Planned Works Manager (Construction, Housing, Repairs) MEAR55582

Planned Works Manager (Construction, Housing, Repairs) MEAR55582

Spennymoor, Durham

£40,000 plus performance bonus

Here at Mears Group our vision is to make a positive difference to the communities we serve.

We do this by improving homes, improving communities and improving lives and our approach is based on the development of outstanding partnerships with employees, clients, tenants, customers, their families and the wider community.

With staff of all ages and walks of life, a job with Mears has a rewarding impact on the lives of others and your own life. With offices across the UK, a job at Mears could be just around the corner.

An excellent opportunity has now arisen for a Planned Works Manager to join us in Spennymoor, Durham.

Within this role, you will manage the day to day operation of projects, taking overall responsibility for tenant and client satisfaction and involvement. You will be responsible for all elements of projects, including management, supervision, operational and administration, budgeting, cost control and client liaison.

Projects will include the refurbishment of empty homes in addition to Capital and ad-hoc client project works and Estates Team coaching/supervision. Your key areas of focus will be health and safety, quality of work, target completion dates, correctly following and monitoring of processes and procedures whilst monitoring technical competence and value for money.

In order to be successful in this role, it is essential that you have demonstrable experience of operating in a social housing repairs and maintenance contracting environment coupled with experience of supervising operatives and subcontractors.

With knowledge of void, small projects and maintenance contracts, measured term contracts and schedule of rates, you should have demonstrable understanding of job control and experience of working in Social Housing.  In addition, you will also be an advanced user of Microsoft Excel, Project and Word.

Although not essential, a trade City & Guilds qualification and H&S qualification would be desirable.

Candidates for this role must hold a UK driving licence

Please refer to the full job description upon applying

Once you join the family, you'll have online access to a range of voluntary and flexible benefits, including...

• Training and development
• Mears Advantage - Allowing you to save money on everything from weekly groceries, to your annual family holiday
• Mears Assist - A confidential hotline open to all colleagues, providing support on a wide range of personal and work-related issues.
• Long service and additional holiday leave - Colleagues who stay for a period of time at Mears are rewarded for their service.
• Seeing first-hand the impact you have on the lives of the people you support

Mears Group PLC and its subsidiaries are Equal Opportunities Employers

This is a Blue Octopus Recruitment Ltd vacancy who are operating as an employment agency. Once you have clicked to apply for this vacancy, we will then send you more information on the role including a copy of the application form via email.