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Housing Retrofit Assessor

1 month ago


Wooburn Green, United Kingdom Paradigm Housing Full time

The Vacancy

Are you a qualified PAS 2035 Retrofit Assessor who is looking for a new challenge which will use your skills but at the same time support you to deliver your full potential and enhance your career as a housing retrofit professional?

Maybe you’re currently freelancing and would welcome a position which provides more certainty as well as career development?

Paradigm have set an objective to ensure all its homes achieve a minimum energy efficiency rating of EPC band C by 2030 and deliver homes to net zero carbon emissions by 2050. To achieve the band C objective Paradigm will be undertaking energy efficiencyretrofit works to many of its homes over the next 7 years. The type of projects will range from single measures to whole house retrofit.

We have estimated that we have over two and a half thousand homes which are EPC band D or less and we are establishing a team of Retrofit Assessors to undertake retrofit assessments over the next two years. This will enable Paradigm to identify what energyefficiency measures are required to our homes over the next 7 years to achieve our EPC band C by the 2030.

You will work closely with retrofit advisors (customer liaison officers), project surveyors, Retrofit Coordinators and Designers to ensure we have sufficient information to determine appropriate options and designs for the retrofit of our homes.

Delivering over two and a half thousand retrofits is a challenge and once assessments have been completed the aim is that this post will change to a retrofit project delivery role. Depending on your experience you will undertake a variety of duties to supportthe successful delivery of projects, this will include supporting the Housing Retrofit Project Manager and Surveyors with client representative, contract administration, quality control and project management duties, such as budget management. You will bepart of a team working closely with specialist consultants and contractors to ensure projects are delivered to PAS 2035.

Our Team: The Decarbonisation Team sits within our Asset Management Strategy Team who are expert and committed property management specialists. We specialise in reviewing and delivering Paradigm’s asset management strategies. One of the key priorities isimproving the energy efficiency of our housing stock and ensuring we set in place plans for the delivery of net zero carbon by 2050 in line with the Government’s national strategy to address the climate change emergency.

About You:

- You will be a registered Retrofit Assessor to PAS 2035. Ideally you will have experience of working in social housing properties.
- You will be ambitious with a desire to develop your career.
- With excellent communication skills, self-motivated and extremely organised you will be working independently to manage your own workload.
- You will enjoy working collaboratively to achieve outcomes within programme timeframes, to the high standards expected and within budget.

About us: We are Paradigm Housing Group. We employ over 550 people, an annual turnover of over £120 million and manage more than 16,000 homes across the South-East. We know that house prices in the areas where we work are high, both to buy and rent and wewant to help more people have a safe and sustainable home that they can afford.

We are a values’ driven, ambitious organisation. We’re Best Companies 1 STAR accredited organisation in recognition of our high employee engagement and offer a welcoming and friendly environment.

We offer a very generous package including the following:

- Pension scheme: employee minimum contribution of 3% and Paradigm will contribute 7.5% or 9.5% depending on the employee’s contribution rate.
- Annual Bonus potential
- Family Friendly policies including generous Paternity, Maternity, Shared parental and adoption leave, sabbaticals and more
- Health Cash Plan - worth over £1,800 p/a includes Dental, Optical, Prescriptions and Flu jabs, Physiotherapy, Chiropractic therapy, Reflexology, Sports massage and more.
- Up to 3 paid ‘Giving Back’ (volunteer) days a year
- Newly created modern offices collaborative offices, with free parking and free electric vehicle charging points
- Rewards platform
- Opportunities for career advancement - if you want it, but fine if you don’t.
- Social events, such as Quiz nights, Xmas Party, Summer BBQ (Covid permitting)


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