Repairs & Voids Manager

Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire
Niyaa People Ltd
I am looking for a Repairs & Voids Manager to join a Housing Association in the South Buckinghamshire area. The Repairs & Voids Manager will be supporting the management of a team of Repairs Specialists in the delivery of various repairs and minor planned and cyclical work programmes and minor improvement projects including empty homes refurbishment, to protect or improve the assets of the organisation.

What the Repairs & Voids Manager will need to do:

• Lead an operational technical team responsible for the delivery of multiple responsive repairs programs and minor scale construction related projects which include empty homes refurbishment.
• Manage relevant external contractors on a day-to-day basis.
• Assist where necessary and implement projects in accordance with Asset Management Strategies
• Manage projects to minimise exposure of both financial and health and safety related risks
• Work closely with the Head of Property and the empty home manager, to forecast monthly cash flow and expenditure to ensure delivery against approved budgets this will be in all aspects of service delivery
• Work closely with tenants and stakeholders in the planning and delivery of works ensuring that tenants have full input and influence outcomes take the lead on the arrangement of consultation events
• Providing leadership and support management to a team of 9 Repairs Specialists with direct line management of two Building Surveyors and an Assistant Contracts Manager.

What is required for the role:

• Experience managing and running large projects or responsive repair and empty homes refurbishment teams
• Come from a place where you have previously managed and led a technical team preferably in the social housing sector
• Be qualified to HNC and working towards a professional membership of CIOB, RICS, a formal project management qualification is an advantage
• IT literate, proficient in Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint
• Proven experience of delivering large complex building projects to occupied/domestic properties

Benefits of the Repairs & Voids Manager post:

• 26 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, Birthday leave and volunteering days
• Good Pension scheme
• Corporate Health plan
• Option to buy & sell annual leave.

If you are interested in this Repairs & Voids Manager post, apply online now or contact Chelsie on (phone number removed)/ (url removed)