Planned Works Supervisor

Fortem Solutions Limited; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in social housing seeks a Planned Works Supervisor to manage a new project with Cambridgeshire Housing Society. The ideal candidate will supervise a team, ensuring high service levels and effective communication while promoting professional development. Excellent benefits include annual leave, bonuses, and extensive employee support initiatives.

Benefits

Eligibility for bonus up to 10% per annum

25 days annual leave + bank holidays & birthday off

Cash bonuses for colleague referrals

Discounted gym memberships

Comprehensive employee training programs

Private pension and health benefits

Life insurance coverage

Qualifications

• Previous experience supervising teams in social housing.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.
• Motivated to achieve high productivity and service delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead and motivate tradespeople in the team.
• Assess and categorize competency profiles of team members.
• Manage team performance and ensure service excellence.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Motivation

Tools

Mobile device and work planning systems

Job description

The Role

At Fortem we're currently recruiting for a Planned Works Supervisor to join our team on our Cambridge Housing Society contract. The successful candidate will lead a new Planned Works project on the contract.

The Client Our contract with Cambridge Housing Society is brand new and launched on April 1st. This is a long term partnership with houses covering the whole of Cambridgeshire, from Wisbech down to Haverhill, although primarily situated in central Cambridge. There are nearly 3,000 properties, mostly houses and flats, and we look after their Repairs, Voids, Cyclical Works and Planned workstreams.

Duties & Responsibilities

To motivate, coach and retain tradespeople

Devise a method for accurately assessing and categorising the competency profile of all team members

Performance management of the team

Complete tasks first time, safely and efficiently

Work closely with other disciplines involved

Plan together with our client and customers to ensure an excellent service in delivered.

What You Will Need

Essential Criteria

Previous experience supervising teams within a social housing setting

Excellent communication skills

Excellent leadership skills

Motivated to achieve high levels of productivity and service delivery

Desired Criteria

Good understanding of building maintenance including the treatment of Damp and Mould.

Experience of work planning and co-ordination

Experience of mobile device use and work planning systems

Benefits

Eligibility for bonus up to 10% per annum (based on Company performance)

25 days annual leave + bank holidays & your birthday off

Pay review every year

26 weeks full pay maternity leave

8 weeks full pay paternity leave

Discounted gym memberships at national and local gyms

Up to 3,000 colleague referral fee

Vast directory of training on bespoke in-house Learning Management System'

Other benefits including Private pension, Life Insurance, dental care, private healthcare, cycle-to-work scheme, mobile phone provider discounts & more

Who We Are

Fortem are Social Housing property experts. It is our sole focus, and the only sector we have worked in since inception in 2002. We successfully deliver works across three workstreams - Repairs & Maintenance, Capital Works and Retrofit. Our mission is to raise the bar in Social Housing and help our clients provide safe, warm and decent homes for people to live in - because Every Home Matters. We are a Willmott Dixon Group Company. As such, we benefit from the credibility and recognition associated with a large and long-established brand - whilst as a standalone business within the Group, we maintain the flexibility to adapt our services to meet the unique challenges of the social housing marketplace. Our success is due to our people. They are passionate, committed and care about what we deliver for our clients and partners and residents. We take pride in developing our employees and supporting them to achieve their potential. For us, a sustainable future is about ensuring we continue to develop our people for our future needs and recruiting the right talent. Our culture, built around Courage, Care and Respect, ensures that we always deliver not only the job done but, most importantly, the job done in the right way.

We are Investors in People - Gold, we believe in equality, diversity and respect for all and encourage applications from all sectors of the community.