Repairs Supervisor (Plastering and Decorating)

Job Introduction

Are you an experienced Multi-trade supervisor, professional with experience of leading a team and a passion for delivering exceptional housing services? Join the Royal Borough of Greenwich as a Repairs Supervisor and play a key role in enhancing our housing services for residents.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage a Talented Team of Trades Staff: Lead and guide a team of Trades professionals to achieve outstanding resident-focused outcomes.
• Drive Service Excellence: Ensure high standards in responsive repairs services while balancing key performance indicators and financial responsibilities.
• Manage Operations: Oversee the operational delivery of a section of the repairs service, ensuring quality and value for money.
• Innovate and Improve: Lead our team, implementing proactive strategies to keep residents safe and healthy.
• Budget Management: Strategically manage budgets to ensure cost-effective operations and value for money.

Person Specification:

• Knowledge:

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  • Comprehensive understanding of responsive repairs and planned maintenance, including BS8210 standards and building regulations
  • Strong supervisory and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage, motivate, and develop large teams, make informed decisions and take corrective actions during site visits.
  • Skilled in interpreting and applying BS8210 standards, contract documents, and health and safety requirements.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to produce reports, and technical documentation, liaise with tenants, staff, and contractors to resolve complaints and enquiries efficiently
  • Proven track record in managing contractor performance, conducting site visits, and ensuring quality and safety standards are met.
  • Experience in managing financial aspects of operations, including cost monitoring, budget management, and performance reporting.
  • Experience in ensuring compliance with contract documents, professional standards, and statutory requirements

Our Greenwich Plan sets out our vision for the next 4 years focusing on the changes we collectively want to see in our borough and Council.  We want to become a more strategic, efficient and adaptive organisation, to deliver for our communities.  Our workforce is key to making this happen.

Royal Greenwich is a great place to live and work. Benefiting from excellent transport links ranging from Crossrail to the Elizabeth line to the Uber boat, we’re one of the easiest boroughs to get to and navigate your way around.

Employee benefits include:

• A range of flexible working arrangements                                             
• Excellent pension scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Learning and development opportunities to maximise your potential, including excellent apprenticeship opportunities at all levels                   
• Vibrant staff support networks
• Greenwich Card which entitles you to discounts at local businesses                   
• Payroll giving scheme
• Generous leave entitlement, starting at 29 days per year (plus bank holidays)
• Employee Assistance Scheme including external counselling service

If you're ready to make a significant impact and help shape the future of housing services in Greenwich, apply today. Join us in our mission to improve residents' lives and opportunities.

For an informal discussion please contact michael.rumin@royalgreenwich.gov.uk 

In the supporting statement section of your application form, please detail how you meet the requirements set out in the person specification.

Diversity Statement: Royal Borough of Greenwich values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this. We therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community.

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How Applications are Scored: Each application is scored according to how well the supporting statements addresses each point on the Person Specification for the role. Candidates will be short-listed for interview on the extent to which they meet the specific points within the Person Specification. The Person Specification is supplied with the job advert. When completing your application, please use the supporting statements section to tell us how you meet each of the points on the Person Specification. We need to have this information in order to consider your application.

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