Area Repairs Team Leader

CITY OF YORK COUNCIL; York and North Yorkshire; In loco; GBP 35.000 - 48.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Annual leave

Local Government Pension Scheme

Health & wellbeing initiatives

Discounts

Descrizione del lavoro

City of York Council is seeking an Area Repairs Team Leader to drive improvements across 7,400 residential properties and additional buildings. You will lead skilled tradespeople, manage budgets, and ensure safety and high-quality service delivery.

The role requires proven leadership, strong communication, and a solid understanding of housing repairs and safety regulations, with public-facing responsibilities and a commitment to health & safety compliance.

Competenze

• Significant experience managing housing repairs and driving performance improvements.
• Level 3 qualification (e.g. HNC in Building or equivalent) or significant experience in housing repairs and maintenance.
• Strong leadership and team management skills with the ability to have challenging conversations and promote wellbeing.

Mansioni

• Managing performance, costs, and compliance across your team.
• Ensuring health and safety standards and legislative requirements are met.
• Maintaining high-quality service delivery focused on customer needs.
• Leading projects and motivating a team of skilled tradespeople in a fast-paced environment.

Conoscenze

Leadership

Team management

Budget management

Health & safety knowledge

Communication skills

IT skills

Formazione

Level 3 qualification (e.g. HNC in Building)

Strumenti

Housing management software

Descrizione del lavoro

Join Us as an Area Repairs Team Leader - Shape the Future of Repairs & Maintenance in York City of York Council is offering an exciting opportunity for a skilled and motivated Area Repairs Team Leader to join our dynamic Repairs and Maintenance Service. If you're passionate about delivering high-quality housing repairs and exceptional customer service, this is your chance to make a real impact. We manage repairs and maintenance across 7,400 domestic properties, along with a range of other buildings. With a programme of transformation underway, there's never been a better time to join us and help shape the future of our service.

• Managing performance, costs, and compliance across your team
• Ensuring health and safety standards and legislative requirements are met
• Maintaining high-quality service delivery focused on customer needs
• Leading projects and motivating a team of skilled tradespeople in a fast-paced environment
  We're seeking someone with strong leadership skills and a proven track record in housing repairs. You'll bring:
• Significant experience managing housing repairs, driving performance improvements and budget management.
• A Level 3 qualification(e.g. HNC in Building or equivalent) or significant experience in housing repairs and maintenance.
• Strong leadership and team management skills with the ability to have challenging conversations, promote wellbeing and team development.
• Strong IT skills, ideally experienced with housing management platforms.
• A solid understanding of Health & Safety legislation, supported by a valid qualification such as SMSTS or IOSH, As this role is public facing, applicants will need to demonstrate, at interview, their competency to converse and provide advice and guidance to members of the public, in spoken English to CEFR level C1: Can express themselves fluently and spontaneously, almost effortlessly. Only a conceptually difficult subject can hinder a natural, smooth flow of language.
  Please note, we do not have a sponsorship licence to sponsor individualsfor visas to work in the UK, therefore we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

The Council is committed to investing in the talent and wellbeing of our staff and can offer a generous annual leave allowance, access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, comprehensive Health & Wellbeing initiatives and a reward package which recognises your contribution. We can offer flexible working practices, community engagement and volunteer activities and, as part of our commitment to you, promote continuous Learning & Development. In addition we also offer a growing range of discounts, rewards and savings.