Job Title: NEC Housing Consultant

Location: Predominantly remote with occasional London/client-site attendance as required

Type: Contract

Posted: 28 August 2026

Duration: Initial 3-6 months, potential extension

Start Date: 7 September 2026

Rate: £450 per day, Outside IR35

Reference: OSPL-HHNEC

Overview

Opal Solutions is seeking an experienced NEC Housing Consultant to support a UK Social Housing Organisation with the transformation, improvement and ongoing development of its NEC Housing environment.

This is a hands-on consultancy role requiring strong NEC Housing knowledge and a practical understanding of social housing business processes. You will work as part of a wider transformation team alongside architecture, integration, data and senior NEC expertise.

Key Responsibilities:

Provide hands-on functional consultancy across NEC Housing Management
Analyse and improve existing NEC configuration, processes and workflows
Translate housing requirements into practical NEC solutions
Configure and support NEC application changes
Support testing, releases, upgrades and implementation
Investigate complex application, process and data issues
Work across NEC Housing and connected systems/integrations
Support functional design and solution decision-making
Work with Housing, IT, application support and third-party suppliers
Produce configuration/support documentation and support knowledge transfer

Key NEC Domains:

Strong practical experience across several of:

Estates/Tenancy Management
Rents
Arrears/Income Management
Service Charges
Repairs

Essential Experience:

Strong hands-on NEC Housing/NEC Housing Management experience
Previous Housing Association/UK social housing experience
Practical NEC configuration and functional consultancy experience
Strong understanding of end-to-end housing processes
Experience delivering application and process change
Ability to diagnose issues across NEC, business process, data and integration boundaries
Strong stakeholder engagement and problem-solving skills