Planned Maintenance Manager

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Planned Maintenance Manager to join our team. You will join us on a full time, permanent basis in return for a competitive salary of GBP42,887.25 per annum working 40 hours per week.

The Planned Maintenance Manager will work on a hybrid basis, mixing between home, office and site work, whilst writing reports and attending high level meetings.

You will be expected to assist and manage the smooth delivery of a quality customer focused service, responsible for surveying, estimating, and managing workloads within your area of responsibility. The successful applicant would have experience from either Site Supervisor/Manager and possess a strong background within a repairs and maintenance environment.

As the Planned Maintenance Manager you will be expected to (but not limited):

• To monitor the quality of workmanship completed by operatives, and ensure standards are maintained in accordance with the Group s and contractual expectations.
• Be able to organise workload and complete works in accordance with trade standards and current Building Regulations.
• Day to day management of trades, contractors and own workload and monitor and report on performance indicators.
• Ability to lead, motivate and manage a multi disciplinary team, ensuring they are inducted, relevant 1-2-1 reviews and appraisals are carried out and they are conforming to relevant H&S standards and trained appropriately for their role.

To succeed as the Planned Maintenance Manager, you will:

• Educated to HND/C or equivalent in a construction / Surveying discipline
• Must have excellent knowledge of working within a Building Maintenance Team / Business and be able to communicate well with vulnerable people.
• An excellent understanding of domestic building construction and assessment of building defects including the ability to compile a schedule of works

Black Country Homeforce is our in-house building maintenance team that operates throughout Birmingham and the Black Country. Homeforce are responsible for delivering over GBP2 million worth of disabled adaptations, responsive repairs and planned maintenance such as replacement kitchens and bathrooms as well as other domestic works.

In return for joining us as our Planned Maintenance Manager we can offer a range of benefits including:

• 28 Days Annual leave per year, plus bank holiday entitlements so you can have a well-earned rest
• Attractive mileage rate for business use to reimburse you for using your vehicle
• Flexible and hybrid working to give you a work/life balance

• Staff recognition scheme because hard work doesn t go unnoticed
• 100% Annual Attendance Reward to reward you for being there for our customers
• Annual Pay Review ensuring your pay reflects what s happening in the market
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides free, confidential support in health, wellbeing, financial and legal matters because sometimes, we all need a helping hand
• Life assurance In case the worst should happen
• A broad learning and development programme to help you be the best that you can be
• Access to an attractive contributory pension scheme giving you peace of mind about life after work.

The post holder will be subject to a standard DBS check and a six month probation period

All staff are expected to live and demonstrate our values - We Not Me, We do what we say we will, We Care, We do the Right Thing, We Love to learn

About Us:

BCHG is proud to be recognised as a Times top 100 Company in The Midlands. We have over 2,100 homes across the Black Country and Birmingham and a purpose-built Residential Care Home. We support our local communities by offering free services that help individuals with self-achievement and aspiration through our career development, training and employment services.

Founded in 1974, we have grown significantly both in terms of the number of homes we rent and the breadth of other housing related services we now offer. We help thousands of customers every year making a real difference to their lives.

At Black Country Housing Group our values are not just a set of words but are at the heart of the way our organisation works and how our colleagues interact in their day-to-day activities. We are committed to developing and supporting our colleagues and have received Gold recognition from Investors in People. We are proud to be recognised as a Disability Confident Employer and are always reviewing how we can be more inclusive.

If you would like to join us please click Apply now, we d love to hear from you!

At BCHG we are proud to be an inclusive organisation and we are committed to equal opportunity and encouraged applications from candidates regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships."

We are happy to share we have been awarded the Gold Award from the Armed Forces Covenant for our commitment to supporting veterans and their families.

Reasonable adjustments will be made available should you be invited to interview.