Head of Voids

East Midlands Permanent £75,000 - £85,000 per year Remote View Job Description
My client is seeking to recruit an experienced Head of Voids to over see a team dedicated to delivering a first class maintenance service to their empty properties.
  • Senior Level Role within leading Midlands based Social Housing Providor
  • Competitive Salary and Benefits

About Our Client

My client are a well established social housing provider who owns and manages 30,000 homes for diverse communities across the West Midlands, from urban tower blocks to rural villages and towns.

Job Description



Key Responsibilities:

  • This role will report to the Director of Maintenance Operations. As part of the clients Wider Leadership Team (WLT) you will work closely with key stakeholders across the organisation to ensure the delivery of getting properties ready to re-let and planned programme works whilst contributing to the wider strategy and operational management of Maintenance Operations.
  • You will have overall responsibility for a team of circa 100 employees, 3 direct reports, providing direction and leadership to these teams you will take responsibility for the delivery of excellent operational performance whilst embedding and maintaining a tenant first culture across all teams.
  • Ensuring that colleagues and contractors deliver a customer focused service is key, as is delivering repairs to empty properties and getting them ready to relet in line with performance targets.
  • You will also be ensuring compliance with professional, regulatory, statutory and corporate requirements and that Health and Safety is always managed effectively across the service.

The Successful Applicant



A successful Head of Voids should have:

  • A professional construction or building qualification or relevant experience.
  • A recognised Health & Safety qualification e.g. IOSH Managing Safely.
  • Proven ability to work at management level and provide high quality leadership.
  • The ability and knowledge to deliver and maintain a zero-accident culture within a repair and maintenance contracting environment.
  • Experience of working within the social housing sector delivering maintenance and building services or similar.
  • Experience of managing a works/contractor team/department.

What's on Offer

  • An attractive salary of around 77,000, with market variation dependant on the correct candidate
  • The opportunity to make a significant impact in a leading not-for-profit organisation.
  • Annual leave starts at 32 days per year plus bank holidays
  • Annual leave purchase scheme - option to buy up to an additional 5 days per year
  • Enhanced family leave (maternity, paternity and adoption)
  • Private medical insurance
  • Organisational Sick Pay
  • Competitive Pension Scheme - The option to contribute 4%, 6% or up to 10% which the company will match
  • Life cover of three times your annual salary if you join the pension scheme



If you are a dedicated professional seeking a rewarding role in the not-for-profit and charities sector, we encourage you to apply for the Head of Voids position.

Contact
Eboni Simcock
Quote job ref
JN-082024-6501558
Phone number
+441618290358

Job summary

Job function
Property
Subsector
Property & Asset Management
Sector
Property
Location
East Midlands
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Eboni Simcock
Consultant phone
+441618290358
Job reference
JN-082024-6501558
Job Nature
Remote