Voids Inspector

Voids Inspector

Location: Thanet

Salary: Starting Salary £38,352 per annum, with opportunity for progression to £43,368

Contractual hours: 37

Basis: Full time

Contract Type: Permanent, Full time

Job reference: TDC0893

About

Are you passionate about improving homes and making a difference for tenants?

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Council’s Tenant and Leaseholder Services as a Voids Inspector. We’re a dynamic, forward-thinking housing service committed to delivering high-quality homes for our residents. As part of our Responsive Repairs and Voids Team, you’ll play a key role in ensuring vacant properties are brought back to a high standard quickly, safely and efficiently, helping families move into quality homes without unnecessary delay.

Why this role matters

Every empty property represents an opportunity to provide a home for someone in housing need. As a Voids Inspector, you’ll be responsible for inspecting vacant properties, identifying the works required to meet the Council’s lettable standard, and managing those works through to completion. Your technical knowledge, attention to detail and commitment to quality will directly contribute to reducing void turnaround times while ensuring homes are safe, compliant and ready for new tenants.

What you will be doing

• Preparing accurate work specifications and cost estimates, including major refurbishment projects, and agreeing final accounts on completion.
• Working closely with Void Officers, contractors and internal teams to coordinate works and ensure properties are returned to use as quickly as possible.
• Scheduling repairs and renewals, monitoring contractor performance, and undertaking post-inspections to ensure work is completed to the required quality, compliance and value-for-money standards.
• Providing technical advice on complex maintenance issues and consulting with the Responsive Repairs & Voids Manager where specialist input or decisions are required.
• Supporting the continuous improvement of the voids service by identifying opportunities to improve quality, efficiency and customer outcomes.

Why join us?

This is an excellent opportunity to join an ambitious housing service that is committed to delivering safe, high-quality homes for its residents. You’ll be part of a professional and supportive team where your technical expertise and judgement will make a genuine difference to the lives of local people.

If you are an experienced property inspector with a strong understanding of building maintenance, excellent problem-solving skills and a passion for delivering high standards, we would love to hear from you.

Thanet is a great place to live and work... 

Our historic seaside towns of Ramsgate, Margate and Broadstairs and surrounding villages are rich in heritage and opportunity.  With 19 miles of stunning coastline, our beautiful Blue Flag beaches, the internationally renowned Turner Contemporary, and the UK’s only Royal Harbour are all just a short train ride from central London thanks to the high-speed rail link. Our proximity to the port of Dover and the Eurotunnel at Folkestone mean Europe is literally on our doorstep too. 

All of this, combined with a flexible approach to how we work makes it an exciting time to join Thanet District Council. We have set our sights high. We want our residents to enjoy the highest quality services. We want to ensure that by listening to local people, working in active partnership and doing things in an innovative way, we can accelerate improvement to meet the challenges ahead.  

Our staff benefits package include 

• Competitive salary
• Flexible working hours
• Possibility of remote/hybrid working 
• Flexible annual leave and working arrangements
• Local Government Pension Scheme membership 
• Reduced cost leisure membership, including Theatre tickets and sporting activities
• An extensive Employee Wellbeing package 

Due to the nature of the role the successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced DBS check as part of their pre-employment checks

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