Head of Maintenance and Repairs

Target Housing Ltd; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading charity and housing organization in Rotherham is seeking a Head of Maintenance & Repairs to oversee repairs and maintenance for around 700 units. The ideal candidate will manage budgets and ensure adherence to housing legislation while leading a dedicated team. This full-time role offers a competitive salary, pension scheme, and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Employer Contributory Company pension scheme (4%)

Initial 28 days Annual Leave increasing to 33 days

Allocated company vehicle and fuel card

Access to training and health memberships

Allocated training

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing property repairs and maintenance services at a senior level, ideally within a local authority or housing association.
• Strong knowledge of housing legislation, health and safety, and asset management practices.
• Excellent organisational, communication, and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the property repairs and maintenance function for approximately 700 units of accommodation.
• Ensure delivery of efficient, high-quality, cost-effective, and customer-focused repairs and maintenance services.
• Oversee reactive and planned maintenance and compliance with health and safety standards.

Skills

Property repairs and maintenance management

Housing legislation knowledge

Budget and performance management

Organisational skills

Leadership skills

Leadership skills

Job description

We are hiring a Head of Maintenance & Repairs at Target Housing

Location: Rotherham

Job Type: Full–Time, Permanent

Application Deadline: 14th November 2025

About us

Target Housing is a charity and registered social landlord. Over the past 30 years we have shown that stable accommodation and support can help transform lives. We work in a psychologically and trauma informed way to empower people to achieve independence. Target delivers the highest standard of housing and support to enable vulnerable people to live independently, fulfill their potential and contribute to their communities and wider society.

We offer

Salary: of GBP53,100 per annum rising to GBP56,775

Employer Contributory Company pension scheme (4%)

Annual Leave: You will get an initial 28 days Annual Leave with an additional day a year up to 33 days leave, PLUS 8 Bank Holidays.

Allocation of company vehicle and fuel card.

There are many great reasons to join our team!

• Great opportunities for career development
• Allocated training
• Access Membership to Westfield Health & Lifetime Financial
• Ability to apply for the Blue Light card
• A supportive culture where staff feedback is highly valued and regular supervisions with line managers are conducted

About You

• Proven experience managing property repairs and maintenance services at a senior level, ideally within a local authority or housing association.
• Strong knowledge of housing legislation, health and safety, and asset management practices.
• Confident managing budgets, performance data, and stakeholder relationships.
• Able to hit the ground running and thrive in a fast–paced, complex environment.
• Excellent organisational, communication and leadership skills.

Main Purpose of the role

As a member of the Senior Management Team and reporting to the CEO, you will lead the property repairs and maintenance function for approximately 700 units of accommodation. Ensuring the delivery of efficient, high–quality, cost–effective and customer–focused repairs and maintenance services. This includes overseeing reactive and planned maintenance, compliance with health and safety standards, and continuous improvement of service delivery.

Reasonable Adjustments

If you have any special access requirements or other support needs throughout the application process (including interview), please contact us so that we can let you know how we can support you.

Please note

We reserve the right to close our vacancies early if sufficient applications are received. We recommend submitting your application as soon as possible!

This role is subject to Enhanced DBS clearance, a full valid driving licence, access to a road worthy vehicle and two satisfactory reference checks.