East Kent Housing needs YOU! We operate in a challenging and rewarding environment and have recently changed our operating model to prepare us for the future. We have exciting career opportunities for Property Services professionals with energy, ideas and passion to join our team.

What do we do?

East Kent Housing is part of a growing sector which aims to make sure that everyone has a secure home they can afford. We manage over 17,000 properties for the four councils of East Kent (Canterbury, Dover, Folkestone & Hythe, and Thanet). We are responsible for the inspection, repair and maintenance of residents’ homes, the collection of charges and rent, and we support our residents by providing advice services and responding to enquiries and issues affecting them and the communities that we serve. Our people work in both customer-facing and business support roles as part of a large not-for-profit organisation focused on making a difference in the community and to peoples’ lives.

Current Vacancies

We are looking for people with a background in Housing and/or Property Management who can demonstrate customer awareness and the ability to inspire and lead teams, combined with a genuine passion for making a difference. We have three key vacancies in our Property Services team:

● Operations Manager - Compliance & Maintenance £57k - £65.5k plus car allowance

We are looking for a senior, qualified manager to lead our Compliance & Maintenance team. In this role you will have strategic oversight of the Maintenance, Repairs and Servicing functions of the Directorate, along with leading the Estates function. You will be focussed on delivery high quality services resulting in customer satisfaction.

● Compliance Inspector £33.8k - £38.9k

Are you a building professional with experience of compliance regimes for mechanical/electrical equipment and plant for properties and blocks of flats? In this role you will ensure we fulfil our obligations to our Client Councils and residents by delivering compliance and servicing programmes to the required cost, quality and time parameters.

● Projects Manager £33.8k - £38.9k

Are you a capable professional who understands property and can successfully manage contractors, projects and tasks to deliver project outcomes? In this role you will provide robust contract management to ensure we fulfil our contractual obligations to our Client Councils and residents by delivering investment programmes to the prescribed quality, time and budget parameters.

Why join East Kent Housing?

A job in housing is never dull, it is often challenging and rewarding and we love the fact that every day at East Kent Housing is different. Our people go above and beyond to deliver an outstanding service to both internal and external customers. With a wide variety of different roles across the organisation, there is plenty of scope for career growth and development. In addition to competitive salaries, we offer great benefits including agile/flexible working, annual leave of up to 30 days per year, generous employer pension contributions – and, of course, a great team to work with!

Our Culture

At East Kent Housing we work together in a way which makes us feel valued and recognised for what we do, while always looking for ways to improve. Our customers and our colleagues are really important to us and we work together to deliver the best service possible to our customers.

East Kent Housing has an exciting and bright future ahead. If you want to be part of our journey, visit https://www.eastkenthousing.org.uk/about-us/working-at-east-kent-housing/ to find out more about our current vacancies, read our job descriptions, and to apply!

Closing date is midnight Sunday 7 April 2019.