Project Officer

**We’re VIVID -We offer a vibrant, friendly, inclusive culture that supports, develops and attracts the best people**

As the UK’s 5th largest new build registered provider developer, we are in an exciting phase of our development programme of building 17,000 new affordable housing in the south by 2030 and delivering on our promise to provide, ‘more homes, bright futures’. Want to be a part of an organisation that really can positively impact local communities?

We’re recruiting for 3 Project Officers to join our expanding Development Team. These are full-time positions, working 37 hours a week on a **6-month fixed term** basis, with the potential to becoming permanent. The role will be required to regularly travel throughout our operating area in Hampshire, Berkshire, West Sussex and Surrey. Due to the nature of the role, a full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle is required.

**Want to know what we can offer you?**
- 26 days holiday **pro rata** (plus bank holidays), with the opportunity to buy or sell annual leave
- A productivity-related bonus scheme to enhance your take-home
- A generous contributory pension of 6%. We’ll match employee contributions between 7% and 10%
- Private medical insurance
- Health care cash plan called Medicash
- Enhanced pay for maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave
- Access to counselling, legal and financial information
- Electric car scheme
- Huge variety of in-house & e-learning courses and a range of coaching and mentoring programmes

**Here’s the facts about the role**:
Working with the project manager, you'll assist with the delivery of on-site development projects, ensuring that the new homes projects and other associated projects are delivered in line with our financial plans and targets.

As Project Officer, you'll be assisting with the handover of new homes, attending site meetings, snagging and end of defects inspections, ensuring that new homes are handed over to internal departments to the required quality standard. You’ll also be involved with defects management, working closely with customers and contractors.

You'll also need to ensure that the required certificates and paperwork for internal/external purposes are correct, accurate and correctly filed.

The Project Officer will be experienced in administration within a fast-paced role and have good commercial awareness & financial understanding. You'll be fully competent on computer systems and be able to learn new programmes quickly. As relationship building is key to this role, you'll be an excellent communicator who's confident to talk with customers and stakeholders on the phone and face to face.

It'd be highly advantageous if you have experience of project management and knowledge of the housing development programme delivery, however adequate training will be provided.

**You'll need a full current driving licence and access to a car.**But don’t worry - mileage for part of your travel will be reimbursed each month so you’ll not be out of pocket

We're a leading provider of affordable homes and extensive support services in the south of England. We believe that everyone has the right to a safe and secure place to call home, and from the moment customers move into their VIVID home we’re here to help with that and more.

Our customers have access to a wide range of tailored advice to sustain their tenancies and look after their wellbeing. We invest in our homes and communities for the long-term, and this means in the quality, safety and energy efficiency of existing homes and neighbourhoods, with a firm focus on improving services so they’re easy to use and access by our customers.

We’re addressing the shortage of affordable housing in the south, building the right type of homes to meet the needs of our local communities. We’re the fifth largest developer of new homes amongst housing associations in England, having built over 1,500 last year.

This is summed up in our vision “More homes, bright futures”.