Contract with a Local Authority
Job Summary:
⢠Team Supervisor (Operations â Electrical) required to manage and co\-ordinate day\-to\-day responsive repairs and operational works within Building Technical Services.
⢠The role involves supervising trade operatives, allocating work, conducting inspections, and ensuring works are completed to agreed standards, timescales, budgets, and contractual requirements.
⢠The postholder will work closely with managers, surveyors, contractors, and tenants to deliver a high\-quality, value\-for\-money repairs service.
Key Duties/Accountabilities (Sample):
⢠Plan, supervise, and control the daily workload of trade staff to meet service demands and contractual targets.
⢠Allocate work orders and appointments, ensuring effective use of labour and resources.
⢠Conduct site inspections and diagnostics for responsive repairs, specifying works, materials, and costs using schedules of rates.
⢠Monitor quality, progress, and compliance through regular and random inspections, initiating remedial works where required.
⢠Supervise contractors and sub\-contractors on site, providing technical guidance as necessary.
⢠Monitor and authorise timesheets, job tickets, purchase requests, and stock control.
⢠Identify property defects and recommend appropriate action, including tenant recharges, to the Team Surveyor.
⢠Support recruitment, supervision, performance management, and disciplinary processes for staff.
⢠Respond to emergencies, attend evening meetings, and participate in standby rotas as required.
Skills/Experience:
⢠Proven experience in building maintenance and responsive repairs.
⢠Experience supervising trade operatives and managing day\-to\-day operational workloads.
⢠Strong knowledge of schedules of rates, specifications, and materials management.
⢠Ability to inspect works, diagnose faults, and specify remedial actions.
⢠Good understanding of health & safety legislation and building regulations.
⢠Strong planning, organisational, and time\-management skills.
⢠Confident communication skills when dealing with staff, contractors, tenants, and stakeholders.
⢠Ability to prepare technical reports, estimates, drawings, and specifications.
⢠Competent IT skills including word processing, spreadsheets, and email systems.
⢠Recognised building trade qualification (e.g. City & Guilds) or equivalent supervisory experience.
Additional Information:
⢠The closing date: 05/02/2026.
⢠Location: Luton (with travel to sites and depots as required).
⢠Contract: Temporary.
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