Property Manager -Responsive Repairs

Discipline: Operations, Internal
Job type: Permanent
Salary: £33,461 to 39,423
Contact email: hrsupportteam@livvhousinggroup.com
Job ref: 002823
Published: 22 days ago
Expiry date: 05 Jan 2025 23:59

Department: Responsive Repairs and Small Works 

Reports To: Contract Manager – Responsive Repairs & Small Works

Directly Responsible For: Operatives

                                            Resource Schedulers

Hours: 40

 

Overall team / department purpose

- The Responsive Repairs & Small Works team is responsible for the delivery of a flexible customer focused responsive repairs service, that encompasses day to day repairs and more complex multi-trade repairs.

- The team ensures that all Group properties are kept to a safe, high standard in line with customer requirements, contract specifications and /or Service Level Agreements and that this service is continually improved upon to be most effective as well as being efficient whilst maximising value for money.

Key role priorities

- This role is responsible for the operational management of responsive repairs provision for our business, escalating to the Contract Manager – Responsive Repairs & Small Works as appropriate.

- This involves the provision of an efficient and effective service whilst ensuring that Health & Safety standards are maintained.   

Key working relationships

- The role directly line manages Operatives and Resource Schedulers and is required to directly contribute to the development of a high performing team that meets and exceeds objectives set. Allocation by trades may vary from time to time to meet customer demand. 

- The holder is required to work closely with the Contract Manager to understand and deliver the highest standards of performance and to lead by example to create a culture of customer excellence and responsibility.    The role also involves working with other teams across our business, including Assets, the Contact Centre and Customer Insight.

- External to our business, the holder is required to coordinate work at site level, liaising with customers and managing sub-contractors as appropriate.   They are assisted in this by the Co-ordinator - Responsive Repairs and Resource Scheduler.

Main duties & responsibilities

- Be responsible for managing the team’s performance, implementing and embedding working practices that enhance customer experience.

- Meet or exceed agreed customer satisfaction levels / benchmarks and provide continual innovation and improvements for the overall customer experience. 

- Manage the performance of direct colleagues and sub-contractor teams where appropriate to achieve key performance indicators.

- Ensure each operative is utilised to optimise productivity/profitability against targets.

- Set clear performance measures and objectives in line with Group expectations and motivate team to achieve agreed targets.

- Ensure that all relevant Group objectives are managed, and all contractual obligations met. 

- Ensure pre and post inspections of works are undertaken, and data is updated accurately and in a timely manner.

- Identify and mitigate real and potential risks by following Group processes.

- Coach, mentor and develop apprentices.

- Ensure that information regarding compliance with current legislation, regulations and Group policies is passed to relevant parties in a timely manner.

- Provide regular updates on performance to the Contract Manager - Responsive Repairs & Small Works and other members of the leadership team.

- Ensure compliance with all aspects of Health & Safety legislation and internal Health & Safety management systems, embedding a safe work environment. 

- Complete any other tasks as commensurate with the level and nature of the post as delegated by the role’s line manager.

Key measures of success

- Effective management and coordination of team and sub-contractors where appropriate, ensuring that all resources for are managed to achieve the most effective and efficient service and with works being planned and scheduled so as to be completed to specified standards and within agreed budgets and timescales.

- Contracts delivered to budgeted turnover and margins and with all contractual obligations met.

- Continual review of team productivity, ensuring targets are achieved.

- Works completed on a ‘right first time’ basis; defect works against original survey kept within a 5% tolerance level.

- All key performance indicators met or exceeded in line with contract measures. 

- All incidents, near misses, non-compliance and potential risks identified and reported in an appropriate and timely manner.

- Customer satisfaction levels met or exceeded and with evidence of ongoing service improvements.

- Data reporting on performance provided in a timely and accurate manner.

Livving our values

Livv’s a place with opportunities to grow. We believe in empowering you to make a positive impact in your own unique way. Our values embody what matters to us and show what it means to be Livv, together: 

Making a difference daily

We invest in our people, our customers and in the creation of a fairer society.

Positively open

We’re open to feedback at all times, as we strive to deliver a first-class customer experience.

Forging the right way

We’re creating an inspiring road which others will want to follow.

Together as one

Our teams work on another level of cohesiveness to enable us to deliver better outcomes.

Each one of us

- listens to our customers and makes their needs a priority

- is committed to equality, diversity and inclusivity

- takes a flexible approach and works where we’re needed

- follows health and safety guidelines to keep ourselves, colleagues, and customers safe

- helps reduce risks by proactively communicating any potential issues to our line managers

- protects sensitive information by safeguarding customer, colleague and third-party data

- is guided by our policies, procedures and social aims

- is dedicated to continual learning and taking ownership of our personal and professional development.

 

Person Specification

E - Essential criteria / D - Desirable criteria 

Education & Qualifications

NVQ Level 2/3 or equivalent in a trade (E)

Site Management Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS) (E)

Evidence of continuing professional development (D)

Team supervision qualification relevant to role or equivalent experience? (D)

Experience

Supporting, coaching and developing a team to deliver quality led services (E)

Auditing performance and quality of team members (E)

Management and control of budgets (E)

Carrying out a range of inspections, including surveys to deliver different work elements (E)

Skills, knowledge & ability

Good verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to develop effective working relationships with own and other teams as well as external relationship management (E)

Ability to complete pre and post work inspections on works ordered for contracts (E)

Understanding of profit and loss in respect of works being completed (E)

Ability to identify and make improvements to the performance of service delivery by the team (E)

An understanding of practical Health and Safety supervision, delivering accident free environments (E)

Ability to bring a commercial awareness to team activities (E)

A good understanding of the issues and challenges faced by the social housing sector (D)

Personal characteristics

Takes ownership & accountability for own role and for team outputs; driven to achieve results and continually improve upon delivery (E)

A reactive and consistent approach, driven by producing work of a high standard with great attention to detail and with a highly customer focused approach (E)

Strong organisational, time management and planning skills to prioritise work to deliver to agreed deadlines, including working under pressure (E)

Willingness to be proactive in the continuous improvement of a quality service (E)

Other

Flexible approach to hours worked (E)

Full UK driving license required and company vehicle provided (E)

 

Give Get Go  

As part of our commitment to the Give Get Go Programme, we will ensure that applicants who meet all essential criteria, as defined in the person specification, will be guaranteed the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at interview. Individual’s names will be confirmed with the Give Get Go Programme.   

Should you wish your application to be considered under this scheme, please  contact us confirming this, along with your full name and the role you have applied for when you submit your application. Please ensure that you do this before the closing date for the vacancy.  

Equality and Inclusion  

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Disability Confident  

The Equality Act protects disabled people from discrimination, and we welcome applications from disabled people. The Equality Act defines a disabled person as someone who has a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and adverse long-term effect, usually at least 12 months, on their ability to carry out day to day activities.  

We will try to provide access, equipment, or other practical support to ensure that disabled applicants are not disadvantaged by their disabilities.  

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