Access Advisor
Access Advisor
Based: Hybrid with regular attendance at our London Office (near Old Street)
- Hours: Full time - 35 hours/week
- Salary Range: £46,000 to £50,000 salary commensurate with experience
About the Role
The Centre for Accessible Environments (CAE) are seeking an experienced professional to help deliver inclusive environments. The role will require you to undertake access audits of existing buildings and design appraisal reviews of new developments or refurbishment projects, providing advice and recommendation based on current regulations and good practice. This is a great opportunity to work within a renowned consultancy with the opportunity to work on a variety of access projects.
About You
You are someone who is interested and knowledgeable in accessibility and inclusive design, looking to work in a leading company. The successful candidate will be passionate about what they do, and willing to promote our service.
You will be organised, proactive and be a confident user of Microsoft programs. You will need to know how to read and interpret architectural plans and have a working knowledge of current policies, Building Regulations and good practice guidance such as BS 8300 and the Wheelchair Housing Design Guide.
About Us
CAE have been a leading authority on inclusive design for over 50 years. We provide consultancy, training, research and publications on building design and management to meet all user needs, including disabled and older people. CAE pioneered the provision of access guidance for building designers based on collaborative research with disabled people. CAE is a leader in developing the case for designing for disabled people in inclusive design. As recognised experts in the field CAE helps organisations meet their duties under the Equality Act 2010 through our research, consultancy, training and guidance publications.
CAE is a trading name of Habinteg Housing Association, who have been a leading provider of affordable accessible homes for over 40 years and are champions of the Lifetime Homes Standard.
Why work for us
- Join a great collaborative team
- Access to full suite of CAE training
- Multiple opportunities for role related training which can be done online or face to face. This includes professional qualifications relevant to the role.
- Pension scheme where Habinteg will match your contribution up until 10%
- Cycle scheme where you can purchase a bike and pay the cost monthly through your salary.
- Free eye test and a contribution towards new glasses
- Life assurance scheme
If you have any questions or require a copy of the job description, please contact recruitment@habinteg.org.uk
Closing date: 3rd January 2025
