Estates Officer

Are you someone with a background in estate management, and looking for an exciting new role within an organisation committed to improving lives? Are you skilled in undertaking site inspections? If so, our Estate Officer role could be the perfect job for you

Longhurst Group is a leading housing Group across the Midlands & East of England, committed to enhancing communities and improving the lives of both our colleagues and customers. With a mission to provide quality, safe, affordable housing that build great foundations for our customers, our Environment & Sustainability team are critical to ensuring the support of Longhurst Group’s aims and ambitions across our portfolio.

As an Estate Officer at Longhurst Group, you will be responsible for ensuring our outdoor and communal spaces are maintained to the highest standard, contributing to a positive environment for customers, employees, contractors, and visitors. Further key responsibilities are listed below:

- Undertake inspections of internal and external areas of our estates to check their condition and quality, ensuring compliance with standards and regulations.
- Maintain records of all ground maintenance and cleaning tasks, inspections, and results, and subsequently prepare reports outlining inspection findings, any issues identified, and proposals.
- Develop and implement strategies to integrate sustainable practices into grounds maintenance and cleaning activities, aiming to minimise the environmental footprint.
- Forecast, monitor, and report on budgets, alongside identifying cost-saving opportunities.
- Undertake contract management and administration, ultimately holding our 3rd party contractors to account where necessary.
- Develop and implement strategies to integrate sustainable practices into grounds maintenance and cleaning activities, aiming to minimise the environmental footprint.

This is a hugely exciting time to join Longhurst Group - not only are we continuously striving to achieve better results for our customers, but the Social Housing sector is at a crucial point with new measures, legislations and standards coming into effect imminently. Our Estates Officer opportunity will help to improve the quality and standards of the estates in which our customers live. We offer a supportive and inclusive working environment that values your contributions, along with access to ongoing professional development opportunities, ensuring your skills remain at the cutting edge of the industry.

**What you receive from us**
- A competitive 28-day annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays
- Pension Scheme with contributions matched by us up to 8.5%
- Life Cover of three times your annual salary (as part of pension scheme membership)
- Membership of our Health Care Cash Plan including Employee Assistance programme and DoctorLine
- Access to a range of discounts, including Blue Light and B&Q Tradepoint Cards
- Free access to financial education service, supporting with personalised financial information on a range of topics such as mortgages, retirement planning, pensions, saving and investments, insurance and will writing
- Free Eye Tests
- Free flu vaccinations
- Investment in your personal development through our extensive learning and development opportunities.
- Professional subscription for membership fees relating to your role, paid for by us
- Family friendly, carers leave plus other paid leave
- Long Service Awards
- Carers Networking Group and resources to support Unpaid Carers

**How to apply**

**Vetting Requirements**

Naturally working with our customers, we need to complete pre-employment checks before you join us. This role is conditional upon receipt of two satisfactory references (one from your current employer). We also need you to tell us what you have been up to over the past 5 years as a minimum in terms of employment history. This could include carer duties, travel, seeking work, education, employment, training, or volunteering.

**Equal Opportunities**

As an equal opportunities’ employer, Longhurst Group is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We are one of the leading housing groups in the Midlands and East of England, providing more than 23,000 homes and a wide range of care and support services.

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