Adecco's specialist Property Services Division are proud to have been commissioned to partner with Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust (JRHT) to assist them in recruiting a permanent Repairs Manager for their Asset Management division on to work out of their offices located in York.

JRHT is a provider of housing and care, managing around 2,500 homes across York, North Yorkshire, and parts of the Northeast.

Together with their parent company The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF), they are a charity that strives to inspire the delivery of social change, they form the JRF-JRHT Group with a proud history and heritage stretching back more than 100 years.

Job Purpose

• To oversee the delivery of responsive and empty home work to high levels of customer satisfaction.
• To ensure the delivery of a high-quality service that meets the needs of tenants, leaseholders and other internal and external stakeholders.
• To have a structured approach to reviewing and improving performance and understand how to manage budgets and employees effectively in order to get the best out of the resources available.
• To undertake performance reviews of the in-house maintenance service to ensure value for money and efficiency.

Candidate Requirements - Essential

• Recognised qualification at degree or diploma level in a building related subject or relevant experience in Housing Maintenance Service Delivery.
• Demonstrate capability to lead and support a diverse team.
• Working knowledge of Health and Safety and compliance regulations.
• Knowledge of CDM project management.
• Experience of procuring services through frameworks and direct services.
• Demonstrate ability to manage KPI's including budgets effectively.
• Experience of managing teams through a change process.
• Effective skills in resident engagement and involvement.

Candidate Requirements - Highly Desirable

• Knowledge of social housing sector in terms of regulatory framework, consumer standards and operating environment.
• Experience of implementing energy efficiency measures within homes.
• Experience in the role of CDMC.
• Knowledge of relevant technology and software systems.

Salary & Benefits

• £52,179.40 per annum
• Excellent defined contribution pension scheme with employer contributions of 6%
• Real living wage employer
• 33 days holidays (incl. bank holidays) - plus option to buy or sell more.
• Discount packages with over 800 retailers eg shopping, utilities and leisure
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay.
• Health care cash plan
• Low cost employee loans & saving accounts with Leeds Credit Union
• Cycle to work schemes.
• Employee Assistance programme (giving completely confidential care, support and advice when you need it 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.)
• Season Ticket Travel Loan
• Give as you earn scheme.
• Eye care vouchers
• Free on site parking
• Excellent training and development

To discuss the finer points of this fantastic opportunity please don't hesitate to contact us directly (see below) to book in a conversation.