Glasgow West Housing Association
Glasgow West Housing Association

Charity registered in Scotland SC001667

With over 2000 tenants, residential and commercial owners now receiving services and with 40 years local experience, GWHA is a respected community controlled, charitable housing services provider in the West End of Glasgow.

Current vacancies

Top job! Senior Technical Officer x2

  • Full time
  • £46,728 – £50,556
  • On site: Glasgow
  • Closing 31st July 2024

Glasgow West Housing Association Ltd is a voluntary, not for profit organisation and a registered charity. With history dating back to 1978, we have a vision of shaping thriving communities. With over 1500 rented properties: Homes are our purpose, service and sustainability is our priority.

Following a recent restructure of our Services and Technical Departments, we have an exciting new opportunity for a Senior Technical Officer. We are looking for highly motivated and enthusiastic individuals who can demonstrate their commitment to delivering high quality projects to an excellent standard.

Located in the heart of Glasgow’s West End, you will be a key member of Technical Team, supporting our ambitious procurement and investment plans across Net-Zero initiatives, component replacement, Major Repairs, and Cyclical Maintenance projects with a view to ensuring Scottish Housing Quality Standards compliance, enhancing the quality of our homes, ensuring resident satisfaction; and improving our neighbourhoods.

The ideal candidate will have experience delivering a range of planned and ad-hoc major work, common repairs and investment initiatives, with sound working knowledge of preparing procurement business cases, work specifications and tenders. A relevant professional or vocational qualification (HND/SCQF level 8 or above) would be desirable.

A summary of key tasks include:

  • Preparing procurement business cases in compliance with procurement strategy, ensuring timely preparation of work specifications and tenders, and contributing to tender evaluations, to meet project planning and governance objectives.
  • Development of relevant consultant appointment service level agreements, appointment documentation and rolling performance monitoring / management.
  • Delivering a range of planned / ad-hoc major works / common repair, Net-Zero, and investment initiatives including cyclical, SHQS & EESSH compliance projects, and component replacement as directed.
  • Property inspections / reporting to assess compliance with SHQS / EESSH , to inform investment strategy.Pre and Post Contract administration in line with GWHA procurement strategy (including but not limited to preparing / contributing to tender documentation, tender evaluation, issuing instructions, ensuring contractor compliance).
  • Assessing and addressing contractor performance in respect of quality and performance across all functions.

In return, GWHA offer generous EVH Terms and Conditions including:

  • 25 days annual leave and 15 public holidays
  • Flexible working practices including flexi time, home working, enhanced occupational maternity, paternity and shared parental leave
  • Defined contribution pension scheme
  • Ongoing professional development & training opportunities
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Specific GWHA benefits including; annual service commitment award, long service award and additional festive leave
  • Death in Service Benefit

Post subject to satisfactory Disclosure Check.

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Board Director (voluntary)

  • Management Board
  • Unpaid
  • On site: Glasgow
  • Closing 5th August 2024

Glasgow West Enterprises (GWEn) was established in 2010 as a commercial subsidiary of Glasgow West Housing Association. GWEn’s primary focus is the provision of property factoring services within the City Centre and West of Glasgow. The trading subsidiary also provides flexibility to explore other community-led services aligned to the housing association’s vision of shaping thriving communities.

We are looking to appoint an additional Director to support the current GWEn Board in the delivery of its ambitious Business Plan. Ideally this will be someone with previous property factoring experience, preferably within a commercial environment, although we are keen to hear from anyone with relevant/transferrable skills and experience.

The GWEn Board currently meet 3-4 times per year (usually online, Thursday mornings, with flexibility to meet Director commitments). Director responsibilities include:

  • Providing overall direction and supervision of the management of GWEn
  • Development of the business strategy and annual business plan and budget
  • Monitoring performance and compliance
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