Technical Systems Consultant - NEC Housing Cloud

Technical Systems Consultant - NEC Housing Cloud Configuration Temporary Project Contract Job Details Client: Royal Borough of Kingston Reference: OR120629 Service: Digital and IT / PLACE Homes Contract: Temporary project, 20 weeks Start: 16 November 2026 End: 4 April 2027 Hours: 40 per week Vacancies: 2 PAYE rate: £327.44 per day IR35: Outside IR35 per Matrix, subject to the applicable status determination Working Pattern and Location Fully remote. Work with a multidisciplinary agile project team and housing stakeholders. Job Overview The Royal Borough of Kingston needs two experienced NEC Housing Cloud configuration specialists to own solution design, configure and test modules, support go-live and provide knowledge transfer to business-as-usual teams. The project has tight deadlines and requires productive hands-on work from the first week. Important – Please Read Carefully Five or more years of hands-on NEC Housing Cloud configuration experience is essential. Applicants must have recent NEC Housing Cloud configuration experience at a local authority or housing association. Generic IT support or use of NEC as an end user does not meet this requirement. Key Responsibilities Own technical solution design for NEC Housing Cloud modules. Work with Business Analysts and stakeholders to gather configuration requirements. Advise on configuration options and dependencies between modules. Configure Servicing, Repairs, Contractor Portal and Compliance Management modules. Test configurations, investigate defects and fix issues. Use NEC data schema and data loaders. Develop NEC reports using Business Objects or Power BI. Perform go-live activities and provide post-go-live support. Help Business Analysts and subject matter experts produce training guides. Document solutions and transfer knowledge to BAU support colleagues. Essential Experience and Skills At least five years configuring NEC Housing Cloud hands-on. Recent local authority or housing association NEC configuration projects. Experience in multidisciplinary agile teams. Technical solution design and module dependency analysis. NEC schema knowledge and use of NEC data loaders. Business Objects or Power BI reporting for NEC. Testing, defect resolution, go-live and post-go-live support. Clear technical documentation, stakeholder communication and knowledge transfer. Desirable Strong experience across all four specified NEC modules, complex housing technology transformation and delivery within tight project timescales. Additional Information Submission deadline: 2 November 2026 Interview: 2 November 2026 via Google Meet; competency based. Maximum CVs per agency: 3. Required at submission: UK right to work, Criminal Convictions Declaration, Confidentiality Agreement and two years references/work history. On offer acceptance: Contract / Key Information Document, Declaration of Interest, IR35 Status Determination Statement, Health Declaration/Questionnaire and Proof of Address. Disclaimer On applying for this vacancy, you agree that your personal details will be passed onto our client for their consideration of your suitability for the role. I acknowledge that it is my responsibility to notify Fix Space Recruitment Limited of any hirer who I do not want my details to be passed onto. Job Reference: OR120629 Strict Screening Questions Do you have at least five years of hands-on NEC Housing Cloud configuration experience? Have you recently configured NEC Housing Cloud for a council or housing association? Which modules have you configured: Servicing, Repairs, Contractor Portal or Compliance Management? Have you worked with NEC data schema and data loaders? Have you built NEC reports using Business Objects or Power BI? Have you owned solution design, testing and go-live activities? Have you worked in an agile team and transferred knowledge to BAU support? Can you start on 16 November 2026 and demonstrate UK right to work? Skills NEC Housing Cloud, NEC Configuration, Servicing, Repairs, Contractor Portal, Compliance Management, NEC Data Loaders, Business Objects, Power BI, Solution Design Originally posted on Himalayas