_{26th January, 2026}

Are you an experience Repairs Manager, seeking your next contract in the Social housing Sector?
My client has an immediate opportunity to join their Repairs & Maintenance Team on a freelance basis.
The successful applicant will be responsible for the delivery of customer focussed repairs and maintenance services, ensuring high levels of performance, productivity, quality and cost-effective services.

Responsibilities:

• Provide dynamic leadership of an operational delivery team of operatives/trades and supervisors, including the effective management of all resources required to deliver legislative requirements, service standards, and influencing colleagues and contractors to deliver our Customer Promise.
• Management of repairs and out of hours services, in line with all KPI timescales that drive performance and provide continuous improvement, to maximise the repairs experience.
• Management of subcontractors, material and supplier performance within policy, legislation and contract guidelines, and ensuring procurement requirements are being fulfilled.
• Champion health and safety management, ensuring teams and sub-contractors are compliant with all health and safety policies and procedures
• Be accountable for financial performance and budget control, ensuring your team are working commercially and have a genuine understanding of how they provide cost effective and value for money services
• Ensure customer complaints and contractual disputes or issues are acted upon quickly, preventing recurrence.

Requirements:

• A Level 4 qualification in a Construction related subject, and / or strong equivalent experience built up through your working profession.
• A relevant Health and Safety qualification with experience of managing the Health and Safety of both direct workforce and contractor activities, including CDM regulations
• Experience of leading a team to deliver repairs services, including through times of change, with knowledge of relevant regulations and statutory requirements.
• Experience of consulting, negotiating and communicating with customers and stakeholders, with the ability to harness change and transform ideas into actions

To apply, please attach a copy of your CV

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