Housing Standards Team Leader, Construction in Deutschland bei North Yorkshire Council

Our Service:

The purpose of our Service is to provide quality, affordable, healthy and sustainable homes that meet the present and future needs of all our tenants.

The Housing Standards team is made up of five closely linked areas of housing expertise i.e., construction, repairs, improvements, contract management and safety. Each team consisting of suitably qualified, skilled, and experienced trade operatives, surveyors, or contract supervisors.

The role:

As a team leader, you are fundamental to ensuring the successful delivery of the Housing Service. As we enter a significant period of transformation, this newly created role requires a proactive and pragmatic approach to ensure the councils housing assets meet current and future statutory and regulatory requirements. You will manage and motivate a locality-based team ensuring behavioural, quality and safety standards are adhered to.

The core focus of this job is to manage the day-to-day operational delivery of Construction services within the Housing Standards team, ensuring that you provide leadership and direction for operatives to achieve the set objectives. Responsibilities will include delivery of programmes, ensuring the wellbeing, health, and safety of staff in line with health and safety policies and working in line with CDM regulations, review and update RAMS and ensure these are adhered to and adopt good, safe working practices, and review performance throughout the lifecycle of all site operations. All in accordance with Housing Service Plans and Strategies.

For more details, please see the attached job description.

What you will bring:

You will have knowledge of current best practice in social housing relating to tenant safety and the decent home standard. Experience in delivering quality housing repair works along with excellent customer service skills.

You will have experience of managing a team with the ability to effectively prioritise, plan and organise workloads to ensure deadlines and targets are met. manage change and deliver continuous improvement.

Excellent communication skills are a must, both written and oral with the ability to problem solve and find pragmatic solutions.

Working for us:

When you join us, you are entitled to our outstanding benefits and wellbeing plan as part of your position. Our holiday entitlement starts at 28 days rising to 34 days (pro-rata) per year with continued service, plus public holidays. Pension: save for your retirement with our generous local government pension scheme with a 22.6% contribution. Fitness & Rewards: Fitness discounts with various Gyms across the county. Stay on top of your game and save £££. Lifestyle Savings: explore a huge range of discounts to help you save money across hundreds of the UK’s favourite high-street and online retailers. Plus lots more…

Contact and apply:

If you would like to learn more about our role, please contact karl.hankey@northyorks.gov.uk for an informal conversation.

Key dates:

Closing date: 20th October 2024

Interview date: Week commencing 28th October 2024

Key documents:

Job Description

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