Grants and Projects Officer

3 weeks ago

Caernarfon, United Kingdom Gwynedd Council Full time

Reference:
23-25856

Job title:
Grants and Projects Officer

Directorate:
Housing and Property

Service:
Housing

Closing date:
22/02/2024 10:00

Job type/Hours:
Permanent | 37 Hour

Salary:
£34,834 - £36,648 a year

Pay Scale:
S4

Location(s):
Caernarfon

**Gwynedd Council offers an attractive employment package, for more information please click on this **Information Pack**

Do you have a passion for the housing or construction industry?

Would you like to design, and project manage domestic adaptations and allow people with disabilities to remain in/return to their homes and live independently?

Is tackling homelessness issues by project managing refurbishment works on Gwynedd Council’s growing Housing stock something that interests you?

Would you like to assist first time buyers with assessing their new property and identifying grant eligible works?

Gwynedd Council operates internally through the medium of Welsh, and offers all its services bilingually. The applicant will be required to reach the linguistic level noted as one of the essential skills in the Person Specification.

Application forms and further details available from, Support Service, Gwynedd Council, Council Offices, Caernarfon, LL55 1SH

Tel: 01286 679076

**CLOSING DATE: 10.00 AM, 22/02/2024**

**_

**Personal attributes**:
**Essential**:
The ability to communicate confidently with a variety of different people. The ability to work effectively as part of a team.

**Desirable**:
**Qualifications and relevant training**:
**Essential**:
**Desirable**:
Degree or equivalent in a field relevant to Housing / Construction

**Relevant experience**:
**Essential**:
**Desirable**:
Experience in the housing/construction field

**Skills and specialist knowledge**:
**Essential**:
Communicates effectively and fluently regarding matters within the Housing & Construction field. Able to organise and plan projects, tasks and workload effectively.

**Desirable**:
Understanding of Information Technology/design programmes such as CAD / REVIT or similar recognised design program

**Language requirements**:
**Listening and Speaking - Higher**:
Able to follow a conversation or discussion through the medium of Welsh and English on a professional level and discuss general day to day topics in the field in order to present information and express opinions.

**Reading and Understanding - Higher**:
Able to understand standard written Welsh and English; both formal and informal.

**Writing - Higher**:
Present written information confidently by letter, more detailed and technical report formats, and respond to written requests conveying information, ideas and opinion in Welsh and English (help is available to check the work).

**Purpose of the post**:

- The post-holder will also be responsible for providing an effective and efficient grants and loans service for the area's residents in accordance with the Council's policies and strategies.
- Ensure that the people of Gwynedd are at the heart of everything we do.

**Responsibility for functions**:
**Main duties**:

- Assist with managing and developing Council procedures to ensure Compliance with Health and Safety legislation in relation with private sector properties.
- Carry out thorough Property inspections of private sector properties, in consultation with the users of the buildings.
- Interpret the data within a referral from the social services department and/or hospital occupational therapists, and use this information to carry out a conditional inspection of the property to ascertain feasibility of the works.
- Interpret the data within a referral from the social services department and/or hospital occupational therapists, and use the information to help draw up proposals for the required welfare adaptations.
- Create draft proposals in relation to the proposed adaptation works to aid further discussion with relevant parties involved.
- Lead and advise as to the most reasonable and practicable solution to meet the identified needs.
- Ensure that contractors are aware of their responsibilities and duties in relation to health and safety requirements.
- Ensure that contractors are aware of the issues identified in the early enabling report which are their responsibility to act upon, and monitor that they undertake the work to a set standard and on time
- Ensure that the Council's information systems are updated following any work to a private sector property.
- Commission work by other teams within the Council, and from external consultants.
- Prepare work specifications and designs, and appoint contractors and/or consultants, in accordance with the Grants Departments agreed procurement methods.
- Commission consultants to add value when required. Analyse the recommendations of the consultants, come to conclusions and act appropriately.
- Inspect work to ensure that it reaches the required standards in accordance with health and safety regulations, and represents value for money, including undertak

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