Senior Maintenance Officer

(maternity cover)

Drumchapel, Glasgow

Full-time, temporary (maternity cover)

Please note that we would consider a secondment

£46,728 to £50,556 per annum

(EVH Grade 8 – PA28 to PA31)

Pay award pending from April 2025

35 hours per week, flexible working hours, SHAPS defined contribution pension scheme, 25 days’ annual leave and 15 days’ public holiday per annum

About Us

Cernach Housing Association is a successful and well performing community-based registered social landlord (RSL) operating in Drumchapel, north west Glasgow since 1991. We own 877 homes and provide a management service to 16 sharing owners and 141 homeowners. We act as community anchor organisation for Drumchapel. Our turnover is £4.6 million, a major part of which comes from rental income.

About the Role

Our current Senior Maintenance Officer is due to go on a period of maternity leave in February 2025.  We are looking to recruit a highly motivated and committed individual to provide cover. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with a sound background in maintenance who is ready to gain experience working at a senior level and leading our maintenance team. 

As this is a temporary post, we would also welcome applications from individuals interested in what may be an excellent secondment opportunity. 

The successful candidate will have

• At least three years’ direct experience in developing and delivering a high-quality property maintenance service, preferably within an RSL or similar environment
• Direct experience of policy and procedural development
• A detailed knowledge of the legal, regulatory and best practice requirements that underpin our service, including in relation to procurement
• An ability to communicate effectively with a variety of different audiences, including public speaking/presentation skills
• The ability to work on their own initiative, often managing competing priorities; taking ownership of issues and finding solutions to sometimes complex problems.

Reporting to the Depute Director, the SMO will manage our highly successful maintenance team and will be a member of the Association’s management team. Applicants should note that, due to the nature of this post, some evening and occasional weekend work will be required.

Inclusive employer

Disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria outlined in the person specification will be invited to interview if they opt to participate in the job interview guarantee scheme. 

How to apply

If you feel you meet the requirements of the post, please retun your application and equalities monitoring form to recruitment@cernachha.co.uk by Wednesday 27 November at 12 noon. Please note that CVs will not be accepted.

Job Description

Person Specification

Application Form

Equality monitoring form

Staff Structure

Should you require any further information on this post, please do not hesitate to contact Paula Baylis, Depute Director by email to paula@cernachha.co.uk.
We plan to hold interviews at our office on Wednesday 11 December 2024.