Communities Project Officer
Share
Job Location:
Monthly Salary:
Posted on:
Vacancies:
Job Summary
3 months contract with a local authority
- The Phase 2 Project Officer is a critical role in the continuation of the Navigation Way development following the successful delivery of 51 new homes in Phase 1. This position is essential for leading the coordination delivery and operational readiness of the remaining homes in Phase 2. The role focuses on maintaining high standards of tenant experience service integration and efficient growth of the Councils social housing stock.
- Lead day-to-day coordination for Phase 2 of the Navigation Way project ensuring timely and efficient delivery.
- Monitor program timelines identify risks or delays escalate issues and drive solutions across services.
- Attend regular project meetings and multi-team briefings providing updates on progress and outstanding actions.
- Undertake site visits pre- and post-handover to track readiness defects and emerging issues.
- Ensure sign-up documentation and information packs are complete including guidance on property features such as energy-efficient systems and technology.
- Provide early tenancy support where required (e.g. utilities setting up accounts accessing support services).
- Ensure benefit take-up change of address for Universal Credit and Housing Benefit and develop good payment practices and income maximisation.
- Help ensure tenants receive a positive welcome and smooth transition into their new homes.
- Strong project coordination and organizational skills.
- Ability to work confidently across multiple teams and disciplines.
- Experience in housing income collection allocations tenancy management and support or related fields.
- Excellent communication data handling and problem-solving abilities.
- Commitment to high-quality tenant experience and service improvement.
- Working hours: 37 hours per week
- 5 days on-site in the Town Hall
- Basic DBS required
Required Skills:
We are looking for a project officer to lead on a new complex Navigation Way as we move onto phase 2 letting 49 new properties. The project officer will lead on sign ups tenancy support for new residents ensuring rent payments are in place and settling in new tenants to this new development. project officer will work across multiple teams ensuring the successful let of 49 properties and assist in building a new community.
Required Education:
We are looking for a project officer to lead on a new complex Navigation Way as we move onto phase 2 letting 49 new properties. The project officer will lead on sign ups tenancy support for new residents ensuring rent payments are in place and settling in new tenants to this new development. project officer will work across multiple teams ensuring the successful let of 49 properties and assist in building a new community.
Company Industry
IT Services and IT Consulting
Key Skills
- Construction Experience
- Intellectual Property Law
- Renovation
- Research Experience
- Joint Operations
- Relationship Management
- System Testing
- Economic Development
- Exercise Planning
- Program Development
- Project Implementation
- Contracts
