Responsive Repairs Team Leader- Circa £40k + car allowance

Permanent Position - Widnes area

Building Careers are currently working with one of the largest social housing contractors in the Northwest. Due to an increase in workload, we are looking for a Responsive Repairs Manager to lead a team of operatives to effectively deliver a quality repairs service to their client base.This role will be responsible for ensuring the effective management of a team, ensuring repairs are carried out within a given timescale and to a high standard. We are looking for a housing repairs professional who has managerial experience of working on day-to-day repairs and maintenance.

This role of Repairs Manager will be majority office based, working with an in-house team of managers, operatives as well as external sub-contractors.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Overseeing the operational and financial management of day-to-day repairs.
• Lead and deliver on KPI's and all performance targets.
• Forecasting and implementing performance measurements to determine priorities and operational requirements in order to meet objectives of the contract.
• Managing the safe delivery of day-to-day repairs.
• Monitoring performance and delivery of projects.
• Subcontractor management and out of hours maintenance activity.
• Introducing improvement plans for effective delivery of services.
• Responsible for all health and safety across all projects.
• Overseeing all staff management of operatives and inductions.

Essential to have:

• Technical knowledge within repairs management.
• Proven leadership skills with the ability in delivering effective management within the property maintenance and refurbishment teams.
• Experience of managing budgets and delivering value for money.
• Supervising and working with external contractors.
• Managing maintenance and refurbishment works to ensure they are carried out to agreed standards and timescales.
• Strong relationship management skills with the ability to work with a wider team.
• Must be able to facilitate problem solving / resolution techniques.
• Knowledge of legal requirements and good practice in relation to property maintenance.
• Proficiency in use of MS Office or equivalent software.
• ONC / NVQ Level 3 in Construction related discipline.
• Experience of working with housing-specific IT systems and mobile repairs management systems.

This is a great opportunity to work within an ambitious business with opportunity to progress and develop your career.