We’re building thriving communities as one of the UK’s largest housing groups and a leading developer of affordable housing.

We believe everyone is entitled to a good home they can afford, in a place they are proud to live. More than 100,000 people live in our homes.

If you want to experience work that’s truly rewarding, join us. Because when we achieve together, customers and communities thrive.

Work for Orbit. Believe in people.

The role

We are looking for someone to join our Area Inspector team within Repairs. Working across a range of repairs, the team work in a proactive manner to ensure all works are done at pace to support customer need.

This role is to be based covering stock predominantly in the South East, covering the South East of London area and some areas in Kent. The team in the South East work collaboratively, so own transport is essential. This role will have limited involvement in the out of hours rota.

This role is part of Property where you'll help us to lead the way investing and maintaining 46,000 homes.

What you'll achieve

This role will provide customer focussed services for repairs to Orbit customers with a true commercial focus and demonstrating financial control. Working with stakeholders to ensure that maintenance and repairs services to its housing stock are carried out cost effectively to set standards in accordance with the organisation’s aims and objectives. Supporting the Area Managers with contractor management and performance issues

• Prepare specifications and schedules of works in respect of complex Repairs and major works to reflect good building practice, ensuring that programmes of works are designed and prioritised to deliver cost effective, high quality, customer-focused repairs
• Carry out pre and post inspections to a property (occupied and vacant), reporting on condition, specifying and costing works and ordering as required. Update IT systems with all necessary information
• Diagnose building defects and seek budget estimates for remedial improvement works, seeking advice on complex matters from the Area Maintenance Managers
• Monitor the performance of contractors engaged in the delivery of property maintenance through meetings and performance reports to ensure quality, response times and value for money
• Ensure voids and major repair request are surveyed, works specified for building defects and improvements to meet time targets and to a standard to facilitate prompt re-letting, including stock condition survey, asbestos survey and fire risk assessment

What you'll bring

Essential skills

• Experience in a building surveying or similar capacity - Experience of construction, maintenance, and repairs improvement programmes.
• Repairs / maintenance experience ideally with a social housing setting.
• Flexibility to be able to travel within a base region – own transport essential
• Experience of providing accurate schedules and details of work, assess quotations for Minor works.
• ONC in building or relevant discipline
• Flexibility to be able to travel within a base region
• Willing and able to participate in the out of hours emergency roster

Why Orbit?

Choosing us means being rewarded in every sense.

Here’s what you can expect to enjoy with us.

A rewarding experience that works for you

We strive to create an inclusive experience with benefits and wellbeing programmes designed to help you, and your loved ones, to thrive. For a better work life balance, we offer flexible working opportunities for many roles.

A place to progress

From training programmes to professional qualifications, we provide opportunities to learn and develop at every stage of your career. Whether you’re a student, graduate or experienced professional we’ll support you to grow.

For leaders, our tailored development journeys are designed to stretch and strengthen your leadership skills. As well as practical training, we give you access to renowned business schools and experiential programmes for greater breadth and depth of learning.

A purpose to feel proud of

We’re proud to make a difference to people together. We’re values-driven with a commercial focus on performance - because the more profit we make, the more we can achieve for people.

What brings us together is a passionate belief in progress and people.

Read more about the values and purpose that drive us on our careers website.

How we hire

We aim to make our hiring process simple and fair:

1. Online application
2. Interview(s)
3. Decision and offer

We put the safeguarding of our customers, colleagues and contractors at the heart of everything we do and as such, certain roles will be subject to a DBS check.