Workplace Supervisor

Applefields School; Harrogate; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local government pension scheme

Salary sacrifice schemes

Modern flexible working practices

Learning & development packages

Career advancement opportunities

Employee discounts

Green car & cycle schemes

Travel loans

Health Assured – wellbeing support

Job summary

North Yorkshire Councils is seeking a proactive Workplace Supervisor to support our Commercial, Property and Procurement team across Harrogate and Skipton. You will inspect council buildings, ensure safety and compliance, and manage basic maintenance, acting as a trusted decision-maker for improving workplaces.

Travel across sites is required; you will liaise with internal customers and contractors to meet workplace needs, negotiate changes, and contribute to safer, more efficient environments.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to solve problems and make decisions with minimal guidance.
• Strong communication and rapport-building with customers and contractors.
• Working knowledge of health and safety standards in buildings.

Responsibilities

• Carry out regular inspections of council buildings to ensure safety and compliance.
• Ensure sites are safe and secure and repairs are addressed.
• Respond to day-to-day maintenance issues and minor repairs to keep workplaces functional.
• Monitor building usage and propose efficiency improvements.
• Coordinate with internal customers to meet workplace needs and implement changes.

Skills

Problem solving

Customer service

Health & safety awareness

Job description

We’re looking for a proactive, hands-on individual to join us as aWorkplace Supervisorwithin our Commercial, Property, and Procurement team.

As part of the role, you’ll be out and about across a wide and varied property portfolio in theHarrogate and Skipton area, making sure our buildings are safe, compliant, and ready to support vital public services. The council buildings include a variety of buildings from libraries to offices.

Whether it’s handling working with service on their accommodation /workplace requirements,basic maintenance, ensuring health and safety standards, or responding to the occasional out-of-hours call, you’ll be trusted to take ownership and make decisions that matter.

Key Duties Include:

As part of the role, you will be required to:

• Carry out regular inspectionsof council buildings to ensure they are safe, well-maintained, and compliant with health and safety standards.
• Ensure sites are kept safe and secure.
• Respond to and resolve day-to-day maintenance issues, including minor repairs and decoration, to keep workplaces functional and welcoming.
• Monitor building usage and identify opportunitiesto improve efficiency and functionality through practical workplace adjustments
• Working with internal customers to ensure their workplace needs are being met or negotiate when changes need implementing

The role is career graded so as you grow into the role, you will be able to move up the pay grades by taking additional responsibilities including;

What you can bring:

The most important element to this role is to be able to problem solve effectively, build good rapport with customers and contractors and have a good eye for detail. Other beneficial experience include;

• Day to day operational running of multiple properties
• Hands-on knowledge of property maintenance and building compliance.
• Skilled in managing on-site contractors, ensuring work is delivered safely, efficiently, and to a high standard.
• Confident in identifying and managing risks, with a solid grasp of health and safety.

The role requires the ability to travel to remote areas so you must have full driving license or be in the process of obtaining one.

Why Work for Us…

In addition to your salary, we offer a range of great benefits to help you financially and make life a bit easier.

These include:

• a local government, 15.1% employer contribution pension scheme
• salary sacrifice schemes
• modern flexible working practices
• learning and development packages
• career advancement opportunities
• employee discount benefits including shopping, supermarkets and gym discounts
• green car and cycle schemes
• travel loans
• Health Assured – confidential help and support for your wellbeing

You can find more information on the range of benefits we offer on ourtotal rewards page .

NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies.

North Yorkshire Councils’ purpose is to deliver services and facilities to the diverse residents and visitors of North Yorkshire. To ensure we deliver inclusive services we strive to have a diverse workforce where everybody can be themselves by respecting differences and embedding equality of opportunity. We celebrate diversity and recognise each other’s contributions; we therefore welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds.