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Adecco's specialist Property Services Division are proud to have been commissioned to partner with Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust (JRHT) to assist them in recruiting a permanent Repairs Manager for their Asset Management division on to work out of their offices located in York.
JRHT is a provider of housing and care, managing around 2,500 homes across York, North Yorkshire, and parts of the Northeast.
Together with their parent company The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF), they are a charity that strives to inspire the delivery of social change, they form the JRF-JRHT Group with a proud history and heritage stretching back more than 100 years.
Job Purpose
- To oversee the delivery of responsive and empty home work to high levels of customer satisfaction.
- To ensure the delivery of a high-quality service that meets the needs of tenants, leaseholders and other internal and external stakeholders.
- To have a structured approach to reviewing and improving performance and understand how to manage budgets and employees effectively in order to get the best out of the resources available.
- To undertake performance reviews of the in-house maintenance service to ensure value for money and efficiency.
Candidate Requirements - Essential
- Recognised qualification at degree or diploma level in a building related subject or relevant experience in Housing Maintenance Service Delivery.
- Demonstrate capability to lead and support a diverse team.
- Working knowledge of Health and Safety and compliance regulations.
- Knowledge of CDM project management.
- Experience of procuring services through frameworks and direct services.
- Demonstrate ability to manage KPI's including budgets effectively.
- Experience of managing teams through a change process.
- Effective skills in resident engagement and involvement.
Candidate Requirements - Highly Desirable
- Knowledge of social housing sector in terms of regulatory framework, consumer standards and operating environment.
- Experience of implementing energy efficiency measures within homes.
- Experience in the role of CDMC.
- Knowledge of relevant technology and software systems.
Salary & Benefits
- £52,179.40 per annum
- Excellent defined contribution pension scheme with employer contributions of 6%
- Real living wage employer
- 33 days holidays (incl. bank holidays) - plus option to buy or sell more.
- Discount packages with over 800 retailers e.g. shopping, utilities and leisure
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay.
- Health care cash plan
- Low cost employee loans & saving accounts with Leeds Credit Union
- Cycle to work schemes.
- Employee Assistance programme (giving completely confidential care, support and advice when you need it 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.)
- Season Ticket Travel Loan
- Give as you earn scheme.
- Eye care vouchers
- Free on site parking
- Excellent training and development
To discuss the finer points of this fantastic opportunity please don't hesitate to contact us directly on to book in a conversation.
