Repairs Manager or Management Trainee Opportunity

  • Are you a strong operational leader who is passionate about delivering an outstanding customer experience?
  • Are you a results-driven professional who shares our ambition to be a top performing organisation?
  • Are you looking for your next challenge in a forward-thinking organisation who are entering the next chapter of their journey towards excellence?

We are looking for an exceptional, ambitious and passionate leader to join the team and lead our Repairs Service. Reporting to the Property Director you will be a key member of the Management Team and have the opportunity to positively influence change across the organisation.

This exciting new opportunity offers you the chance to develop your skills and experience to get you to the next stage of your career. You’ll be managing the day to day service and working alongside experienced colleagues who will support and enable your personal development.

This is a full-time Repairs Manager post but we will also consider a Management Trainee, leading to a permanent Repairs Manager position after completion of the two-year development programme.

We are looking for someone with:

  • Strong operational leadership skills
  • The ability to motivate a team and develop people
  • The ability to think differently and identify alternative ways of doing things
  • Passion and drive to deliver outstanding customer experience
  • A strong performance management culture
  • Sound analytical ability

For the Repairs Manager position we also expect a minimum of 2 years’ experience in effective management of a repairs service, preferably in occupied properties, budget management, policy and service development experience, together with experience of business planning.

For the Management Trainee position we offer:
A 2-year structured training programme including –

  • Leadership and management development
  • Business planning
  • Customer experience
  • Contract management
  • Project management
  • Procurement
  • Budget setting and financial controls
  • Policy development
  • Strategic asset management
  • opportunities to explore best practice with other organisations across the sector
  • Potential to take a relevant qualification

The Management Trainee role leads to manager level on successful completion of the training plan.

The salary is negotiable and will be dependent on experience.

For full details on this role, please download the Job Description and Person Specification here;

Job Description and Person Specification

Employment Information – Management Trainee

Employment Information – Repairs Manager

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Benefits

We offer a defined contribution pension scheme with an employer contribution up to a maximum of 9%, Westfield Health Care Plan; flexible working along with other benefits set out in our Employment Information Form.

We are looking for you to evidence and demonstrate within the personal statement section of the application why you are the best person for this role.

If you have any difficulties with applying for the vacancy then please telephone our HR Team on 01361 884000 or email Team.Humanresources@berwickshirehousing.org.uk.

For an informal chat regarding the post please contact Angela Taylor, Property Director on 01361 884000

Closing Date:             Noon on Friday, 30 July 2021

Interview Date:          Week commencing 9 August 2021

Please Note:              The role is based at our Head Office in Duns in the Scottish Borders however due to Scottish Government guidance in relation to Covid-19 we are currently working from home but we have in place a blended approach to working from the Hub; Home and Roam which forms part of our move to more Agile Working which is currently in the process of being implemented.