Carpet & Window Cleaning Supervisor

Red Sky Personnel Ltd; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cleaning services company in London is seeking a motivated Special Works Lead to manage specialist cleaning projects, including carpet and window cleaning. You will ensure high-quality results and coordinate across multiple sites, requiring flexibility for early morning, late evening, and weekend work. Ideal candidates will have at least 2 years' experience and a full UK Driving Licence. Competitive salary and the opportunity to earn overtime are offered.

Benefits

Company Van provided

Qualifications

• 2 years' experience in the cleaning industry.
• Hold a full UK Driving Licence.
• Experience in Carpet and Window Cleaning Activities.
• Able to work early morning, late evening, and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Special Works Division diary and coordinate jobs.
• Conduct site surveys for periodic and reactive works.
• Ensure job timesheets and completion reports are submitted.
• Maintain the SWD vehicle and equipment.
• Oversee SWD team members and ensure safety standards.

Skills

Good communication skills

IT proficiency

Attention to detail

Job description

Special Works Lead

Salary: £30 000 PA for 40 hours per week + Opportunity to earn overtime.

Starting: ASAP.

Location: London.

Vehicle: A Company Van will be provided.

The Opportunity

The Special Works Lead is responsible for planning, coordinating, and delivering specialist cleaning projects that fall outside of our routine contract cleaning, this includes Carpet and Window Cleaning. This is a hands‑on cleaning role where you will ensure that all special works are completed safely, efficiently, and to the highest standards of quality and customer satisfaction.

The role requires flexibility as many of the jobs are carried out either early morning, late evening and on weekends. You will often work across multiple sites and coordinate with the wider operations team to meet project deadlines and compliance requirements.

Key Duties

• Manage the Special Works Division (SWD) diary, ensuring all periodic and reactive jobs are scheduled in coordination with Account Managers.
• Conduct site surveys for periodic and reactive works, ensuring accurate scope and resourcing.
• Ensure job timesheets and completion reports are submitted promptly after each task, and shared with Account Managers and/or clients as required.
• Maintain the SWD vehicle, ensuring it is clean, fully stocked, and that all equipment is regularly serviced. Report and arrange repairs for any faults immediately.
• Oversee SWD team members, ensuring all work is carried out safely, PPE is compliant, and standards are consistently met.
• Demonstrate good IT proficiency and strong written and verbal communication skills.

Who are you?

You are a hands‑on and motivated Special Works Lead with good communication skills. You take pride in delivering high‑quality results and have a keen eye for detail. With experience in specialist areas of Carpet and Window cleaning as well as carrying out deep cleaning operations, you are confident in managing workloads and engaging effectively with clients and colleagues. You thrive in a fast‑paced environment, ensuring that every project runs smoothly, safely, and to exceptional standards.

Essential

• 2 years' experience in the cleaning industry.
• Hold a full UK Driving Licence.
• Have experience in carrying out Carpet and Window Cleaning Activities.
• Able to work fully flexible which include early morning, late evening and weekends.

Desirable

• Experience in providing quotes to clients.