Resident Liaison Officer
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Position Overview & Specifications
The Vacancy
We have an opportunity for a Resident Liaison Officer to join our Wates Living Space planned maintenance team to oversee our contract in London.
Wates Living Space is one of the UK’s leading providers of planned and responsive maintenance services in the social housing sector, maintaining over 500,000 homes nationwide every year.
Key Accountabilities will include:
- Set up, undertake and manage the Tenant/Customer/Resident Liaison Service across multiple sites.
- Attend regular client representative and tenant meetings to ensure highest level of customer service is provided at all times.
- Ensure a consistent approach to customer care is adopted,
- Manage the Tenant’s Complaints procedures as a point of escalation.
- Maintain and update the on-site Database to reflect on-going works.
You will be an experienced RLO with proven track record of successfully managing the workload across planned maintenance programmes. As well as having a strong knowledge of internal and external programmes, you will be a strong communicator with excellent customer service and IT skills.
Work for Wates
Wates Group is one of the largest, and most successful family-owned private construction, development, and property services companies in the UK. We are building a place to work where everyone belongs, by one small act of inclusion at a time. We celebrate difference and welcome diversity.
As a responsible and inclusive employer, we are committed to equality and are proud to have been recognised for this through a range of accolades including gold accreditation with Investors in People, we are also a Disability Confident employer. Being a family owned, business means we understand and value long term relationships.
The Wates Group are committed to three ambitious environmental targets for 2025: Zero Waste, and Zero Carbon, from our operations and Positive Nature Enhancement. Wates are pushing to take a leading role in reducing our industry’s environmental impact.
Awards
BEST PROJECT
Inside Housing Development AwardsWINNER
2022 Construction News Awards WinnerGOLD AWARD
Investors in People 2022GOLD AWARD
Considerate Constructors Schemes (CCS) National Site AwardsTOP 50 EMPLOYERS
2022 Top 50 Employers for WomenWINNER
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Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: Construction
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Resident Liaison Officer roles across Wates's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to Construction.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £25,801 - £31,491 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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