Area Inspector

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 Bexley area, but will required to support across the wider Kent area encompassing Epsom, Royal Tunbridge Wells & Maidstone. The team in the South work collaboratively, so own transport is essential. This role will have limited involvement in the out of hours rota.

This role is part of Customer & Communities where you'll help us to lead the way keeping our promise to more than 100,000 customers.

**What you'll achieve**
- Review progress, set schedule of works and monitor progress to ensure a prompt turnaround.
- Monitor cost and spend to drive effective service.
- Work with external maintenance teams to drive a customer focused service.
- Support Area Manager in maintaining effective contractor relationships.
- Liaise with internal teams to ensure customer needs are met.

**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

**Desirable skills**
- HNC in relevant building or relevant discipline

**Why Orbit?**

Choosing us means being rewarded in every sense.

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

**Benefits Include**
- Group incentive bonus to 15%
- 27 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Private medical
- Contributory pension
- Life assurance

**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:

- Interview(s)
- Decision and offer