Supervisor Generic

Job introduction

Do you have experience managing complex housing disrepair cases? Do you have a strong customer focus and ability to deliver works on time and to budget? If so, our role for a skilled and motivated Supervisor within our busy Repairs and Maintenance Department may be of interest to you.

For an informal discussion, please contact Sam Crick – Operations Manager – Sam.Crick@brighton-hove.gov.uk

About the role

We are looking for a candidate with knowledge and experience in building maintenance, legal compliance, and tenant relations. Overseeing the investigation, coordination, and resolution of disrepair claims across our housing portfolio. In this role you will be responsible for bridging the gap between legal teams, contractors, and residents, ensuring that all works are delivered within the agreed timeframe.

The service currently has a considerable backlog of outstanding dis-repair cases and you will play a key role in tackling this work and being proactive in motivating the teams to achieve targets and deadlines to realise these goals.

This is an opportunity to develop your site management skills. Our focus on customer service makes this work rewarding as we are able to deliver housing improvements to residents across our city.

In return for your skills and hard work, we offer:

• A standard working week of 42.5 hours per week Monday – Friday 08.00 – 17.00
• A full induction with job shadowing and on-going mentoring and development
• Paid annual leave
• Pension scheme
• Use of a fleet vehicle for work

Please read our Apply for a job at the council (brighton-hove.gov.uk) pages carefully. They give you all the guidance you need to complete your application as well as information on what will happen after you’ve submitted your application and at interview.

As part of your application, you will need to upload your CV and answers to some shortlisting questions. Your answers to the shortlisting questions are the most important part of your application as they will be used in the shortlisting process to assess whether you meet the essential requirements for the role that are set out in the person specification and to decide whether you should be offered an interview. Before you start your application, please read our guidance here (CV guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk) and Shortlisting questions guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk) as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process.

Additional information

Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is term-time only. For part time applicants, where your working week is less than the council’s basic 37 hour week, contracted overtime rated pay will not form part of your working hours. This is because overtime rated pay is payable for hours worked in excess of the council’s basic 37 hour week. Your starting salary will be pro rata based on the basic annual salary elements of pay between £38,626 & £41,511.

For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit Why work for us

Company information

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Our city is known and loved for its diversity. Not only is the mixture of people, culture and skills vital to the economic and social development of the city, it's what makes Brighton & Hove such a great place to live, work and visit. We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities we serve so we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds. In order to achieve our aims of proportionate representation, we particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, male or trans.

Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our fair and inclusive actions, our anti-racism strategy and the work we are doing to encourage a diverse workforce (brighton-hove.gov.uk).

Please note that this post is subject to a Basic Disclosure Criminal Records Check.