Job Title: Technical Officer NIHE Grants
Your new company, Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited, has been retained by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive to recruit a Technical Officer (Private Sector Grants) on an ongoing temporary contract basis to work from their offices in Newry.
Your New Role
You will be responsible for all technical aspects of applications pertaining to Grants and Energy Efficiency Schemes, including inspection of the property, preparation of a schedule of works, costing, and recommending payment for completed works.
Key Responsibilities
* Carrying out a technical assessment of properties for which a grant application has been received, preparing a costed schedule of works specifying items to be grant aided in accordance with PSIS Technical guidance.
* Preparing a standard solution and scheme design to meet the requirements of the Occupational Therapists recommendation for internal works required under Disabled Facilities Grants.
* Considering the most satisfactory course of action in determining the type of grant and work to be carried out for all mandatory, discretionary, and energy efficiency grants.
* Ensuring that plans submitted in support of individual applications meet the technical requirements of the scheme.
* Costing individual applications using the approved Schedule of Rates and in compliance with the PSIS costing policy.
* Inspecting works to ensure that they are completed to a satisfactory standard and to the NIHE specification, recommending payment hereafter.
This role requires a high level of technical expertise and attention to detail, as well as excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
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