Job Introduction
We’re seeking a Housing Works Supervisor to join our busy team who looks after the maintenance and investment for 11,000 city council homes.
You’ll make decisions on the repair work needed, setting specifications and ensuring work is done to a good standard.
You’ll keep in regular contact with our tenants and make sure work is delivered on time and effectively. You’ll also be involved in a number of wider projects within the Housing Maintenance and Investment Team.
Milton Keynes City Council is a modern and friendly place to work. We offer an excellent benefits package including an enhanced pension, generous holiday allowance starting at 28 days as well as a great range of training and development opportunities to help you in your career.
Main Responsibility
- Assist in the assessing and managing of repair works, multiple projects, and programmes of housing work within timescale, budgetary constraints and any contract conditions and corporate governance.
- Ensure that a consistently high standard of quality control and supervision is maintained for maintenance work and planned works by clear specification of works, tenant liaison, site reviews and final sign off with due regard to decent homes standard, construction, health, and safety legislation.
- Ensure that effective client contractor relationships are maintained in order to meet the requirements in the contract for partnership working and continuous improvement in service delivery. This includes responsibility for directing and overseeing some of the £16m+ revenue spend in financial year.
- Assist the wider Housing Maintenance and Investment Team with specification and material checks as specified and in accordance with the contract, schedule of rates, scope of works and client specifications.
- Monitor and record contractors’ work/performance and to ensure that work elements are constructed in accordance with the contract drawings and specification.
- Identify site technical problems and prepare, evaluate, and recommend options and costs together with relevant drawings and/or documentation to the senior manager.
- Prepare and present project information, scoping documents, and reports both technical and non-technical to a range of audiences.
- Ensure compliance with housing regulatory standards including health and safety, building regulations, fire safety, planning etc.
- Working onsite 70% of the week and in occasional hazardous conditions. Will need to work occasionally at heights to access roof space and inspect all areas internally and externally on buildings.
The Ideal Candidate
- Proven practical experience of the supervision and monitoring of contractors during construction works. Ideally in the housing sector.
- Demonstrable experience in engaging with tenants, contractors and wider teams and their representatives to discuss, develop, resolve and implement repair and maintenance solutions.
- Proven practical experience for the management responsibility of projects and programmes, including human and financial resources and liaison with tenants and resident’s groups.
- In depth knowledge of pragmatic and effective solutions to repair any work needed and meeting specifications.
- Working knowledge of schedule of rates, building regulations, fire safety standards, and wider housing compliance areas.
- Relevant accredited qualification to a senior level in engineering, safety, construction and/or housing.
- Driving licence/ability to travel to sites - you are required to have a full UK driving licence and provide evidence of your vehicle insurance with business use. This is required for any roles that requires the employee to travel to more than one place of work.
Package Description
We are really proud of the benefits we are able to offer our staff here at Milton Keynes City Council, including:-
- Local Government Pension Scheme, excellent pension scheme widely regarded as one of the best available.
- 28 days annual leave per year in addition to statutory and public holidays, rising to 32 days after 5 years.
- Holiday Purchase Scheme.
- Our Professional Development Centre provides access to courses such as in-house management development programmes endorsed by the Institute of Leadership, coaching and mentoring and access to our Smarter Learning portal
- Cycle to Work Scheme.
- Health Cashplan.
- MK Advantage benefits package – a range of savings on a wide range of retail, leisure and entertainment products and services such as Pizza Express, M&S, B&Q, John Lewis and Arriva Travel.
- Blue Light Card - Employees working within Social Care can qualify for a range of discounts from national retailers to local businesses in a wide range of categories including holidays, cars, days out, fashion, gifts, insurance, phones and much more!
- SmartGo – Aimed at encouraging low-carbon transport and healthy lifestyle with discounted travel e.g. Halfords, Arriva, Europcar, National Railcards and Stagecoach.
- Homebuy Scheme (for eligible roles).
- Smarter working which provides the opportunity to work from various locations including from home for a proportion of your role (subject to business needs).
- A full range of family friendly policies including enhanced Maternity, Adoption and Paternity entitlements.
- Childcare Subsidy.
About The Organisation
Milton Keynes is a diverse, welcoming, and expanding place, built on smart ideas with even bigger plans for the future. We have world class attractions, beautiful open spaces, and a great standard of living.
Milton Keynes City Council is one of the largest employers in the region, making a difference every day for local people. We’re responsible for all local government services in MK including education, housing, highways, and social services - around 240 services in all.
Our values are to be dedicated, respectful, and collaborative. If this sounds like you, join us for a stimulating and fulfilling career measured on results, and a rewarding work-life balance.
