Permanent, Full Time
40 hours per week (Monday – Friday + On-Call Out of Hours Rota)
Thrive Homes is seeking for an Electrical Supervisor to deliver a high-quality gas and electrical service to Thrive Homes’ buildings and other client’s properties in accordance with Company plans and legislation. You will manage the THS Gas operatives and electrical team and ensure that we deliver a cost effective and competitive repairs service on day-to-day gas, cyclical, electrical repairs, home servicing and any other building related projects.
Other Responsibilities:
* Manage the delivery of team objectives by actively encouraging good performance and productivity; promptly deal with poor or below standard performance or behaviours.
* Set and manage objectives for the team and regularly review in line with business and strategic plans.
* Actively encourage Continuous Professional Development.
* Encourage team creativity and innovation and create an environment for this to develop.
* Work in accordance with our policies & procedures relating to the delivery of building/building services maintenance works, ensuring they are in line with legal requirements & good practice.
* Ensuring the team deliver Gas and Electrical works ensuring they are compliant.
* Using reporting tools, manage functional budgets and monitor relevant KPIs putting solutions in place when they are falling below the target.
* Provide out of hours support to Thrive Homes on a rotational basis.
* You will be required to undertake any other reasonable duties/projects as required by your line manager/senior manager.
Requirements:
* Substantial experience of working within a similar position of managing a repairs team is essential.
* It is essential to hold an electrical qualification and or /EIC for Electrical.
* A minimum of 18th Edition.
* Strong experience working in an Electrical position.
* Previous housing experience would be highly beneficial.
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Benefits:
Thrive’s Top 10!
* Annual Leave - 25 days per year increasing by length of service (up to 30 days).
* Buy or sell annual leave
* Generous family friendly provision
* Pension - Thrive Homes will pay double your contribution (up to 10%).
* Discretionary Bonus
* Life assurance - a payment of 3x your salary
* Health Cash Plan - facility to claim cashback for dental, optical and physiotherapy costs, alongside wellness services.
* Virtual GP Service (available 24/7)
* Wellbeing reward scheme (earn vouchers through a health app)
* A range of engagement activities aimed at building team morale, supporting both physical and mental health, and celebrating all things that make us different!
All roles at Thrive are subject to a basic DBS check.
Closing date: 7th February 2025
Interviews:
1st stage via Microsoft Teams – date to be confirmed
2nd stage on-site at Head Office – date to be confirmed
We reserve the right to close this recruitment if it is deemed that we have received a suitable number of applications. On this basis we would advise that applications are submitted as soon as possible.
The Company
Thrive Homes is an award-winning housing association with a strong track record in the housing sector and ambitious plans. Thrive exists to provide good quality affordable homes and services enabling the development of communities where people can Thrive. We manage over 5,000 properties and are continuing to build new homes each year.
Thrive is proud to deliver flexibility for employees to work in a manner that suits their wants/needs best. Our SMART working policy allows individuals to take full control of their productivity by offering a choice between working in-house or away from the office. This means that successful candidates have the freedom to work as little or as often as they like from Thrive's state of the art offices.
The Benefits
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The Values
* Innovation
We are creative and fearless in our work.
* Accountability
We take ownership of our work and lead from the front.
* Teamwork
We collaborate widely and build supportive environments.
Generous family friendly provision
Pension
Thrive Homes will pay double your contribution (up to 10%).
Discretionary Bonus
Guaranteed work with a 4-day compressed working week (upon request)
Virtual GP Service
(available 24/7)
Flexibility to adjust uniform to accommodate warmer weather.
Free Financial Advisor service
(includes savings, mortgage, debt & pension advice)
A range of engagement activities aimed at building team morale, supporting both physical and mental health, and celebrating all things that make us different!
Flexible benefit scheme (up to £900 p/a) you have access to the following optional benefits:
Buy or Sell annual leave
You will receive basic 25 days annual leave p/a increasing by length of service (up to 30 days)
Cycle to work
Retail Vouchers & Discount Scheme
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Car Benefit scheme
Health Cash Plan
facility to claim cashback for dental, optical and physiotherapy costs, alongside wellness services.
Annual Health Screening
(BUPA)
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For more information about the benefits of working as part of our Thrive Home Services team visit our site: Working in Thrive Homes Services (THS) - Thrive Homes
Thrive’s Approach
Thrive is an exciting place to work. We challenge ourselves and others to deliver results and think differently. We share positive experiences and messages, with trust and respect at the core of every relationship. Our leaders adopt a coaching and mentoring approach - enabling and empowering others to deliver. We embrace change and encourage a strong focus on positive outcomes. We value agile working arrangements from our offices in Apsley, Hertfordshire and we pride ourselves on looking after our colleagues by offering progressive careers and a full range of modern benefits.We continue to grow as an organisation and aim to attract the very best people.
Thrive homes are committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion. This commitment is at the core of our understanding the importance of different voices, experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. We actively encourage all applicants that are suitable for the role, from diverse career paths and backgrounds and from all sections of the community.
As committed members of Inclusive Employers and a Disability Confident Committed employer, we remain steadfast to a fair recruitment process. If you have any accessibility needs and require reasonable adjustment, please contact us.
Specific roles at Thrive are subject to a basic DBS check.