Repairs and Maintenance Team Leader in Sheffield

On-site in Sheffield·Full-time·Added today (last checked 13 Nov)

Sheffield City Council

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Salary: £39,481 - £43,149 a year
About £2,660 - £2,880 a month after tax.
Work mode: On-site, Sheffield
Contract: Full-time
Closing date: Apply by Thursday 10 December

Skills

Sheffield City Council is hiring for this role in several places. This vacancy is in Sheffield.

Requirements

What we're looking for

You should have previous experience of managing or supervising a team of operatives within a repairs, maintenance, construction or similar operational environment, along with strong leadership, communication and organisational skills.

Nice to have

Desirable: A relevant trade qualification or demonstrable practical experience gained within a similar repairs, maintenance, construction or property services environment.

The role

We are looking for an experienced and motivated Repairs & Maintenance Team Leader to join our Housing Repairs service.

You will be responsible for managing and supporting a team of trade operatives, ensuring repairs are delivered safely, efficiently and to a high standard. The role will have a particular focus on coordinating and managing disrepair cases and damp and mould works, ensuring issues are progressed and resolved effectively for residents.

What you'll do

Leading, supervising and managing a team of trade operatives, including workload, performance, attendance and development.
Planning and allocating day-to-day housing repair work.
Managing and monitoring disrepair and damp and mould works through to completion.
Carrying out quality checks and ensuring appropriate standards of workmanship.
Working closely with surveyors and other teams to resolve complex repair issues.
Ensuring health and safety requirements and working procedures are followed.
Providing a strong customer-focused service and responding effectively to residents' concerns.
Monitoring performance and supporting the team to achieve agreed service targets.

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Additional information

We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.

It is a great time to join us and we welcome your application.

Under the Guaranteed Interview scheme, applicants who are disabled, care leavers, or armed forces veterans will be guaranteed an interview if they meet the essential criteria and indicate their eligibility on the application form. Sometimes, if lots of people apply, we might not be able to interview everyone who qualifies for the Guarantee. In these cases, we'll interview the candidates who best meet the essential criteria for the job.

Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share.

If you are appointed to this role, your starting salary will be at the bottom of the grade. If you provide payslip evidence that your basic pay is greater than the bottom of the grade, we will consider starting you at the point of minimum advantage within the grade.

Equality of pay is extremely important to us. All roles at Sheffield City Council are going through an evaluation process which may result in changes to some pay arrangements from 2026. Read about the new job evaluation process to be introduced at Sheffield City Council.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all individuals, ensuring a safe and supportive environment for everyone and where appropriate to the role the successful applicant will be required to undertake relevant safeguarding checks.

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