Assistant Repairs Team Leader

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Charnwood Borough Council in Leicestershire is searching for the latest member of The Void and Decants Team.

We are looking for a passionate individual who is customer focused, a team player and wants help improve our local communities in Charnwood.

The Council is recruiting for an Assistant Repairs Team Leader, this is a fixed term contract up to September 2026, with the intention to extend.

We are looking for a repairs professional with experience in dealing with complex cases such as decants or disrepair and minor adaptations in voids. They will assist in the management of our in-house voids team and external contractors to deliver a high-quality void / decant service.

You will oversee the end-to-end process of decant repairs management and adaptations in voids monitoring all parts of these processes, and taking action to achieve fast re-let times and minimizing rent loss.

As a key member of the Void / Decant Service Management Team, you will work closely with colleagues from within the service and other departments to develop our void / decant service and improve performance.

You will have experience managing contractors and the ability to manage contractors, analyze performance information, and use external and internal customer insights to identify and deliver improvements.

You should have relevant maintenance related experience and a good knowledge of Health and Safety requirements, basic property surveying techniques and SOR codes

You must be able to drive and will be provided with a vehicle to undertake site visits across the Borough.

The benefits of working with us:

• Agile working for many roles
• Generous annual leave of between 35.5 and 40.5 daysof leave (depending on length of service), inclusive of bank holidays
• Most services are closed over Christmas
• Opportunities for professional development linked to many roles
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Free parking

We are a Disability Confident Employer and proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant's Employer Recognition Gold Award.

We prioritise the well-being and engagement of our employees through internal groups such as the Staff Forum, Health and Wellbeing Group and Equality Working Group.

About the Council

Charnwood is one of the largest shire district councils in the country based on population, serving around 183,000 people.

We offer a range of services, with everything from refuse and recycling collections to the operation of a theatre and historic markets.

Our services are built on our values: Pride in Charnwood; Customer Focused and Working Together

About Charnwood

We are proud of our borough, and it is a great place to live, work visit and invest in. Charnwood boasts breath-taking landscapes which are great to explore.

At the heart of Charnwood is Loughborough, home to a world class university, historic markets, and the only major bell foundry in the UK. It is a diverse community thanks to its student population and cultures from around the world.

Charnwood is located in the centre of the country with rail, road and air links to the rest of the nation and the world beyond. Our investment brand inCharnwood describes the borough as being at the centre of innovation.

Our economy is increasingly diversifying, leveraging the incredible research that flows from the world class Loughborough University and our science and technology related industries. Charnwood also has a wide ranging-portfolio of physical, cultural and social assets, with many of the levers of sustainable and inclusive growth at our disposal.

There are a range of exciting developments and regeneration opportunities which will help create high-quality jobs and ensure continued economic prosperity.