You will be working closely with tenants and Red Kite senior managers to deliver ‘excellent’ cost-effective building maintenance and improvement services.
What we need you to do:
* Lead an operational technical team responsible for the delivery of multiple responsive repairs programmes and minor-scale construction-related projects which include empty homes refurbishment.
* Manage relevant external contractors on a day-to-day basis.
* Assist where necessary and implement projects in accordance with Red Kite’s Asset Management Strategy.
* Manage projects to minimise exposure of both financial and health and safety-related risks.
What you will be responsible for:
* Providing leadership and support management to a team of nine Repairs Specialists with direct line management of two Building Surveyors and an Assistant Contracts Manager.
* Providing technical advice, coaching and training staff to ensure desired competency and knowledge requirements are sustained.
* Reporting on team performance on a regular basis to senior managers and other interested stakeholders.
* Managing individual projects directly or via staff and contractors to an agreed project management methodology and report on progress as required.
* Allocating work to team members via a workload management system to ensure the cost-effective and efficient use of resources.
As a person, you will:
* Be skilled at building effective and productive working relationships with staff, managers, partners, tenants, and leaseholders.
* Be excellent at verbal and written communication.
* Be a confident, independent problem solver and an effective decision maker.
* Have a high degree of personal drive.
* Be committed to the aims and ambitions of Red Kite Group and the broader issues of social housing.
* Be able to translate ideas and examples of good practice into improved service delivery.
* Be qualified to HNC and working towards a professional membership of CIOB, RICS; a formal project management qualification is an advantage.
* Hold a full clean driving licence.
Location: Hybrid working - two days per week in the office in High Wycombe.
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