Repairs Manager
Salary range: £53,793 - £57,084 p.a. inc.
Contract: Permanent
Contract: Permanent
Hours of work: 36 hours per week
Location: Civic centre and other locations from time to time
Exciting opportunity….
Brent is a tremendously vibrant London borough where the iconic arch of Wembley Stadium dominates the skyline. Spanning both inner and outer London, it is a borough of huge contrasts in terms of its economic, environmental, ethnic and social make up. Brent’s diversity is evident to all who visit our borough and our long history of ethnic and cultural diversity has created a place that is truly unique and valued by those who live and work here.
The council is pursuing a far-reaching transformation agenda that better meets the needs of our community so it is an exciting time to join us.
The Post
We have an exciting opportunity to work within the Housing Property Services team at a time when there are major changes to legislation that are driving how we manage our repairs and maintenance service. As the Repairs Manager you will be key to ensuring that we deliver a high quality responsive repairs service.
You will be responsible for managing the day to day building repairs contract ensuring the contractor is performing highly against each Key Performance Indicator (KPI) and that we continue to receive value for money. This role will work closely with our planned works team providing key data to inform our ongoing planned repairs programme.
The Person
You will have experience of repairs and maintenance in a housing organisation of a similar size. You will have a track record of managing high performing repairs contracts with a good understanding of how to deal with poor performance from internal teams and contractors.
You will have contract and staff management experience of both technical and non-technical staff, and good technical knowledge of repairs and maintenance. You will need to be comfortable working in a pressurised but supportive environment.
Closing date: 08 July 2022 (23:00)
Additional Information
This position is only open to redeployees currently working in Brent Council. External candidates are not permitted to apply for internal only roles. Forwarding ‘internal only’ roles to external candidates may lead to disciplinary action being taken.
This position is only open to current employees of Brent Council or Temporary Agency Workers currently working in Brent Council. External candidates are not permitted to apply for internal only roles. Forwarding ‘internal only’ roles to external candidates may lead to disciplinary action being taken.
Brent Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this and therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community. We positively encourage all applicants to self-identify their characteristics in the diversity survey section in the application.
We are committed to safer recruitment and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that posts working with children, young people and vulnerable adults are subject to an Enhanced DBS check as well as other employment clearances.
Brent has a positive approach to flexible working.
As a disability confident employer Brent welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including hidden disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the essential criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on recruitment@brent.gov.uk