ABOUT USThe Guinness Partnership is one of the leading providers of affordable housing in England. We build and manage homes and provide housing services for nearly 160,000 residents nationwide. Our vision is to deliver great service, provide great homes, to be a great business and to be a great place to work. Because everything we do is about our residents, our communities and our people, any profit we make is re-invested in new and existing homes and improving services. The Guinness Partnership is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all colleagues, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.JOB DESCRIPTIONWould you like to join our Asset Management team as a Contract Officer and help us to deliver an excellent service for our residents? We are recruiting for a full-time permanent Contract Officer, based at our office in Oldham, who will be part of our Fire Compliance team within our Asset Management directorate. This is an exciting opportunity which requires a strong, proven background in managing the relationship, performance, and legal obligations of the contractors delivering our fire safety requirements. You must have the ability to work to tight deadlines and prioritise your workload to ensure we meet statutory requirements. As a Contract Officer, you will support the Contract Manager to deliver asset compliance services, providing assurance of compliance and contributing to our residents' safety, satisfaction, and value for money. Collectively, we deliver multi-million-pound projects, so an understanding of CDM regulations, health and safety, and project management experience is advantageous. What we are looking for A person who can effectively manage our contractors, to meet requirements for fire risk and compliance relating to servicing & maintenance of firefighting equipment & fire door inspections, ensuring required planned preventive maintenance (PPM) is met, fire door inspections are completed and are within budgetary requirements. Previous experience of supporting the management or delivery of asset compliance contracts is highly desirable with good attention to detail and experience of analysing data. You must be able to demonstrate: Proven experience of contractor management. An understanding of risk and health and safety requirements. Good level of experience of data analysis, ideally using advanced Excel features such as pivot tables, v-lookups, and macros. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Excellent customer-focused attitude to align with our Guinness Behaviours, where the resident is at the heart of the role. Solution focused. Ability to prioritise conflicting deadlines. Ability to build and maintain professional relationships. Ideally, experience of managing FRAs and FRA actions and/or fire door inspections and remedial actions. Ideally, experience with Northgate/NEC or other housing management systems. As a resident-focused organisation, we know that how we do things is just as important as what we do and therefore customer service skills and the ability to work on your own initiative are paramount. If you are interested in joining us and would like to apply for this role, please review the role profile to view all of the key responsibilities and to ensure you meet the essential criteria.REEDTGPBenefits• Holidays We offer 25 27 days holiday a year, plus bank holidays. We will also give you the opportunity to buy up to an additional 5 days. You will also receive additional holiday in line with your length of service (1 extra day per 5 years service, capped at 4 days). • Competitive Pension Scheme We will help you save for your retirement through our workplace pension scheme. Guinness match your contribution up to 9%. To help you get the most out of your pension contributions, we operate a salary sacrifice arrangement that means you will pay less National Insurance contributions. • Benefits Portal We have a lifestyle benefits scheme, pulling together a range of special offers and great deals. You can make some great savings on everyday shopping from fashion and electronics to travel, leisure and days out and weekly supermarket shopping. • Performance Pay Annual Performance Score bonus subject to eligibility • Life Assurance For peace of mind Guinness provides three times salary life cover in the event of your death • Health Plan Options There are a couple of health care schemes available depending on the post grade • VDU/DSE Free eye test vouchers every 2 years with £55 contribution to glasses if requires for VDU work • Access to the Finance wellbeing portal • Professional subscription annual payment • Travel season ticket loan • Car lease schemeJBRP1_UKTJ