West Midlands DFG Technical Officer · On-site

Location:

Region: West Midlands
Country: United Kingdom

Role:

  • Industry: Public Sector and Government, UK Public Sector
  • Job Type: Contract / Freelance
Working Arrangement: On-site
Rate: Negotiable

Application Details:

Start Date: ASAP
Expiry Date: 31/10/2026
Job Reference: 290920261

West Midlands DFG Technical Officer · On-site

West Midlands DFG Technical Officer - Contract Opportunity

DFG Technical Officer / Adaptations Technical Officer West Midlands - Site Based Competitive Daily Rate – 35p/h 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.

This role is attracting significant interest due to the highly competitive rate on offer, so applications and enquiries will be reviewed on a first come, first served basis.

 

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

 

g2 Recruitment are committed to equality of opportunity for all applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships or any other characteristic protected by law.

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L&D Team

We are very lucky that g2 recruitment see Learning and Development as a vital part of a consultants journey which is why we have 4 people in the team who you will work very closely with from day 1 in your career. The team are on hand to guide you through your career at all levels and provide extra support working closely with the management team to give all consultants the best chance of success.  

Our Three Pillars of Training

Academy:
Week 1 is a series of remote sessions to learn all things systems, followed by a 1 week academy process which is a mixture of classroom and deskside this will be in one of our UK offices and usually consists of 3-8 other consultants all starting their journey together.

Experienced Modules:
These are a variety of sessions curated by us designed to support consultants as they are progressing through the career ladder, the aim is to ensure consultants at all levels have access to L&D.

Junior Management Programme:
Ran by our head of L&D this programme is designed to support junior managers as they start their management career. This involves things like personal branding, time management and ends in a business plan which is presented to members of the Exec board and senior management team.

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Jaz D’Avola
Head of Learning & Development

Jaz joined g2 Recruitment in 2013.

She now leads our Learning and Development programme, transferring the knowledge and wisdom she learnt as a recruiter to the new generation of talent.

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Imani WIlliams
Learning and Development Consultant

Imani joined g2 Recruitment in 2022.

His role involves developing individuals in all areas of the business, varying from inducting and onboarding consultants to working with them 1 to 1 to identify areas of development.  He aids with growth of L&D across the business, watching consultants experience and develop.

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Meghan Mcloughlin
Learning and Development Consultant

Meghan joined g2 in 2023 as an L&D consultant, Working in recruitment for 6 years, her role is to  help consultants at all levels to upskill and focus on development points. This could be anything from sales calls or candidate calls to organisation improvements.

Kane Gray
Systems & Academy Trainer

Kane joined g2 in April 2023 as an Academy & Systems Trainer.

His role involves teaching the consultants that are new to the company the foundations of recruitment and our systems before then helping them to upskill in areas specific to each consultant. Working closely with different consultants and watching them implement the feedback, apply it, and then benefit off the back of it.

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