Maintenance Manager

Sovereign Network Group; Hurn; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Pension 12% match

Life cover

Private medical insurance

Dental insurance

Critical illness cover

Wellbeing discounts

Gym membership

24/7 virtual GP

Volunteer days

Job summary

Sovereign Network Group is recruiting a Maintenance Manager for the Hurn Hub in Christchurch, covering the Southampton Locality. You will lead a team of 12+ trades and external contractors to deliver high quality, value-for-money property maintenance for our customers' homes, focusing on planned works (roofs, windows and doors) and responsive repairs as required.

You will model clear leadership, ensure safe working practices in line with Health and Safety legislation, maintain accurate data in

Qualifications

• Experience leading a direct labour workforce in maintenance services.
• Proven ability to plan, track and forecast income and expenditure.
• Strong knowledge of health, safety and CDM requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead a 12+ trades team to deliver safe, timely maintenance work.
• Maintain high quality data in property systems.
• Ensure safe working practices in line with Health and Safety legislation.
• Plan and coordinate planned works for a residential/non-residential portfolio.

Skills

Team leadership

Budget management

Health and safety awareness

Excel

Tools

Excel

Property systems

Job description

It's a great time to join us as we invest in our existing customers' homes by applying our Homes and Place Standard to all our properties, whilst working in a environment where your health and safety is important to ensure you and your colleagues stay safe and well, everywhere, every day. We have an exciting new opportunity for a Maintenance Manager to join our Property Services Team in our Hurn Hub in Christchurch covering our Southampton Locality. The role Reporting into the Operations Manager, you'll deliver customer centric, high quality, value for money property maintenance and improvements to our customers homes through a team of circa 12+ in house trades and external contractors across your locality. You'll lead on operational delivery of property services workstreams both residential and non-residential portfolio focusing on mainly Planned Works - roofs/windows & doors including Responsive Repairs Works as required. As a manager, you'll role model and set direction within your team by being clear on expectations, giving clarity of requirement and supporting the team and individual performance through robust feedback. You'll also be responsible for:

• Delivering the right outcome for our customer in a safe and timely way through a team of trades operatives
• Maintaining high quality data within the property systems
• Setting and maintaining high levels of safe working practices in line with Health and Safety legislation and CDM
• Ensuring a detailed local knowledge of customer, asset and investment needs across your locality
• Engaging and working with residents and groups to develop co-created services
• Experience of managing a direct labour workforce focused teams for the delivery of maintenance services
• Demonstratable knowledge of planning the delivery of workstreams in a customer focussed environment
• Ability to plan, track and forecast income and expenditure against relevant budgets, to deliver a value for money service whilst taking actions to mitigate any risks to SNG
• Ability to operate with commercial acumen
• Knowledge of relevant health, safety and environmental legislation with focus on compliance within all activities undertaken by the teams
• Proficient use of Microsoft office suite with Intermediate or advanced Excel skills

There will be some travel involved with this role so you should be happy to travel, have access to a car and a full UK driving licence.

As a leading Housing Association, SNG's purpose is simple - providing good, affordable homes: the foundation for a better life. We have a strong ambition to build 25,000 more homes over the next 10 years, with at least half being for social or affordable rent.

• 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays (with an extra day every year up to 30 days)
• Chance to buy or sell holiday as part of our flexible benefits package
• 3 additional wellbeing days and 2 paid volunteering days
• Generous matched pension scheme up to 12% and Life cover at 4x salary
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption pay
• Options for private medical insurance, dental insurance and critical illness cover
• Wellbeing discounts, including Gym Memberships and access to a 24/7 virtual GP service

At Sovereign Network Group, we are passionate about inclusion for all and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive.

We are committed to our Equality Diversity and Inclusion strategy and believe that you can truly be yourself at SNG.

Take a look at our careers site to learn more about us and our values.

Please note a Basic DBS check will be undertaken for the successful candidate.