Jobs

ESTATES MAINTENANCE TEAM MEMBER

Salary: £25,933 per annum (including April 2026 pay award)

EVH Grade 3, Point PA8

Contract type: Permanent

Hours of work: Full time, 35 hours per week (Monday to Friday)

INTERESTED IN JOINING OUR TEAM?

Please email recruitment@prospectch.org.uk or call us on  0131 458 5480 for an application pack to be sent to you.

The closing date for applications is 12 noon on 2 March 2026.  Interviews will be held on Friday 13 March 2026.  Prospect Community Housing is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all who believe they fit the essential requirements of the job.

DIRECTOR OF PROPERTY SERVICES

Salary: £73,556 - £78,844 (including April 2026 pay award)

EVH Grade 9/10, Point SM11 – SM14

Contract type: Permanent

Hours of work: Full time, 35 hours per week (Monday to Friday)

BENEFITS

26 days annual leave, rising to 29 days after 3 years’ service

13 designated holidays (including public holidays)

SHAPS Defined Contribution Pension Scheme

Cashback private health plan

Flexitime and Flexible Working

Hybrid working available – up to two days per week working from home

Buy/sell holiday scheme – up to 3 days per annum

THE ROLE

We are recruiting for a Director of Property Services to join our senior management team.  Reporting to the CEO, you will provide strategic direction and operational management to the Property Services department, ensuring the effective and efficient delivery of both planned and reactive maintenance services to our customers.  You will be responsible for managing budgets and regularly presenting reports to our Management Committee.  You will take a lead on our compliance responsibilities with regards to Health and Safety, procurement within the organisation and on any new housing development work that we carry out.

ABOUT YOU

We are looking for an experienced candidate who is ready to take on the challenge of the role outlined above.  The successful candidate will have a degree or equivalent professional qualification in a relevant technical discipline (e.g., Building Surveying, Construction Management, Property Management) and have corporate membership of a recognised professional body (e.g., RICS, CIOB, CIH) or will be working towards membership. You should have excellent communication skills and be able to present complex information clearly. 

ABOUT US

We are a community-based Housing Association focussed on serving the community of Wester Hailes, Edinburgh.  The organisation was founded in 1988 and now has around 950 homes in Wester Hailes.  These homes are a mixture of flats and houses in both new and refurbished estates.  We are a non-profit making charitable registered social landlord.

INTERESTED IN JOINING OUR TEAM?

Please visit our website to download an application pack and form: http://www.prospectch.org.uk/jobs/.  Please email your application form to: recruitment@prospectch.org.uk  If you do not have access to download the pack, please telephone 0131 458 5480 for an application pack to be sent to you. (Recruitment Agencies and C.V’s will not be considered). 

The closing date for applications is 10am on Monday 16 March 2026.  Interviews will be held in person at our office on Monday 30 March 2026.  Prospect Community Housing is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all who believe they fit the essential requirements of the job.

If you would like an informal conversation about the role then please request this by emailing recruitment@prospectch.org.uk

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Prospect Community Housing
6 Westburn Ave,
Wester Hailes,
Edinburgh,
EH14 2TH