Maintenance Administrator Advance Northumberland

About Us

We are a diverse property and investment company who deliver opportunities to improve prosperity, tackle inequalities and drive economic growth in support of Northumberland County Council. We collaborate with stakeholders and partners to deliver positive physical and economic development and focus on the needs and aspirations of the county.

We have the recognition of being a Real Living Wage Employer, and other awards such as our Ambassador Status with the NECA Shine award, and the Ambassador Status for the Better Health at Work Award.

Advance Northumberland, has a number of different divisions - Ascent Homes, Investments, Homes, Projects, our Commercial team and a relatively new division Green Futures, which includes our Ecology and Sustainability team. All of these are supported by our Corporate Services team.

• Ascent Homes Ascent Homes is an agile developer buying, developing, delivering, and selling across a wide range of projects both new build and refurbishment. Ascent have delivered over 600 new homes in Northumberland, generated over £97.4 million over the last five years, and 75% of spend has been invested in local companies.
• Projects Our Project team are a critical component of the company’s unique mix of skills. The team manage the delivery of projects across the county. The team are working on £34.5 million projects that are currently in construction, £76.5 million projects in the development stage, and have created over 700 construction jobs in development. Recent projects that have been delivered are  Morpeth and Berwick Leisure Centres, The Market Pavilion in Blyth and Bedlington town centre.
• Commercial The commercial team have a diverse portfolio of quality business accommodation to rent, including industrial units, offices, business parks, and fully managed workspaces. Currently, we have a 96% occupancy rate, 100% statutory compliance, £148 million portfolio asset value, and over 600 businesses operating from our properties.

• Investments Our investments team are the regeneration vehicle to deliver physical regeneration through Northumberland. We contribute significantly to the profit of the property and development portfolios, working with the Advance Northumberland Project team to deliver on significant projects in Northumberland. One of our major investment sites is the Northumberland Energy Park, which is home to JDR’s cable factory.

• Homes Homes offer an outstanding range of quality, affordable homes to rent in Northumberland. We are passionate about delivering exceptional customer service and offer accessibility and security for those wanting to rent. Statistics show that 97% satisfaction with the repairs provision. 100% satisfaction with the overall letting experience, and 97% satisfaction with the condition of the property.

The Role - Maintenance Administrator

Based - Wansbeck Workspace, Ashington.

You will be working at the Advance Northumberland Wansbeck Workspace, located in Ashington, Northumberland, Rotary Parkway, NE63 8QZ. 

As a Maintenance Administrator, you will be working alongside the Maintenance team within Advance Northumberland. Your line manager will be Carleigh our Maintenance Team Supervisor.

The purpose of this role is to provide a flexible and adaptable administrative support service to the Team. This will include raising works orders, processing purchase orders and invoices; ensuring our compliance programmes are updated with all actions; ensure our fleet of vehicles is managed, servicing , repairs and MOTs booked as needed; controlling the PPE tracker and making sure the team have what they need to do their roles safely.

The Benefits of working for us:

We care about our colleagues and their wellbeing and have been nationally recognised for this. Apart from the competitive salary, we also have fantastic benefits. We focus on our colleague’s health, wealth, and lifestyle. We like to think our benefits package is one of the best around! Here is an example below on what you can expect.

• Salary – Competitive with excellent benefits and performance related pay
• Annual leave - start with 26 days, increasing to 31 days with service.
• Pension - Generous employer contributions of 8%. You pay 2%, although you can choose to pay more if you want.
• Financial Benefits - Enjoy the security of free life assurance, an employee referral scheme (earning £1,000 per recruited referral), and our Cash plan with discounts and cashback at top retailers. Free on-site parking at all locations.
• Wellbeing & Lifestyle Services - Access our colleague assistance programme with 24/7 support, GP services, mental health support and, dental and optical plus a range of other health therapies. We also have a cycle to work scheme and home electronics schemes, both of which are salary exchange, so you pay less National Insurance. We have extensive health campaigns from our award-winning Better Health at work team. Option to join our private healthcare scheme on completion of probation.
• Motoring Benefits - Take advantage of exclusive employee vehicle-leasing schemes, through NHS Fleet.

To Apply

Please send us your CV, and a letter of application, stating why you want to work for us, and what you would bring to the role.

Please send these to workforus@advancenorthumberland.co.uk

If you would like to arrange an informal discussion regarding this role, please email Carleigh Turnbull – carleigh.turnbull@advancenorthumberland.co.uk

Applications will close for this position at 10.00am on 18^th August 2025

Interviews will be held on Wednesday 27^th August 2025

We may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.

No agencies please