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Senior Database Administrator Location: RG7 4PR , located between Reading and Basingstoke, with free onsite parking . Package: 50,060 - 70,000 (depending on your suitability, qualifications, and level of experience) Working pattern: AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight. Clearance Level: You will need to obtain and maintain DV security clearance for the role. This will be funded by AWE. The nature of our work does mean you need to be a British Citizen who has been resident in the UK for the past 10 years in order to apply for DV clearance. Due to the classified nature of the work involved, there are limited opportunities to work from home in this role. It is anticipated that the successful candidate will spend the majority of their time working on site at AWE Aldermaston. Ready to play your part? At AWE, it's not just a job, it's far more than that. Our shared purpose is to help keep the nation safe. Could this role be the opportunity for you to play your part? AWE is currently recruiting for a Senior Database Administrator for the Operational Application Services group. AWE are embarking upon a business-wide transformation and our databases are central to our success. We seek a forward-thinking Senior DBA to join our team of database administrators looking after SQL Server and Oracle databases across on-premise and cloud platforms. Our databases underpin what we do from 3rd party application support, in-house development, data warehousing and business intelligence capability. What you'll do: Provide primary support for MS SQL and Oracle database environments including daily operations, backup and recovery, performance monitoring, tuning, and production support Install, upgrade, patch and manage the Oracle and MS SQL database estate Respond to incidents as appropriate to maintain/resume service Work with 3rd party suppliers as necessary to meet operational demands Define and test disaster recovery plans Coach and mentor junior members of the DBA team Define and implement best practises and standards with a focus on database security and auditing, ensuring database estate complies with industry best practices and AWE security requirements. Evaluate and deploy new database technologies including monitoring solutions Continual process improvement with a focus on automation of repeatable tasks Who are we looking for? We do need you to have the following: Good, demonstrable knowledge of administering SQL Server (SQL2014, SQL2019) and Oracle (19c) databases Experience of deploying Oracle WebLogic and Oracle Enterprise Manager Knowledge of SQL Database services within MS Azure Whilst not to be considered a tick list, we'd like you to have experience in some of the following: Experience with design/development of databases Great communication skills - translate technical to non-technical and vice-versa Strong command of SQL and SQL server tools PowerShell and Unix Shell Scripting skills Advanced knowledge of database security, backup and recovery, and performance monitoring standards You'll need to have the ability to work calmly and constructively in a priority changing environment and be able to manage your own workload. You will also have initiative, enthusiasm, a flexible approach, and ability to work to tight deadlines. Work hard, be rewarded: We ask a lot and set the bar high because our work truly matters. In return we offer balance, with award winning benefits including: 9-day working fortnight - meaning you get every other Friday off work, in addition to 270 hours of annual leave. Market leading contributory pension scheme (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your contributions). Family friendly policies: Maternity Leave - 39 Weeks Full Pay and Paternity Leave - 4 Weeks Full Pay. Opportunities for Professional Career Development including funding for annual membership of a relevant professional body. Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services. Life Assurance (4 x annual salary). Discounts - access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending. Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring. The 'Working at AWE' page on our website is where you can find full details in the 'AWE Benefits Guide'. Our ambition is to create workplaces where we recognise and celebrate differences, encourage diverse contributions and our employees feel able to be themselves at work. We strive to create a genuine culture of openness and inclusion and encourage diverse applicants. Any inclusion information you provide will be stored in accordance with GDPR and kept separate from your application form and CV, and the information will not be shared with anyone involved in interviewing or making hiring decisions. Next steps: Everyone who works at AWE brings unique skills and perspectives to the table. We recognise that great people don't always 'tick every box'. That's why we focus on your potential, your fit with our values, your transferable skills as well as your experience. Even if you don't meet every point above, but you feel that this role and AWE are a great fit for you, please go ahead and apply, we'd love to receive your application. Important things you need to know: We encourage you to apply promptly to avoid disappointment if applications are high and the role therefore closes. We want you to feel comfortable and able to shine during our recruitment process. Please let us know on your application form if you need any adjustments/accommodations during the process. Our interviews typically take place over Teams and for most roles are a 1 stage process.

Compliance Contracts Manager Royal Borough of Greenwich Greenwich, London Hybrid £68,973 £72,480 per annum (PO9) Contact: (url removed) Goodman Masson is working in partnership with the Royal Borough of Greenwich to appoint a highly capable Compliance Contracts Manager to join their Housing & Safer Communities directorate. This role sits within the Landlord Risk & Compliance team and is critical to ensuring that Greenwich s 20,000+ homes, 1,500 buildings, and 60+ high-rise blocks remain safe, legally compliant, and delivered to the highest standards. This is a high-impact, strategic role overseeing all compliance and building safety contracts , working closely with contractors, consultants, and internal delivery teams. The successful candidate will play a key part in maintaining Greenwich s reputation for safe housing, robust contract delivery, and service excellence. Key Responsibilities: Act as the Contract Administrator across a suite of compliance and safety contracts, including Measured Term Contracts, FM contracts and partnering agreements. Oversee the effective management of contractor performance, ensuring statutory obligations are met and contracts deliver on cost, quality and safety. Deputise for the Head of Landlord Risk & Compliance , providing leadership and guidance to internal staff and over 15 contractors and consultants. Monitor contract KPIs, payment mechanisms, variation orders, and service delivery, ensuring best value and high standards across all agreements. Lead on site inspections, defect resolution, stakeholder engagement and compliance reporting including compliance with the Building Safety Act and Procurement Act 2023 . Who We re Looking For: A proven compliance or contracts professional with deep experience managing building safety and compliance-related contracts in a local authority or housing provider context. Strong knowledge of relevant legislation including H&S, Fire Safety, Procurement , and the Building Safety Act . Excellent stakeholder and contractor management skills with the ability to mediate, influence, and drive performance. Highly organised, detail-focused, and confident preparing reports, presenting at contract meetings, and leading operational responses to risk or non-compliance. Comfortable deputising at senior level and mentoring junior staff as required. This is a brilliant opportunity to join a high-performing local authority committed to safety, compliance, and delivering excellence to its residents. If you're looking to make a real impact in the compliance and contracts space we d love to hear from you. (url removed)

Job title: Repairs Scheduler Location: Eastleigh Salary: £19.45ph umbrella rate Type: 12 weeks contract initially, with a goal to progress onto a permanent contract. The role We're excited to be looking for an Administrator and Scheduling Coordinator to join our team for six months. You'll work from our Eastleigh office to schedule, coordinate, monitor and proactively manage the Damp and Mould Decorators and Surveyors diaries to deliver an effective service. You will report directly to the Performance and Project Lead. Excellent customer service skills are essential as well as strong communication, organisational and prioritisation skills. You will be required to liaise with customers, trade operatives, senior management, legal department and other operational service teams. If you have experience scheduling jobs and strong administration skills along with a can-do attitude, you could be exactly who we're looking for! You will be required to work independently as well as part of a team. Key Responsibilities: To actively oversees several diaries, managing workload for monitoring start and finish times to ensure completion of all jobs/tasks by the end of each working day. Utilise available resources by moving scheduled jobs amongst able trades to optimise the output of each operative and achieve right first time. Deliver outstanding customer experience for our residents for fulfilment of their response repair. Action unscheduled jobs and ensure that all emergency repairs and overdue services are carried out as per our service level agreement SLA Dealing with inbound and outbound phone calls and emails from operatives, contractors, our customer experience team and residents to resolve queries/confirm appointments. To arrange and book follow on appointments with customers where jobs require more than one visit to complete. Where necessary, liaise with suppliers and contractors to arrange delivery of materials, scaffolding, skips etc. Ensure flagged properties are attended to depending on the customer's needs/ vulnerabilities whilst ensuring the safety of the attending operative Undertake regional specific administrative duties such as updating job stages, running and using reports to complete scheduling tasks, monitoring and processing email and CRM contact, outsourcing to contractors, purchase order and materials monitoring to deliver successful repairs. Required knowlegde and experience Experience within the housing and maintenance sector or similar Expereince working with engineers / operatives and contarctors Experience working in a busy office environment with reactive priorities always maintaining professional office conduct. Ability to communicate at all levels and with a variety of audiences. Communication skills to be both written and verbal. Able to work as part of a team, share ideas and support team members as well as the ability to plan own time effectively, prioritise tasks and work under own initiative while meeting team deadlines and targets/KPI s. Able to follow procedures and policies and comply with legal and health and safety requirements commensurate with the role. Experience and knowledge of the process of dealing with carded or compliance issues. Please apply today with your updated CV or call Leah Seber at Build Recruitment for more information. Build Recruitment Limited acts as an Employment Business for the supply of temporary workers and an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies. Build Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer.

JOB TITLE: Private Sector Housing Officer DEPARTMENT: Strategic Housing (Private Sector Housing) POST NUMBER: 1968 GRADE: Scale 5 DURATION OF ROLE: 18 months HOURS: 37 hours per week ACCOUNTABLE TO: Senior Private Sector Housing Officer LOCATION: City Offices and hybrid working from home (first three weeks at the City Offices) POST OBJECTIVE: To contribute to improving the quality of the private sector housing stock and ensure the sector is able to fulfil its potential in meeting housing need in the district. The post holder may be required to line manage one officer and will undertake the full range of private sector housing functions, including enforcement, complaint work, the licencing of HMOs, the delivery of disabled facilities grants, the inspection on empty homes as required, as well as assist in the annual inspection of mobile home parks. The post holder will also be required to respond to and investigate service request complains including those around damp and mould and vermin. All work will be carried out in accordance with statutory requirements as well as council policy and procedures. SPECIFIC TASKS: To line manage, if required, the Private Sector Housing Administrator. To investigate under the provisions of the Housing Act 2004, Environmental Protection Act 1990 and other current or future legislation complaints of poor housing conditions in both private sector and social housing accommodation and provide technical and directed advice to resolve matters. Where possible and appropriate, to work cooperatively with landlords to ensure required standards are met and housing conditions improved where required. To inspect, with a high level of competency, all types of private dwellings in the private rented sector including houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) to ensure compliance with public health and housing legislation. To carry out house condition surveys and risk assessments for the purposes of identifying structural and other serious deficiencies and hazards, using the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS), the Decent Homes Standard and any successor systems and standards. On receipt of a service request, make an initial assessment, exercising professional judgement as to the nature and seriousness of the housing standards defect. Seek to resolve the issue informally if appropriate or progress towards immediate formal enforcement action. Draft schedules of works, notices and orders for enforcement under the provisions of the Housing Act 2004 and other relevant legislation in accordance with the council's scheme of delegation. To undertake follow-up inspections where statutory notices, and informal notices have been served to determine whether the works have been satisfactorily completed. Be fully conversant with the powers, duties and obligations conferred by the relevant legislation. To carry out reactive and proactive complaint work in respect of all types of HMO properties and investigate the licensing status of HMO premises including inspection of housing conditions and assessment of management and amenity standards. In licensed properties monitor and assess compliance with licensing conditions. Correspond with landlords and managing agents to achieve compliance with all relevant legislation. Prepare prosecution cases in accordance with the Private Sector Housing enforcement policy, PACE and other relevant legislation and within legal time limits. To appear at Magistrates Court, County Court or tribunal to give evidence when required as a witness for the council in respect of prosecution cases. Attend tribunal hearings in relation to appeals against action taken under all relevant legislation as delegated under the council's scheme of delegation. To investigate reports of empty homes within the district and to take appropriate action wherever possible to bring a property back into use. Help maintain the register of empty homes in accordance with Council policy. To consider and comment on applications for planning permission in respect of all housing matters. Deliver and administer Disabled Facilities Grants and be fully conversant in the Housing Grants Construction and Regeneration Act 1996. Undertake other duties as may reasonably be expected and required within the general scope of the role. In addition, the post holder will be required to: 1. Comply with the council's safeguarding Policy. 2. Comply with the council's Equal Opportunities Policy. 3. Comply with the Code of Conduct and other relevant policy, procedures and legislation. 4. Comply with and/or ensure compliance with the Council's Data Protection Policies and the General Data Protection Regulations and other relevant legislation. Health and Safety Every employee while at work has a duty to take reasonable care of their own health and safety and that of other persons who may be affected by his/her acts or omissions at work - Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. Equality Winchester City Council bases its employment practices on the concept of equal opportunity. As an equal opportunity employer the Council opposes all forms of discrimination or unfair treatment on the grounds of gender, marital status, race, colour, nationality, national origin, ethnic origin, religious belief, sexual orientation, disability or June 2025 June 2025 age. No employee or job applicant will be disadvantaged by any condition or requirement which cannot be shown to be justifiable. Safeguarding Winchester City Council has a responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and vulnerable adults. The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding

We are actively looking for a Compliance Supervisor to join a social housing provider on a permanent basis in the Luton area. In return you will receive, flexible working, pension scheme, company sick pay and personal development support. As the Compliance Supervisor, you will be: Delivering the compliance frameworks across the residential properties focusing on the fire safety, health and safety, gas and electrical Day to day management of the regulatory compliance including property and corporate safety Coordinating schedules with contractors and tenants ensuring all inspections and remedial works are conducted in a timely matter Supervise the team of administrators checking the certificates and data input Experience and qualifications: Social housing experience Fire safety and H&S experience is key Experience in a management team in compliance NEBOSH General or IOSH In return as the Compliance Supervisor you will receive: 47,000 annual salary Flexible hours Mileage covered for any site inspections Pension scheme Annual leave scheme Company sick pay Support on personal development and progression We are keen to see CVs from Compliance Supervisor, Compliance Manager, Senior Compliance Officer, Senior Fire Safety Advisor If this role appeals to you then please apply now or contact Lexie on (phone number removed) or email on removed)

Job Description: Senior / Associate Building Surveyor A leading consultancy firm with a rich history of excellence since 1992, dedicated to delivering top-notch surveying services. The firm operates across the Southeast and London, providing a comprehensive range of construction services for both private and public sector clients. The consultancy is accredited to the Gold Standard of Investors in People and ISO 9001, reflecting a strong commitment to staff welfare and quality standards. As an MRICS Building Surveyor (level dependant), the role involves ensuring all surveying work complies with statutory requirements and internal systems standards. Responsibilities include: Contract Administrator on surveying commissions, preparing specifications and drawings, conducting various building surveys, and providing design solutions and reports. Additionally, the role involves advising on building pathology problems, handling Party Wall matters, and exploring new work opportunities. The position offers significant opportunities for career progression, supported by the necessary guidance and resources to enhance skills and broaden service delivery. What You Need: Technical Expertise: Chartered Surveyor/CIOB with a minimum of 5 years of experience within the building environment, both on and off-site. Proficiency in delivering Level 3 Building Surveys, Dilapidations, Party Wall matters, and Defect Diagnostic Investigations. Project Management: Experience in Project Management, including Contract Administration and Employer's Agent roles. Ability to use Workbench, Microsoft Word, Excel, and MS Project for project management and administration. Standards Compliance: Ensure project work consistently meets relevant technical and professional standards. Knowledge of public and private sector clients, particularly in housing, transport, and education. Client Relations: Develop and maintain close relationships with clients, liaising with group representatives, other consultants, and contractors. Manage individual client workloads and framework agreements. Leadership and Mentorship: Assist and mentor junior members of staff. Control and monitor work to ensure quality of service is achieved. Proactively monitor customer service to ensure service promises are delivered. Communication and Problem-Solving: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Strong attention to detail and a proactive approach to problem-solving. Ability to present facts clearly and logically with impact and conviction. What is on Offer: Career Progression: Significant opportunities for career progression within a supportive and forward-thinking environment. Professional Development: Continuous professional development and skill enhancement opportunities. Dynamic Work Environment: Work on a variety of projects and provide Professional Services to a diverse client base. Collaborative Team: Join a dedicated team of professionals committed to delivering outstanding service and maintaining the highest standards in the industry. Competitive Benefits: Attractive salary package and benefits, reflecting the consultancy's commitment to staff welfare and quality standards. Join this dedicated team and contribute to delivering outstanding service and maintaining the highest standards in the industry. Apply today to be part of a forward-thinking and supportive environment where your skills and ambitions can thrive. What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at (url removed)

Senior Administrator - Permanent - Full-time - Hybrid - Formby - Immediate Start Your new company My client, a privately-owned social housing organisation, who are committed to delivering high-quality tenant support across a variety of locations. With a strong community focus and a reputation for integrity and care, I am seeking a highly capable Senior Administrator to join their dedicated team. Your new role The position is offered full-time, Monday to Friday, with standard office hours from 09.00am until 17.00pm. However, some flexibility will be available. A hybrid model is also in place. Based from offices in Formby, you will need to drive due to the business location. As the Senior Administrator, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the smooth running of the office operations. You'll be the backbone of their administrative function, supporting internal teams, liaising with tenants and external partners, and maintaining accurate records with precision and professionalism.Some of your duties will include but not limited to Oversee day-to-day administrative operations, ensuring efficiency and complianceAct as a key point of contact for internal and external communicationsMaintain and manage accurate documentation, databases, and filing systemsSupport senior management with reporting, scheduling, and project coordinationIdentify and implement process improvements to enhance service deliveryBuild strong relationships with tenants, contractors, and stakeholders What you'll need to succeed Proven experience in a senior administrative role, ideally within housing or property servicesExcellent written and verbal communication skillsImpeccable attention to detail and organisational abilityProficiency in Microsoft Office and database management systemsA proactive, solution-focused mindset with the ability to work independently and as part of a teamThe ability to drive and access to your own car due to office location What you'll get in return Very friendly and supportive team Free parking Competitive salary between £26,000 and £30,000 depending on experience Progression opportunities What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. #