MMP Consultancy are looking to recruit a Planner's to work across several responsive maintenance contracts in London.

We are seeking experienced Planner's, Scheduler's or Repairs Advisor's to apply. This is a customer service based role so candidates must be customer focussed, candidates must present excellent communication and people skills.

Responsibilities:
* Schedule works into diaries for up to 20 operatives daily ensuring diaries are full and immediate attention is given to allocate work to operatives when they become free.
* Check the system for emergencies and manage within a timely manner to ensure targets are meet
* Respond to telephone variations by seeking approval from duty surveyor so operatives may continue on the site through to completion
* Arrange inspections for supervisors
* Provide a high-quality service to client on a face to face basis
* Working within a team to achieve goals and targets achieving daily targets of a minimum of 60 allocations each day of new orders

Experience Required for Planner / Customer Service Advisor:
* Previous experience of working with a Housing Association / Local Authority or Maintenance Contractor in either a Scheduling or Customer Service capacity
* Excellent communicator, with strong organisational skills
* Proficient IT skills including use of Microsoft Excel and Word
* Proven background in a customer service focused environment
* Experience of using database systems (Connect / Northgate / DRS)
* Construction related knowledge

MMP Consultancy are looking to recruit a Support Worker to join an excellent Housing Association in North London.

Responsibilities:
* Work with the team to provide a consistent approach to the support that we give.
* Act as main point of contact for your key service users.
* Providing support to service users to make and attend appointments where necessary.
* Using your time available to keep up to date with all admin work including emails, reviews, and support plans.
* You will be working with colleagues, families (where applicable) and other professionals for the benefit of the service users
* You will keep up to date on regulatory changes and actively look at ways to develop yourself and the service.

What you will need:
* You will be working within a small team but being able to work on your own is very important. You will be supporting our service users to develop and learn which requires a creative and practical approach.
* You'll need to be confident with getting to know the service users and their families and the network of professionals that we liaise with.
* Your life experience and initiative are qualities that we need.
* You'll need to be a confident communicator across all channels but, specifically, you'll need to be able to write concise and accurate daily reports.

Please send me your most up to date CV if this is of interest to yourself!

A great opportunity has arisen for an Electrician to join a Housing provider based in Hampshire, on a permanent basis, paying £37,600 per annum with a van and fuel card supplied. The successful candidate will be available within short notice and have social housing experience.You must have a driving license as you will be supplied with a company van. The areas the successful Electrician will be covering will be Basingstoke and Winchester.

Working Hours: 8:30am - 17:00pm - Monday - Friday

You will be required to:

* Carry out remedial repairs and maintenance within social housing properties, occupied and void.
* Carry out electrical repairs EICRs
* Testing and inspecting occupied and void properties
* Ensure works are completed at a high standard within given time frames
* Carry out works allocated by appointments
* Participate in 24 call out when required which is 1 week in every 5/6 weeks

As an Electrician on the call out rota you will be paid:
* £115 stand by rate
* £35 per call out and if a first time fix it will be paid at £50 per call out.

Qualifications:

* City & Guilds and or/ equivalent e.g NVQ Level 3
* BS 7617: 18th Edition
* 2391 or 2395 (Desirable)

You will be supplied with:

* A company van and fuel card

If you are interested in this role, please contact George and send me a copy of your CV or give me a call to discuss this further on 01920 871 121.

MMP Consultancy currently have an opportunity for a Senior Development Manager to join a local authority based in West London. This will be a interim position paying £500p/d Umbrella.

This role will require 1-2 days p/w working in the offices.

ROLE DESCRIPTION

The objective of the Development team is to implement the Assets and Growth Strategy, delivering complex development and regeneration schemes, new housing supply, new community assets including schools and community facilities, deliver capital receipts and new income streams, and manage stakeholder and community relationships.

The primary purpose of this post is to lead on the co-ordination, management and implementation of one or more complex assets and growth projects, ensuring quality, innovation, best practice and efficiency in commissioning and delivery. The post holder will take development from planning approval and transition to pre-construction and delivery, to completion and handover. The post holder will deputise for the Head of Development and provide specialist professional advice and support to Development Managers across the team.

You will need to:

• To act as lead client in complex projects and ensure the successful delivery of mixed tenure schemes in terms of time, cost and quality.

• The key objectives are to create new housing, schools and community facilities, and capital receipts through the delivery of successful planning applications.

• To develop options for the physical development and regeneration of Council sites including large scale new-build housing and mixed-use developments (including schools and community facilities) incorporating high quality design, environmental and community safety standards.

• To procure development and regeneration projects, ensuring the highest standards of design, innovation, sustainability and construction best practice are achieved.

• Manage integrated project teams, including consultants and solicitors, to ensure individual projects are secured and internal procedures and policies are followed.

• Manage projects through the planning process, including negotiation of Section 106 agreements.

• To advise on all aspects of procurement and delivery of new build development, property projects and implementing appropriate procurement and contract strategies, working with clients to define needs to ensure that they meet their business aims and objectives, leading on value planning and risk management exercises.

• To advise on the whole life costs of designing, building, operating, maintaining, decommissioning and, where appropriate, funding new build development programmes.

• To be responsible for delegated budgets, and the planning and control of a programme of projects ensuring that all aspects of cost, time, quality, safety and change control are effectively monitored and managed.

• Regularly visit sites to undertake inspections of works and establish standards of quality on site.

• Maintain the highest standards of health, safety and environmental management, and ensure projects comply with the client's responsibilities under health and safety regulations.

• To lead on project risk management exercises, preparing gateway information as required and alerting senior leadership team to risks to project budget, programme and other projected outputs.

• To prepare and present project plans and reports to a wide variety of audiences as may be required, and report on progress towards project milestones, and physical and financial targets.

• Manage project handover and ensure defect / snag free completion.

• Support the strategy for the closure of defects during defects period and obtain certificate of Making Good Defects within targets set, ensuring that all necessary documentation required is obtained from the project team and shared with the relevant internal client departments.

• Ensure delivery against Homes England, GLA and internal funding requirements, and manage relationships with primary funders.

• Devise and lead project recovery solution and strategies for any problematic or delayed development including recommendations for litigation and claims.

• To liaise with other Council departments to ensure wider corporate objectives are incorporated into option appraisals and development briefs and to develop innovative ways of delivering on Council's Business Plan Objetcives/priorities.

• To supervise consultation with residents on major estate regeneration schemes, school communities and other groups as appropriate in liaison with the consultation and tenant participation teams.

• To performance manage, monitor, and report on progress toward project milestones and physical and financial targets to Senior Managers and elected members.

• To be responsible for development financial modelling and progress through financial and development gateway processes from inception to planning and start on site, and to ensure successful handover of projects during pre-construction to the delivery phase.

• To draft corporate policy papers for consideration by Project Boards and will be required to oversee policy and strategy work-streams, and be capable of presenting at Director level.

• Matrix management responsibility to oversee and coordinate the work of project teams which can include development managers, consultation staff, external consultants, agencies, and developers ensuring compliance with development agreements and agreed development plans.

• Have line management responsibility for one or two team members: this could include Development Managers, Consultation and Engagement Officers, Decant Officers and/or Programme Officers.

• To work in conjunction with the Council's Property Service's Team and external valuation and marketing/sales advisers to maximise the physical and financial benefits accruing to the Council from redevelopment of land and assets.

• To liaise with the Borough's Planning and Legal services on matters of tenancy, planning and development legislation and land law. To ensure that all proposals, and all appointments, comply with national and EU statutory and legislative requirements, and the Council's Standing Orders, Financial Regulations, and other relevant procedures.

• Ensure effective liaison with Residents, Members, Schools and community groups, Housing Management, Needs and Allocations, Housing Repairs, Home Ownership, Schools Property and Contracts, Community and Third sector team, Borough Valuers, Borough Solicitor and internal and external regeneration and funding agencies and partners.

• Serve as a key member of the Growth team advancing the assets and growth strategy and new business development, identifying, and responding to "Growth" opportunities across the Borough on the Council's land and in partnership.

• Post holders are required to work flexibly from Council offices, site, and consultant's offices as necessary. They will be expected to attend evening and weekend meetings as required and to work directly with members, residents and the public in consultation meetings and workshop and exhibition events. They will need to manage conflicting priorities and work to tight deadlines.

ABOUT YOU

Knowledge & Skills:

Equal Opportunities:

• Demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Council policies in relation to Equal Opportunity, Customer Care and service delivery, and the ability to implement these policies in the workplace.

Qualifications:

• Essential: A relevant degree in construction, development or regeneration (e.g. Development, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, Construction Technology, Building Surveying etc.), or, equivalent significant experience and evidence of continuous professional development (at least 5 years)
• Desirable: Membership of a professional body associated with the construction industry (i.e: RICS, CIOB, RIBA etc).

Knowledge & Experience:

• Project management skills for technically complex projects involving and closely impacting upon residents and other stakeholders.
• Procurement skills to deliver new construction of homes and community facilities
• An understanding of how regeneration initiatives can be used to address deprivation, access to services, issues around community safety and cohesion.
• The ability to demonstrate technical knowledge of building procurement, design and construction technology;
• Knowledge of housing strategy issues for London & SE and strong awareness of Health & Safety within the construction industry, CDM regulations and JCT D&B contracts;
• You will have experience of managing the delivery of complex and challenging schemes from inception to completion through to defects;
• You have extensive experience of new scheme procurement including scheme optimisation, single/two stage tendering managing the design process and monitoring scheme progress and programme.
• Experience of new build residential
• Experience of new build non-residential and community assets
• Experience of construction project management
• Experience of managing budgets and cost control
• Experience of co-ordinating and managing project teams

Title: Senior Development Manager

Salary: £500p/d Umbrella

Location: Hammersmith, West London

MMP Consultancy currently have an opportunity for a Development Manager to join a local authority based in West London. This will be a interim position paying £500p/d Umbrella.

This role will require 1-2 days p/w working in the offices.

ROLE DESCRIPTION

The objective of the Development team is to implement the Assets and Growth Strategy, delivering complex development and regeneration schemes, new housing supply, new community assets including schools and community facilities, deliver capital receipts and new income streams, and manage stakeholder and community relationships.

The primary purpose of this post is to lead on the co-ordination, management and implementation of one or more complex assets and growth projects, ensuring quality, innovation, best practice and efficiency in commissioning and delivery. The post holder will take development from planning approval and transition to pre-construction and delivery, to completion and handover. The post holder will deputise for the Head of Development and provide specialist professional advice and support to Development Managers across the team.

You will need to:

• To act as lead client in complex projects and ensure the successful delivery of mixed tenure schemes in terms of time, cost and quality.

• The key objectives are to create new housing, schools and community facilities, and capital receipts through the delivery of successful planning applications.

• To develop options for the physical development and regeneration of Council sites including large scale new-build housing and mixed-use developments (including schools and community facilities) incorporating high quality design, environmental and community safety standards.

• To procure development and regeneration projects, ensuring the highest standards of design, innovation, sustainability and construction best practice are achieved.

• Manage integrated project teams, including consultants and solicitors, to ensure individual projects are secured and internal procedures and policies are followed.

• Manage projects through the planning process, including negotiation of Section 106 agreements.

• To advise on all aspects of procurement and delivery of new build development, property projects and implementing appropriate procurement and contract strategies, working with clients to define needs to ensure that they meet their business aims and objectives, leading on value planning and risk management exercises.

• To advise on the whole life costs of designing, building, operating, maintaining, decommissioning and, where appropriate, funding new build development programmes.

• To be responsible for delegated budgets, and the planning and control of a programme of projects ensuring that all aspects of cost, time, quality, safety and change control are effectively monitored and managed.

• Regularly visit sites to undertake inspections of works and establish standards of quality on site

• To lead on project risk management exercises, preparing gateway information as required and alerting senior leadership team to risks to project budget, programme and other projected outputs.

• To prepare and present project plans and reports to a wide variety of audiences as may be required, and report on progress towards project milestones, and physical and financial targets.

• Manage project handover and ensure defect / snag free completion.

• Support the strategy for the closure of defects during defects period and obtain certificate of Making Good Defects within targets set, ensuring that all necessary documentation required is obtained from the project team and shared with the relevant internal client departments.

• Devise and lead project recovery solution and strategies for any problematic or delayed development including recommendations for litigation and claims.

• To liaise with other Council departments to ensure wider corporate objectives are incorporated into option appraisals and development briefs and to develop innovative ways of delivering on Council's Business Plan Objetcives/priorities.

• To supervise consultation with residents on major estate regeneration schemes, school communities and other groups as appropriate in liaison with the consultation and tenant participation teams.

• To performance manage, monitor, and report on progress toward project milestones and physical and financial targets to Senior Managers and elected members.

• To be responsible for development financial modelling and progress through financial and development gateway processes from inception to planning and start on site, and to ensure successful handover of projects during pre-construction to the delivery phase.

• To draft corporate policy papers for consideration by Project Boards and will be required to oversee policy and strategy work-streams, and be capable of presenting at Director level.

• Matrix management responsibility to oversee and coordinate the work of project teams which can include development managers, consultation staff, external consultants, agencies, and developers ensuring compliance with development agreements and agreed development plans.

• Have line management responsibility for one or two team members: this could include Development Managers, Consultation and Engagement Officers, Decant Officers and/or Programme Officers.

• To work in conjunction with the Council's Property Service's Team and external valuation and marketing/sales advisers to maximise the physical and financial benefits accruing to the Council from redevelopment of land and assets.

• Ensure effective liaison with Residents, Members, Schools and community groups, Housing Management, Needs and Allocations, Housing Repairs, Home Ownership, Schools Property and Contracts, Community and Third sector team, Borough Valuers, Borough Solicitor and internal and external regeneration and funding agencies and partners.

• Generally, to develop and maintain ongoing partnerships and take a flexible approach to meeting outcomes and empowering colleagues.

• Post holders are required to work flexibly from Council offices, site, and consultant's offices as necessary. They will be expected to attend evening and weekend meetings as required and to work directly with members, residents and the public in consultation meetings and workshop and exhibition events. They will need to manage conflicting priorities and work to tight deadlines.

ABOUT YOU

Knowledge & Skills:

Equal Opportunities:

• Demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Council policies in relation to Equal Opportunity, Customer Care and service delivery, and the ability to implement these policies in the workplace.

Qualifications:

• Essential: A relevant degree in construction, development or regeneration (e.g. Development, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, Construction Technology, Building Surveying etc.), or, equivalent significant experience and evidence of continuous professional development (at least 5 years)
• Desirable: Membership of a professional body associated with the construction industry (i.e: RICS, CIOB, RIBA etc).

Knowledge & Experience:

• Project management skills for technically complex projects involving and closely impacting upon residents and other stakeholders.
• Procurement skills to deliver new construction of homes and community facilities
• An understanding of how regeneration initiatives can be used to address deprivation, access to services, issues around community safety and cohesion.
• The ability to demonstrate technical knowledge of building procurement, design and construction technology;
• Knowledge of housing strategy issues for London & SE and strong awareness of Health & Safety within the construction industry, CDM regulations and JCT D&B contracts;
• You will have experience of managing the delivery of complex and challenging schemes from inception to completion through to defects;
• You have extensive experience of new scheme procurement including scheme optimisation, single/two stage tendering managing the design process and monitoring scheme progress and programme.
• Experience of new build residential
• Experience of new build non-residential and community assets
• Experience of construction project management
• Experience of managing budgets and cost control
• Experience of co-ordinating and managing project teams

Personal Qualities:

• Strong negotiation skills applicable at various stages of a project.
• Organisation and Management skills to lead a multi-disciplinary team of employees and independent contractors/consultants on technically complex projects
• Ability to build effective relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Ability to manage dynamic and pressurised working environment with challenging deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills across a wide range of audiences.

Title: Development Manager

Salary: £500p/d Umbrella

Location: Hammersmith, West London

MMP Consultancy are working with a national Contractor to recruit a Resident Liaison Officer.

This will be covering postcodes across North and East London.

Please note, this position requires you to have access to your own vehicle and a Full UK's Drivers Licence.

We are looking for an enthusiastic professional to play a pivotal role in supporting the delivery of works programmes. Working closely with Contract Managers you will assist in resident consultation and involvement.

Responsibilities:
* Assisting in the management of resident consultation and involvement in planned works programmes, minimising disruption to residents whilst helping to ensure that the programme does not fall behind schedule and costs remain within budget
* Developing and delivering effective communication with residents, liaising closely with contractor staff to assist in the smooth running of the programmes and the ongoing building management
* Contribution to community engagement plans and initiatives to counter joblessness and financial exclusion

Ideal Candidate:
* Present previous experience of working within Social Housing or Local Government in a Resident Liaison/Community Engagement capacity
* Experience of supporting planned works programmes
* Experience of handling challenging and complex situations
* An effective communicator at all levels, you will be able to work pro actively and independently to deliver on tight time scales