Repairs and Maintenance Manager

A client within the Public Sector based in the East Midlands is currently recruiting for a Repairs and Maintenance Manager to join their Housing Commercial Services Team as soon as possible. The client is offering a full-time, temporary position on an ongoing basis, with the ideal candidate having experience of working within a local authority within a repairs, maintenance, or housing services environment.

The Role
Key purpose of the role is support the Capital Works Manager in developing and implementing a modern, effective, customer-focused, and high-performing property maintenance and improvements service.

Key responsibilities will include but not be limited to:
• Being responsible for the Responsive Repairs Team and all related functions, ensuring effective, efficient service delivery to high standards, with particular focus on disrepair, damp and mould, and complex repairs.
• Managing the commercial delivery of day-to-day property repairs to tenanted homes, voids, and other assets under relevant contracts.
• Ensuring compliance with all legal, regulatory and statutory requirements relating to the service.
• Applying strong knowledge of H&S legislation and CDM regulations to ensure works are delivered safely and compliantly.
• Managing a high-performing team including team leaders, chargehands, operatives, administrative staff and partnering contractors.
• Assisting with the development of quotes, tenders and bids to expand the service into wider markets.


The Candidate
To be considered for this role you will require:
• A recognised construction/property qualification (e.g. HNC/HND in Construction, Building Surveying, or equivalent).
• A Health & Safety qualification such as NEBOSH or IOSH Managing Safely.
• Experience managing responsive repairs within social housing or local government.

The below skills would be beneficial for the role:
• Strong leadership skills with experience managing multi-disciplinary maintenance teams.
• Knowledge of disrepair, damp and mould legislation and best practice.
• Experience with contract management, procurement and performance improvement.

The client is looking to move quickly with this role and as such are offering £44 per hour Umbrella LTD Inside IR35 (approx. £35 per hour PAYE).

How to Apply
If this position sounds of interest, email a copy of your up-to-date CV to amy.dhawan@servicecare.org.uk or call Amy at Service Care Construction on 01772 208967
to discuss the vacancy in more detail.
Also, if this role is not of interest to you, but you are looking for new opportunities, please still get in touch as we cover all construction-related vacancies across the region.

Referral Bonus
If this role is not suitable for yourself, but you know someone who may be interested, please pass on their details or forward these details to them. If they are successful in applying, you will receive a £250 referral bonus upon completion of an initial probationary period.