Property Repairs Team Leader
Property Repairs Team Leader
£39,513 - £43,693 Pay award pending
Full time – 37 hours a week
Rugby Borough Council is dedicated to both Community and Colleague growth. With a focus on wellbeing and personal development, we offer a range of career opportunities where you can take pride in the positive changes you help create. Join an organisation committed to the success of one of the Country’s fastest-growing boroughs and the people who make it thrive.
About the role
The Property Repairs Service is at a pivotal moment in its development and transformation to match the challenges of a modern repairs service in becoming more commercially focused, whilst improving repairs services to customers and are seeking to recruit a Property Repairs Team Leader to help achieve that transformation.
You’ll be undertaking the day-to-day operational management of Repairs & Voids service delivery, performance management of the administrative function and facilitating a customer first culture throughout the team. You will also assist the Property Repairs Manager with developing and improving the Council’s repairs service.
You’ll be effectively managing and leading the Repairs Scheduling, Financial and Administrative teams in a busy office environment, responding to enquiries from Customers, Suppliers, and external sub-contractors, to maintain service continuity and supply chain management.
Please see the linked Job Profile for full details of the role.
About you
You will need good people management and leadership skills with experience of successfully leading change within a team in a repairs, property or housing management service.
You’ll have a strong work ethic, be reliable and able to deliver consistently good customer focussed outcomes. You must be able to work well under pressure while maintaining a high level of accuracy and demonstrate being well organised with the ability to prioritise workloads when faced with conflicting demands.
You will also be proficient in using standard MS Office systems at an advanced level. Experience of other IT systems such as Agresso and Total mobile would be an advantage.
Benefits
- 35 days annual leave (including 8 Bank Holidays and 3 extra days normally applied at Christmas)
- Generous Local Government Pension Scheme
- Hybrid working up to 60%
- Flexi time scheme
- Annual leave purchase scheme
- Structured Induction Program
- Learning and Development opportunities including Future Leaders programmes
- Payment of a professional subscription for approved professionals
- Family Friendly Policies
- Independent Support for your health & wellbeing
- Generous compassionate leave
- Extra Benefits including Retail Discounts, Cycle to Work scheme and more
Salary range
- £39,513 - £43,693 per year