Repairs and Voids Manager
| Posting date: | 21 April 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £49,004.00 to £53,525.00 per year, pro rata |
| Additional salary information: | £49,004.00 to £53,525.00 per annum - plus £4671 Car Allowance |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 May 2026 |
| Location: | G4 9XA |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 3 days per week |
| Company: | Bield Housing and Care |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | REQ02866 |
Summary
New opportunity within the Property Management team - Repairs Manager - Glasgow office base with hybrid working arrangements
About Us
Bield Housing & Care is one of Scotland's largest providers of housing and support services for older people, committed to helping them live independent, fulfilling lives. We are a non-profit organisation with charitable status, valuing kindness and a person-centred approach above all else.
The Role
The Repairs Manager will play a key role in delivering Bield’s short and long-term strategic goals and shaping the direction of the organisation for the future. The post-holder will have overall responsibility for the effective day to day management of our responsive repairs service and play key role in the delivery of our void service. The Repairs Manager will drive performance excellence through innovative and best practice service delivery, underpinned by strong record keeping that allows Bield to manage performance and adapt services to ensure a first class repairs and voids service to our tenants. The Repairs Manager will have strong people management skills and will be somebody who can build teams and shape change. They will play a leading role in moving Bield into an extremely ambitious and innovative period for the organisation.
What We're Looking For
This is a great opportunity for someone with experience of managing a similar service and looking to help Bield drive business growth and shape the future direction of the organisation. The successful candidate will be adaptable, have experience in leading a team and committed to sharing knowledge and expertise. A skilled communicator with a flexible and pragmatic approach, they will have relevant experience in contractor management and the ability to work collaboratively with partners, stakeholders and customers. Educated to HND level (or above) in a property related discipline, they will have the ability to be creative and innovative in developing new working practices and systems to deliver key objectives, while leading, motivating and support a staff team of Planned Maintenance Officers and Administrative Assistants.
A Full driving licence and ability to take part in an on-call rota are essential requirements of the role.
Hours of employment are 35 hours per week, organised over Monday – Friday.
The role is based in Glasgow, with regular travel across Bield sites and the opportunity to work on a hybrid basis.
For further information and a full Job and Person Specification please refer to the attached Role Profile above.
Our Benefits include
Excellent holidays of up to 34 days per year (pro rata for part time employees)
Opportunities to receive support and funding for vocational and/or professional qualifications
Great learning and development opportunities
Enhanced paternity and maternity pay
Employee assistance programme
Long Service Awards
Cycle to Work Scheme
Employee Assistance Programme
Car allowance
Disability Confident
Bield is a proud disability confident accredited employer. As users of the disability symbol, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the vacancy minimum criteria.
In order to help you succeed, we will make all required reasonable adjustments to facilitate your inclusion during our recruitment and selection process. Adjustments will vary from person to person; if you wish to discuss how Bield can support you throughout the recruitment process, please email hr@bield.co.uk and a member of the team will get in touch.
In order to be considered for the role, click 'apply' to complete an online application.
If you’d like further information or if you require this information in an alternative format, please call the HR team or email us on HR@bield.co.uk.
Interviews will be held the week commencing 18th May 2026.
Bield Housing & Care Scottish Charity SC006878 I Property Factor PF000146
About Us
Bield Housing & Care is one of Scotland's largest providers of housing and support services for older people, committed to helping them live independent, fulfilling lives. We are a non-profit organisation with charitable status, valuing kindness and a person-centred approach above all else.
The Role
The Repairs Manager will play a key role in delivering Bield’s short and long-term strategic goals and shaping the direction of the organisation for the future. The post-holder will have overall responsibility for the effective day to day management of our responsive repairs service and play key role in the delivery of our void service. The Repairs Manager will drive performance excellence through innovative and best practice service delivery, underpinned by strong record keeping that allows Bield to manage performance and adapt services to ensure a first class repairs and voids service to our tenants. The Repairs Manager will have strong people management skills and will be somebody who can build teams and shape change. They will play a leading role in moving Bield into an extremely ambitious and innovative period for the organisation.
What We're Looking For
This is a great opportunity for someone with experience of managing a similar service and looking to help Bield drive business growth and shape the future direction of the organisation. The successful candidate will be adaptable, have experience in leading a team and committed to sharing knowledge and expertise. A skilled communicator with a flexible and pragmatic approach, they will have relevant experience in contractor management and the ability to work collaboratively with partners, stakeholders and customers. Educated to HND level (or above) in a property related discipline, they will have the ability to be creative and innovative in developing new working practices and systems to deliver key objectives, while leading, motivating and support a staff team of Planned Maintenance Officers and Administrative Assistants.
A Full driving licence and ability to take part in an on-call rota are essential requirements of the role.
Hours of employment are 35 hours per week, organised over Monday – Friday.
The role is based in Glasgow, with regular travel across Bield sites and the opportunity to work on a hybrid basis.
For further information and a full Job and Person Specification please refer to the attached Role Profile above.
Our Benefits include
Excellent holidays of up to 34 days per year (pro rata for part time employees)
Opportunities to receive support and funding for vocational and/or professional qualifications
Great learning and development opportunities
Enhanced paternity and maternity pay
Employee assistance programme
Long Service Awards
Cycle to Work Scheme
Employee Assistance Programme
Car allowance
Disability Confident
Bield is a proud disability confident accredited employer. As users of the disability symbol, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the vacancy minimum criteria.
In order to help you succeed, we will make all required reasonable adjustments to facilitate your inclusion during our recruitment and selection process. Adjustments will vary from person to person; if you wish to discuss how Bield can support you throughout the recruitment process, please email hr@bield.co.uk and a member of the team will get in touch.
In order to be considered for the role, click 'apply' to complete an online application.
If you’d like further information or if you require this information in an alternative format, please call the HR team or email us on HR@bield.co.uk.
Interviews will be held the week commencing 18th May 2026.
Bield Housing & Care Scottish Charity SC006878 I Property Factor PF000146
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.