Retrofit Coordinator

Hybrid working from home, our office at One Strawberry Lane, Newcastle city centre and our estates.

Permanent, full time (37.5 hpw)

Circa £35-40K per annum (depending on experience) plus health cash plan and great benefits

Home, a place where you belong

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join us as Retrofit Coordinator, supporting us on our sustainability journey. You’ll support us to deliver programmes which decarbonise our housing stock, enabling more sustainable, healthy homes for our customers and communities. This is an exciting time to join us as we improve the energy rating of approximately 13, 000 of our homes to Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating C and support us on the journey of getting all homes to Net Zero.

Typical day as a Retrofit Coordinator

• Ensuring all retrofit projects are PAS 2035-compliant from assessment to evaluation and checking all designs, specifications and assessments for strict PAS 2035 compliance.
• Overseeing robust property, energy, and statistical data analysis using tools like Excel and SAP and RdSAP, and making retrofit decisions based on that data.
• Leading dwelling assessment analysis, improvement options evaluations and improvement planning that support the selection of retrofit measures for our housing stock.
• Working with our Retrofit Manager to ensure our projects are compliant with Building Regulations, local planning restrictions and other statutory and regulatory requirements.
• Recording retrofit documentation, ensuring it's uploaded to TrustMark for funding compliance.

But this isn’t just about delivering a programme – we want you to be involved as we shape our investment strategy going forward. How can we get better at delivering programmes, attracting funding, and providing better accommodation? This role offers a unique opportunity to really help shape the future of a large portfolio.

Fancy going home each day knowing that you have helped change our customers lives for the better? You’ll do that here, working in the 4th Great Place to Work in the UK employer!

You bring

• Hold a Level 5 Diploma in Retrofit Coordination and Risk Management (or equivalent professional experience gained working in housing or retrofit).
• Experience of using SAP/RdSap software or equivalent with a comprehensive understanding of PAS2035 retrofit requirements.
• Have strong statistical analysis skills and able to use Microsoft Excel to analyse data.
• Be a great influencer, with the ability to effect change among customers, colleagues, and suppliers.
• An eye for detail to ensure all details are accurately recorded and maintained so our project runs as smoothly as possible.

Our team

You’ll be working alongside our fabulous team who are passionate about environmental sustainability. Our Retrofit Manager Steven, is a qualified Building Surveyor and Chartered Construction Manager with a great deal of retrofit and programme delivery experience. You're in good hands as you develop your career with us.

Job details

• Working Monday to Friday, you’ll manage your own diary. So, if you need to nip out to walk the dog or do the school run, we’re ok with that!
• This is a hybrid role and you’ll spend some of your week working at home, others in our office at One Strawberry Lane, Newcastle city centre and others on site/property inspections.
• Able to use technology for data collection, analysis, reporting, record keeping as well as online learning and collaborating with colleagues.

A place where you belong

Great things happen when we can be ourselves at work. We want all our colleagues to be who they truly are here. Our internal diversity networks, peers and allies (Multicultural, LGBTQIA+ and Disability) support us all to be our best. Together we make Home Group a great place to work!

What’s in it for you?

• 34 days leave (includes bank hols and a “me day” to use whenever you fancy) increasing to 39, the option to buy 5 more, and time off for volunteering too!
• Health cash plan saving you from £1140 per annum. We’ll cover your costs (and kids if you have them) towards dental, optical, prescriptions, alternative therapies and lots more.
• Over 800 high street discounts on groceries, holidays and days out. Looking for a new phone, bike or car? Save money with us.
• Colleagues really matters to us, that’s why we’re the 10th Best place in the UK for Wellbeing. Our tools and support help you when you need them.
• We Grow Our Own colleagues (not literally of course!), when you’re ready for the next step in your career, you can grow with us!
• Generous pension scheme with life insurance of 3x salary. Explore our full range of benefits on our website.

Find out more

Click APPLY NOW to see our Retrofit Coordinator Job Description, find out about us and for help to apply. Sometimes we close a job early, so don’t delay or you might miss out. Finally, do let us know if there’s anything we can do, to help you shine in our process at recruitment@homegroup.org.uk