Head Of Repairs in Slough, Berkshire

Head of Repairs

London

Up to £475 per day (PAYE)

6 month contract with the possibility to extend

Social Housing

Company background:

Large housing provider who own and manage more than 58,000 homes and various community assets, serving around 113,000 customers across the South of England.

Iinvesting £689m over the next ten years in our existing homes to improve building safety

Job Purpose:

To hold accountability for the delivery of responsive repairs and larger more complex repairs across Social housing stock, with full responsibility for Disrepair Management, Damp and Mould prevention and remediation within a budget portfolio of circa £24m.

Taking the lead of approximately 170 employees, managing in excess of 125,000 response repairs and regulatory management of major complaints and disrepair within Repairs Maintenance.

Embracing and embedding a customer inclusive culture, focussing on performance and value for money. Contributing to the strategy, identifying opportunities for growth and improvement.

Key Duties:

• To have complete accountability and control for an annual budget of circa £20m. Working with the FBP on the forecasting and reconciliation of the budgets/ trading accounts of the customer response work stream.
• Ensure compliance with all current safety and property legislation, regulatory requirements, policies, best practice and relevant guidance and training. Remaining up to date with any changes and incorporating these into procedures and processes. Keeping ahead of regulatory and legal changes relevant to the delivery of our service
• To lead on operational functions of Disrepair ensuring cases are being tracked across all business areas and repairs are in flight. Reporting on all areas of Disrepair to Executive and Senior leadership members.
• End to end ownership of works delivered by contractors within the remit of the role, ensuring compliance to statutory and company requirements. Including performance and financial targets (VFM), Health & Safety and quality.

Experience Required:

• Demonstrable leadership and experience of working in a similar capacity. Ability to build strong relationships across all areas and levels. Inspiring, developing and mentoring a significant team.
• Preferably a higher-level qualification in a construction related field. (Or demonstratable experience)
• Knowledge of statutory regulation and good practice in relation to areas of responsibility with a clear understanding of specific factors impacting on the Housing Sector.
• H&S qualification or working toward an (IOSH 5 day or NEBOSH construction certificate) with an in depth of working knowledge of application of Health and Safety legislation and how to keep people safe.
• Experience of managing a diverse mobile workforce across a large geographical area to deliver a high-volume value for money repairs service.

For more information, please call David Bates @ ARM on 07551151771

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