to complete your application as well as information on what will happen after you’ve submitted your application and at interview.

As part of your application, you will need to upload your CV and answers to some shortlisting questions. Your answers to the shortlisting questions are the most important part of your application as they will be used in the shortlisting process to assess whether you meet the essential requirements for the role that are set out in the person specification and to decide whether you should be offered an interview. Before you start your application, please read our guidance here (CV guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk) and Shortlisting questions guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk) as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process.

Additional information

Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.

Work Permits: We may be able to obtain a Work Permit for this post but this is subject to meeting the requirements of the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) Points-based Immigration System. Please see Gov.uk for more information on the Skilled Worker Visa.

For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit Why work for us (brighton-hove.gov.uk)

Company information

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Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our fair and inclusive actions, our anti-racism strategy and the work we are doing to encourage a diverse workforce (brighton-hove.gov.uk).