Voids and Depot Supervisor

Greatwell Homes is a provider of affordable housing and support services in the East Midlands.

We are currently seeking a Voids and Depot Supervisor to join our team in Wellingborough. The main purpose of this role is to deal with the day-to-day management of the voids process, providing technical expertise to ensure an effective service is delivered.

**Your main responsibilities will include**:

- Ensuring the effective management of operatives and associated contractors in line with service standards
- Liaising with relevant areas of the business to ensure an efficient void process with quick turnaround times
- Undertaking property inspections to identify repairs and defects to be rectified during the void period and post-inspect work to ensure quality service standards have been met
- Leading and motivating the void operative team to ensure efficient and effective delivery of the void service
- Ensuring the delivery of KPI’s and OPI’s, ensuring action is taken to ensure performance is met
- Engaging with consultants and contractors to meet operational requirements
- Identifying any shortfalls in service delivery and ensuring that they are dealt with
- Hold a recognised professional building qualification or equivalent
- Have experience of specifying, managing, monitoring, and challenging the word of mechanical and electrical engineering and / or trades contractors and assessing the quality of their work
- Have experience of working within a building and surveying environment
- Have proven experience of working in a fast-paced environment meeting deadlines and prioritising workloads
- Have experience of carrying out fire safety inspection / surveys
- Have knowledge of the current social housing environment including regulatory standards, construction regulations and health and safety legislation
- Be a strong communicator
- Hold a full UK driving licence with access to a car for work purposes

**It would be advantageous for you to**:

- Hold CIH or CIOB membership
- Hold qualifications relating to health and safety, fire safety and / or asbestos surveying
- Have experience of cyclical compliance of mechanical and electrical maintenance
- Have experience of working with NHF Schedule of Rates
- Have knowledge of maintenance and inspection regime for fire systems, passenger lifts and electrical systems
- Be confident in the use of MS word and Excel

**What we can offer in return**

In return you will benefit from 25 days annual leave (rising to 28 days with service), health cash plan (following probation), the ability to work flexibly and the option of a Social Housing Pension Scheme.

**About us**

We own and manage around 5000 homes with a £23 million turnover and our mission is “we partner with customers and communities to shape places people are proud to call home.” We pride ourselves on being a forward-thinking progressive housing association reflective of what is an ever
- changing sector. With housing being high on the public’s agenda, Greatwell Homes continues to grow.