Customer Service Co-ordinator

If your experienced in Customer Service and looking to enter into the Property Industry then we are looking for individuals to join our Maintenance Department who can deliver excellent Customer Service.

**The Location**:
You will be joining our team based in Sunnyside just off Easter Road, Edinburgh. In a newly refurbished business centre close to the city centre, offering a great transport service and surrounded by all local amenities a vibrant place to work with an exciting company culture.

**Hours:

- Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm**

**Benefits**
We’re proud to offer;
- Salary £20,000 - £23,000pa
- 32 days holiday inclusive of bank holidays
- Company socials
- That all important pension scheme to save for your retirement
- ARLA/Propertymark qualifications funded by us (Subject to T&C’s)
- Modern offices, technology and refreshment facilities
- Health assured app for all your wellbeing needs
- Excellent growth and development opportunities and to also learn alongside accomplished business leaders in the industry.

**Job Summary & Overview**

You will undertake a range of duties not limited to:

- Managing day-to-day maintenance requests.
- Delivering a high standard of customer service for all customers. Ensuring we are being pro-active when we manage incoming queries.
- Understanding Landlord and Tenants responsibilities when managing the day-to-day requests so we can be clear to customers around their responsibilities for the property.
- Ensuring maintenance issues are logged and managed effectively.
- Take responsibility for outstanding tickets and manage these in a timely manner.
- Dealing with conflict using strong negotiation skills to resolve conflict.
- Working with contractors to ensure work carried out is done in a timely manner and to the correct standard.
- Ensuring safety certifications are up to date and make sure any renewals have been arranged in a timely manner, so properties are compliant.
- Working with the senior coordinators and team leader to ensure KPIs are achieved and escalate any issues when appropriate.

**Person specifications & competencies**
- Previous property experience is desired but not essential. Full training will be provided along with ongoing coaching where required.
- Great verbal and nonverbal communication skills.
- Ability to delegate.
- Strong customer service skills.
- Good organisational skills with a problem-solving ability.
- Good communication/negotiation skills and very competent in resolving conflict and potential disputes
- Confident at relaying information.
- Ability to prioritise and multi-task.
- Ability to remain calm under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
- Good IT skills including MS Office Suite.
- Legal Right to Work in the UK

**About Us**

As market leader in Scotland, D J Alexander has 40 years’ experience and is constantly expanding, developing and striving to change the Property Industry. D J Alexander is a trusted brand with a strong heritage, known for our customer care with clients and employees alike.

At the end of 2021, D J Alexander was acquired by the Lomond Group, a network of regional Lettings and Estate Agency’s across the UK, further strengthening the DJ Alexander brand in Scotland and expanding the foothold with premises in Edinburgh, St Andrews, Aberdeen and Glasgow. We are now looking to strengthen a team bound by a true passion for customer service, to enable us to deliver immediate and sustained growth in Scotland and achieve our vision to create the best agency in Scotland.

This is just the start of our journey, and we have a lot to do. Due to this, we have a very exciting opportunity for a talented and experienced Customer Service Co-ordinators to join our Maintenance department.