Work Supervisor - Roofing

Lewisham Council; Greater London; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Local Government Pension scheme

Flexible working and family friendly

Season ticket and bicycle loans

Staff discounts including gym

Supportive staff networks

Job summary

Lewisham Council is hiring a Works Supervisor to lead on-site delivery of housing repairs from Laurence House, operating in a hybrid office/home pattern. The role emphasizes safety, quality, and performance, with day‑to‑day management of live works and prioritising tasks to keep jobs moving.

You will embed a strong safety culture, supervise trades, and ensure residents receive high-quality repairs while maintaining productivity and customer care.

Qualifications

• Trade-qualified supervisor with NVQ Level 2 or equivalent in a core building trade.
• Proven experience supervising and motivating trade operatives, driving productivity and quality.
• Strong health and safety commitment and ability to manage safe systems of work.

Responsibilities

• Oversee on-site supervision of trade operatives delivering repairs across voids, damp and mould, and roofing.
• Manage daily workloads, prioritise tasks and ensure high standards of workmanship and safety.
• Make sound on-site decisions, balance reactive work with planned priorities, and drive right‑first‑time repairs.

Skills

Trade-qualified supervisor

Supervise operatives

Health and safety

On-site decision making

Customer-focused mindset

Team development

Education

NVQ Level 2 in building trades

Job description

Job Description

Discover yourself in Lewisham where what you do makes a difference to our vibrant and culturally diverse communities!

We have a rich history of welcoming people from all over the world and are proud to be recognised as the UK's first Borough of Sanctuary, for our work in championing the rights of refugees and migrants.

Introduction

Frontline leadership with zero compromise on safety and resident care. This role is about setting high standards on site, ensuring repairs are delivered safely, professionally and with respect for residents in their homes. You will take day‑to‑day ownership of live works, make sound decisions and managing changing priorities to keep jobs moving and risks controlled. If you believe a strong safety culture, clear communication and pride in workmanship are essential to delivering a positive resident experience, this role is for you.

What's the role?

As a Works Supervisor, you will be responsible for the on‑site supervision of trade operatives delivering repairs across voids, responsive repairs, damp and mould, and roofing workstreams. You will manage daily workloads, often juggle multiple jobs and priorities, while maintaining strong control over quality, productivity and performance. A key part of the role is embedding a positive safety culture, ensuring safe systems of work are followed at all times and challenging poor practice where necessary. This is a hands‑on role requiring strong technical knowledge, the ability to make sound decisions on site, and a clear focus on delivering a high‑quality, right‑first‑time repairs service for residents.

What's in it for you?

Frontline leadership with zero compromise on safety and resident care. This role is about setting high standards on site, ensuring repairs are delivered safely, professionally and with respect for residents in their homes. You will take day‑to‑day ownership of live works, making sound decisions and managing changing priorities to keep jobs moving and risks controlled. If you believe a strong safety culture, clear communication and pride in workmanship are essential to delivering a positive resident experience, this role is for you.

Excellent training and development opportunities, plus a range of benefits including:

• Generous holiday allowance
• Local Government Pension scheme
• Flexible working and family friendly policies
• Season ticket and bicycle loans
• A range of staff discounts including local subsidised gym memberships
• Supportive staff networks

What we're looking for

• A trade‑qualified supervisor (NVQ Level 2 or equivalent in a core building trade) with strong technical knowledge of housing repairs and maintenance.
• Proven experience supervising and motivating trade operatives, driving productivity, quality of work and value for money.
• A strong commitment to health and safety, able to manage safe systems of work and challenge poor practice on site.
• The ability to manage day‑to‑day operational delivery, balancing reactive workloads, changing priorities and performance targets.
• A customer‑focused mindset, ensuring repairs are completed to a high standard while delivering a positive experience for residents.
• A proactive team player who can develop operatives, support training needs and contribute to continuous service improvement.

Location

The job is primarily based in Laurence House, but we operate a hybrid approach where you will be required to work both in the office and from home on a regular basis.

Special conditions

• Relevant IOSH qualification is needed
• Weekend working is required for this job
• The job is subject to an Basic DBS check

The recruitment process is anonymous and we don't accept CV's.

Salary

£52,269 - £54,360 per annum (PO4)

N.B: All appointments will be offered at the minimum spinal column point (SCP) for the grade of the role. The only exception to this will be when matching current salary (up to the maximum of the scale), which is subject to evidential proof.

Diversity

Lewisham Council is a Disability Confident employer. We welcome and encourage job applications of all abilities. If you require any reasonable adjustments in the application or interview, please contact the lead contact on this advert. We will make reasonable adjustments to make sure our disabled applicants and those with health conditions are supported throughout our recruitment process. We support the access to work scheme, further details are available at www.gov.uk/access-to-work/apply

The Council reserves the right to close adverts early if there is a large response.

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