Maintenance Officer -NIHE

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Job Title: Maintenance Officer

Post Grade: B5 Location: 445 - Limavady Office

Department: North Regional Mgt Team

Reporting Unit: Causeway Area

Team Line Manager: Gary Lyttle S

tart Date: 01/07/2026

End Date: 01/10/2026

SCP: 20

Hourly Rate: 16.90

Weekly Hours: 37 Hours at Work: 9am to 5pm Workdays: mon-fri

Cover Reason: Covering Sick Absence

IT Proficiency: Intermediate Years

Experience: 1-5 Years

Additional Requirements: n/a

Other Qualifications: To be considered for this position, you must meet at least one of the following criteria: A degree in Building Studies (or equivalent) with 1 year of relevant experience;

A BTEC Higher Diploma in Building Studies (or equivalent) with 2 years relevant experience;

A minimum of 4 years relevant experience. Relevant experience will be considered as working on the design, improvement or maintenance of domestic properties.

Professional Registration Requirements: n/a Access NI: Yes (Basic) Holiday Entitlement: 23 days + 12 public holidays (B1-6)

Job Description :

Reporting to the Area Maintenance Manager, you will ensure that maintenance repairs to Housing Executive homes are carried out to exacting cost, quality and time standards in accordance with the terms of contracts.

Your main duties will include: To carry out inspections of properties to a set timetable in order to authorise the Housing Executive's Contractors to carry out necessary maintenance work; To conduct inspections of properties, again to a set timetable, in order that works done are of an acceptable standard and that payment for such work can be authorised; To advise tenants of maintenance policies and their responsibilities for the maintenance of some items in their homes or to provide information on the progress of works on their homes or the timeframes for such works to be done; To bring deficiencies in the delivery of an effective maintenance service to the attention of the Contractor in the first instance in order that remedial action can be taken; To liaise with other Housing Executive staff, particularly those involved in the allocation of homes, to ensure that houses vacated on changes of tenancy have the necessary work done so that they can be re-let as soon as possible

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