What's involved with this role: Temporary Assistant Asset Officer/Admin Job Ref: Cambridge 5257254 Pay Rate: Up to £14.44 per hour PAYE depending on experience Hours per week: 37 Monday – Friday, normal working Role Length: This opening assignment is for 4-5 months City: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire To maintain and assist with the development of comprehensive contract and asset information and records in order to ensure the Asset Management team effectively deliver planned maintenance services to the Councils housing stock and other assets. To support the smooth day to day running of the service by having an understanding of different property based data management and work ordering systems, general business support tasks and performance targets. Key Responsibilities: Maintain and update records of works programmes issued to maintenance contractors on IT systems, stock condition databases and contract management software. Maintain and monitor records of “no access” to properties and “waivers” submitted by contractors including updating contract management software, stock condition database and Orchard housing management system. Review and verify work proposed programmes of work to take account of Right to Buy applications, redevelopment, demolition and void properties. Record and monitor details of completed works on Orchard housing management system, Stock condition database and contract management software, ensure guarantees and warranties are properly recorded and flagged. Use contract management software to instruct works and changes to works to contractors in consultation with the Service Manager. Ensure contractors’ property files for completed works are submitted on time and contain all information required and are electronically filed in the correct place Maintain and monitor records of tests and inspections completed by contractors and monitor the correction of defects Arrange and document contractual meetings with contractors, sub-contractors and other stakeholders. Deal with telephone queries. Maintain the Supply Chain data and records of standard materials across the Councils assets. Liaise with the leasehold management team regarding publishing programmes of works for leaseholders. Monitor tenant alteration forms, liaising with surveyors to provide information in a timely manner. Contacting and advising tenants on the status of application and outcomes. Qualifications: Good standard of English and Numeracy (at GCSE A-C or equivalent). Skills & Experience: Minimum of 12 months recent experience in a similar role, or context and ideally within a public sector organisation. Some experience in working in building maintenance environment. Practical experience of working to, and meeting, deadlines whilst under pressure. Experience of data collection, input, analysis and interpretation. Experience of working in a local authority / public sector environment. Experience of working within a team environment. Minute taking skills and record keeping. Ability to understand basic technical terminology used in building maintenance / construction. Strong IT skills including Microsoft packages or equivalent (e.g. G Suite). Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for. Unless the DBS requirement stated above is for a Basic Disclosure, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service. Clients are generally looking for candidates who are local to, or who can commute easily to the place of work. It will help your application if your CV states, in broad terms, where you reside – there is no need for a full address. Please feel free to apply to us direct via jobstclrec.com by quoting the job reference and exact job title. To help speed up the process of uploading your CV to the client we would ask that you send us your CV in Word format (or equivalent) if possible, not as a PDF. If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension, you will be working at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than umbrella pay terms. We do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity. 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