Social Housing Repairs Planner – Awaab’s Law

Join a well-established Housing Association in a key role supporting the delivery of an efficient and customer-focused repairs and maintenance service. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Social Housing Repairs Planner – Awaab’s Law to coordinate responsive repairs, manage operative schedules and help ensure residents receive a timely and reliable service.
Based in Cannock, you’ll coordinate and schedule repairs and maintenance works, working closely with in-house operatives, contractors and internal teams to ensure repairs are completed within agreed timescales. This is a busy and varied role suited to someone who is highly organised, proactive and experienced in social housing repairs planning and scheduling.

Previous social housing repairs planning experience and a good working knowledge of Awaab’s Law are essential. Candidates must understand damp and mould hazards, repair priorities and relevant statutory timescales.

As a Social Housing Repairs Planner – Awaab’s Law, you will be:

• Planning and scheduling responsive repairs and maintenance works across social housing properties.
• Coordinating in-house operatives and external contractors to ensure repairs are completed within agreed timescales.
• Managing operative and contractor diaries, allocating jobs and arranging appointments.
• Scheduling damp and mould inspections and remedial works, ensuring appropriate priorities and deadlines are followed.
• Applying knowledge of Awaab’s Law and the requirements for investigating and addressing damp and mould hazards.
• Monitoring outstanding repairs and proactively chasing updates.
• Liaising with contractors, operatives, surveyors and internal teams to resolve scheduling issues.
• Updating repairs and housing management systems accurately.
• Monitoring repair progress and escalating delays where necessary.
• Ensuring work orders, appointments and property records are kept up to date.
• Responding to changing priorities and rearranging appointments where required.

I’d love to speak to anyone who has:

• Previous social housing repairs planning and scheduling experience – essential.
• A good working knowledge of Awaab’s Law and its implications for social housing repairs – essential.
• An understanding of damp and mould hazards, relevant legislation, repair priorities and statutory timescales – essential.
• Direct experience planning or coordinating repairs within a social housing environment.
• Experience coordinating in-house operatives, contractors or maintenance works.
• Experience scheduling damp and mould inspections, remedial works or related repairs.
• Strong scheduling, coordination and organisational skills.
• Excellent communication skills and the confidence to liaise with contractors and internal stakeholders.
• Good attention to detail and accurate administrative skills.
• Good IT skills and experience using repairs or housing management systems.
• NEC Housing experience would be advantageous but is not essential.
• The ability to manage a busy workload and prioritise competing demands.

Key requirements for this Social Housing Repairs Planner – Awaab’s Law role:

• Previous social housing repairs planning and scheduling experience is essential.
• Good working knowledge of Awaab’s Law is essential.
• Understanding of damp and mould hazards, scheduling requirements and statutory timescales.
• Experience coordinating responsive repairs and working with in-house operatives and/or contractors.
• Experience using repairs or housing management systems.

The role is offering:

• £17.00 per hour.
• A 12-week temporary contract.
• Monday–Friday, 8:00am–4:00pm.
• Full-time, office-based working in Cannock initially.
• The opportunity to work one day from home once fully trained.
• An immediate start.
• The opportunity to support a busy housing repairs and maintenance team.

Please note: This Social Housing Repairs Planner – Awaab’s Law position requires previous social housing repairs planning and scheduling experience, alongside a good working knowledge of Awaab’s Law and its requirements relating to damp and mould hazards.

If this Social Housing Repairs Planner – Awaab’s Law role in Cannock sounds like your next opportunity, please apply now or contact Ryan Stewart at ryan.stewart@niyaapeople.co.uk.