West Midlands DFG Technical Officer - Contract Opportunity
🏡 DFG Technical Officer / Adaptations Technical Officer
📍 West Midlands - Site Based
💰 Competitive Daily Rate
📅 Contract Position
We are currently recruiting for an experienced DFG Technical Officer to support a busy Disabled Facilities Grant and Adaptations Service within a well-established local authority in the West Midlands.
This is an excellent opportunity for a technical professional with a strong background in housing adaptations and DFG delivery to manage projects that make a genuine difference to residents' lives.
Key Responsibilities
✅ Produce adaptation designs and specifications using CAD, including:
* Level Access Showers
* Access Ramps
* Door Widening Schemes
* Complex Major Adaptations
✅ Manage projects from initial survey through to practical completion.
✅ Liaise with Occupational Therapists, residents, contractors, and key stakeholders.
✅ Undertake contract administration, project monitoring, and quality assurance.
✅ Support procurement, tendering exercises, and contractor management activities.
✅ Manage a high-volume caseload whilst maintaining compliance, quality, and customer satisfaction.
✅ Prepare cost estimates and work with Schedules of Rates to ensure value for money.
Essential Requirements
✔ Previous experience delivering Disabled Facilities Grants (DFG) and housing adaptations.
✔ Strong understanding of adaptation design and project delivery.
✔ Experience using CAD software.
✔ Ability to manage multiple live projects simultaneously.
✔ Knowledge of adaptation costing and Schedules of Rates.
✔ Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
✔ Enhanced DBS clearance (or willingness to obtain).
Desirable Experience
⭐ Contract Administration
⭐ Project Management
⭐ Local Authority Housing Services
⭐ Procurement and Tendering Processes
If you feel that this role would be a suitable fit for you, feel free to give me a call, for a confidential chat, or drop me an email
