Repairs Delivery Manager - Inside IR35 - 3-6 month contract

Day rate: £400/day

Harvey Nash are recruiting for a Repairs Delivery Manager for a public sector client. This role will be mainly on-site near Glasgow, with flexibility for a small amount of home working.

The rate for this role is £400/day, inside IR35. Role will require candidates hold the Right to Work in the UK and a Basic Disclosure Scotland Certificate.

This role will involve managing the delivery of a housing repair and maintenance service, including responsive repairs, planned maintenance, legislative compliance programmes and void repairs.

Key duties include:

• Operationally responsible to lead, develop, improve and manage the Council's repairs and maintenance service, including all housing repairs and void property management

• Responsible for the management of external contractors who deliver repair services on behalf of Housing Services

• Ensure the repairs service is delivered in a manner consistent with the requirements of auditors and Scottish Housing Regulator and adheres to necessary legislation

• In Partnership with the Housing Services Manager (Property) and Corporate Procurement, ensure all sub-contractor and material costs are purchased to achieve best value.

• Responsible for assuring the quality and availability of management information to inform the delivery of the service, including meeting statutory and local targets

• Responsible for building effective relationships at all levels both within Housing Services, with other services, customers and partner organisations including external contractors

• Ensure compliance with the Information Governance Framework within their work area, providing an escalation for risks and issues around information management

Essential Skills

• HND or equivalent in relevant discipline

• Significant professional experience within a local authority or RSL in 4 or more of the following:
  • Technical Management
  • Property Maintenance
  • Performance management
  • Corporate parenting
  • Financial Business planning

• Experience of managing and monitoring programmes of works and staff teams

• Experience of financial management of budgets, budget formulation, financial planning, monitoring and control.

• Knowledge of housing technical related legislation

• Successful track record of engaging effectively with others and building productive partnerships with employee representatives, key stakeholders, Government, other public sector bodies and other statutory authorities

To apply for this role, please send your CV using the link.