Voids Repairs Manager
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 29 Awst 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £35.00 yr awr |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 28 Medi 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Swindon, Wiltshire |
| Gweithio o bell: | Ar y safle yn unig |
| Cwmni: | Nations Recruitment |
| Math o swydd: | Cytundeb |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: |
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Job Category: Building Services & Maintenance
Job location: Darby Close, Cheney Manor Industrial Estate, Swindon, SN2 2PN, Swindon Borough Council
Hours per week: 37
Start date: Immediate start
Salary: £35.00 per hour
Job Purpose:
Responsible for ensuring:
� Empty homes are repaired and relet quickly in accordance with the Vacant Property Relet Standard
� Minor adaptations are delivered in accordance with service standards to make everyday living easier for tenants
� Expenditure is managed within the available budget
� All building work is carried out in accordance with the latest Health and safety, and Construction Design and Management Regulations
� A high level of tenant satisfaction and minimising the impact of empty homes on neighbourhoods
� Stock surveys are carried out and computer records are updated to assist with business planning
� Services are efficient, continually improving and responsive to tenants and residents changing needs
Key Accountabilities:
� Ensuring empty homes are repaired quickly and functions co-ordinated with Lettings and Tenancy Services so they are relet quickly and within agreed targets.
� Ensuring Void Policy and Procedures are kept up to date and complied with
� Ensuring effective tracking and monitoring of vacant properties is carried out with stage targets for the relet process
� Maintaining an up to date and comprehensive Relet Standard, which has been agreed with tenants
� Managing pre-void surveys of occupied homes, scheduling of repairs to empty homes and post inspections to ensure procedures and contract conditions are complied with
� Managing Stock Condition Surveys and risk assessments to assess homes in accordance with the Housing Health & Safety Rating System (HHSRS)
� Managing specialists surveys such as Energy Performance Certificates, Structural Survey Condition Reports and Asbestos Surveys
� Managing an ongoing tenant�s satisfaction survey and benchmark results on the relet process
� Maintaining an up to date Welcome Pack for new tenants
� Assisting with keeping the information provided to new tenants up to date and implementing recharges to recover costs for damaged properties
� Managing the delivery of minor adaptations within the repairs and maintenance contract
� Managing the vacant property revenue budget and control expenditure strictly in accordance with delegated authority and the Council�s Financial
Knowledge and Experience
� 2 years experience of managing staff
� Experience of managing budgets and expenditure
� Detailed knowledge of construction health and safety, and the duties of Construction Design and Management co-ordinator (CDM-c)
� Detailed knowledge of planning and building regulation legislation
� Detailed knowledge of relevant legislation and good practice
� A proven commitment to partnership working and engaging service users in service development
Statutory and or Qualifications required for this post:
� HNC or equivalent in Construction or equivalent evidenced, time served experience
� Current Full Driving Licence
Decision Making
� Management of staff and allocation of workload
� Recommendations of policy changes to Cabinet Member and Director of Housing
� Staff recruitment
� Changes to procedures and working practices
� Contract management
Creativity and Innovation
� Improving practices and performance
� Staff development
Job location: Darby Close, Cheney Manor Industrial Estate, Swindon, SN2 2PN, Swindon Borough Council
Hours per week: 37
Start date: Immediate start
Salary: £35.00 per hour
Job Purpose:
Responsible for ensuring:
� Empty homes are repaired and relet quickly in accordance with the Vacant Property Relet Standard
� Minor adaptations are delivered in accordance with service standards to make everyday living easier for tenants
� Expenditure is managed within the available budget
� All building work is carried out in accordance with the latest Health and safety, and Construction Design and Management Regulations
� A high level of tenant satisfaction and minimising the impact of empty homes on neighbourhoods
� Stock surveys are carried out and computer records are updated to assist with business planning
� Services are efficient, continually improving and responsive to tenants and residents changing needs
Key Accountabilities:
� Ensuring empty homes are repaired quickly and functions co-ordinated with Lettings and Tenancy Services so they are relet quickly and within agreed targets.
� Ensuring Void Policy and Procedures are kept up to date and complied with
� Ensuring effective tracking and monitoring of vacant properties is carried out with stage targets for the relet process
� Maintaining an up to date and comprehensive Relet Standard, which has been agreed with tenants
� Managing pre-void surveys of occupied homes, scheduling of repairs to empty homes and post inspections to ensure procedures and contract conditions are complied with
� Managing Stock Condition Surveys and risk assessments to assess homes in accordance with the Housing Health & Safety Rating System (HHSRS)
� Managing specialists surveys such as Energy Performance Certificates, Structural Survey Condition Reports and Asbestos Surveys
� Managing an ongoing tenant�s satisfaction survey and benchmark results on the relet process
� Maintaining an up to date Welcome Pack for new tenants
� Assisting with keeping the information provided to new tenants up to date and implementing recharges to recover costs for damaged properties
� Managing the delivery of minor adaptations within the repairs and maintenance contract
� Managing the vacant property revenue budget and control expenditure strictly in accordance with delegated authority and the Council�s Financial
Knowledge and Experience
� 2 years experience of managing staff
� Experience of managing budgets and expenditure
� Detailed knowledge of construction health and safety, and the duties of Construction Design and Management co-ordinator (CDM-c)
� Detailed knowledge of planning and building regulation legislation
� Detailed knowledge of relevant legislation and good practice
� A proven commitment to partnership working and engaging service users in service development
Statutory and or Qualifications required for this post:
� HNC or equivalent in Construction or equivalent evidenced, time served experience
� Current Full Driving Licence
Decision Making
� Management of staff and allocation of workload
� Recommendations of policy changes to Cabinet Member and Director of Housing
� Staff recruitment
� Changes to procedures and working practices
� Contract management
Creativity and Innovation
� Improving practices and performance
� Staff development