Repairs Supervisor

TN United Kingdom; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 42,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in social housing is seeking a Repairs Supervisor to lead a dedicated team ensuring tenants live in well-maintained homes. This permanent role involves overseeing repairs, conducting post-inspections, and supporting your team through performance reviews. The ideal candidate will possess management experience in social housing and relevant qualifications in building disciplines. With a competitive salary and company vehicle, this is a fantastic opportunity to make a significant impact in the community. If you are passionate about maintaining high living standards and have the necessary expertise, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Company vehicle

Excellent benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in a management role within social housing or senior inspection.
• Strong construction and health & safety knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Oversee a team of Repairs Operatives and contractors.
• Complete post-inspections to ensure high standards.
• Lead the team to ensure quality repairs work.

Skills

Management experience in social housing

Construction knowledge

Health & safety knowledge

Budget management

Education

Relevant qualification in building-related discipline

Job description

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Hays are delighted to be supporting one of our key social housing clients in recruiting a Repairs Supervisor to join their team on a permanent basis. This role is crucial in ensuring that tenants live in well-maintained homes, joining a best-in-class housing repairs team.

Your new role

Your new role as a Repairs Supervisor will see you oversee a team of Repairs Operatives, and contractors, ensuring that issues with tenants' homes are correctly diagnosed, and the correct remedial actions are taken. Your duties will include:

• Leading the team to ensure a high quality of repairs work is undertaken, in line with legislation and guidance.
• Completing post-inspections to ensure works are completed to a high standard.
• Supporting your team with regular one-to-ones and performance reviews.
• Ensuring high professional standards from your team in this front-line role.

What you'll need to succeed

In order to succeed in this role, you will ideally have similar experience in a management role within social housing, or senior inspection/operative experience in similar environments. You will hold a relevant qualification in a building-related discipline, have strong construction and health & safety knowledge, and have experience in managing budgets overseeing projects.

Applicants will require the right to work in the UK at the time of application, as visa sponsorship will not be offered. Applicants not possessing the right to work in the UK therefore need not apply.

Your new company

Hays are delighted to be supporting one of our key social housing clients in recruiting a Repairs Supervisor to join their team on a permanent basis. This role is crucial in ensuring that tenants live in well-maintained homes, joining a best-in-class housing repairs team.

Your new role

Your new role as a Repairs Supervisor will see you oversee a team of Repairs Operatives, and contractors, ensuring that issues with tenants' homes are correctly diagnosed, and the correct remedial actions are taken. Your duties will include:

• Leading the team to ensure a high quality of repairs work is undertaken, in line with legislation and guidance.
• Completing post-inspections to ensure works are completed to a high standard.
• Supporting your team with regular one-to-ones and performance reviews.
• Ensuring high professional standards from your team in this front-line role.

What you'll need to succeed

In order to succeed in this role, you will ideally have similar experience in a management role within social housing, or senior inspection/operative experience in similar environments. You will hold a relevant qualification in a building-related discipline, have strong construction and health & safety knowledge, and have experience in managing budgets overseeing projects.

Applicants will require the right to work in the UK at the time of application, as visa sponsorship will not be offered.

What you'll get in return

In return, you will receive an excellent basic salary of up to £42,000 plus a company vehicle, and other excellent benefits.