We are currently partnering with a Housing Association in Eastleigh, Hampshire, who are recruiting for a Responsive Repairs Senior Operations Manager to join their growing team on a permanent basis.

Our client is set on their mission to help tackle homelessness, while helping solve the housing crisis by building quality homes and empowering communities.

This is a full-time position with a salary band of up to £72,000 (subject to experience) and the start date is subject to notice.

Duties will include (but are not limited to):

• To be accountable for the delivery of all day-to-day property repairs and larger more complex repairs across housing stock within a budget portfolio of circa £9m

• Effectively manage the delivery of the responsive repairs within your designated geographic area, ensuring our operational performance criteria are met and exceeded

• Analysing reports relating to customer feedback acting as an escalation point for the management and resolution of complex complaints ensuring customer satisfaction

• Ensure compliance with all current safety and property legislation, regulatory requirements, policies, best practice and relevant guidance and training

• Remaining up to date with any changes and incorporating these into procedures and processes

• Contributing to the strategy, identifying opportunities for growth and improvement

Experience required:

• Experience of managing a diverse mobile workforce across a large geographical area to deliver a high-volume value for money repairs service

• Proven experience analysing and diagnosing complex problems and implementing effective solutions, supporting continuous improvement

• Demonstrable experience of working in a similar leadership capacity

• Ability to build strong relationships across all areas and levels. Inspiring, developing and mentoring a team

Skills, knowledge and expertise required:

• Good commercial awareness and ability to utilise system data to support effective decision making

• IT Literate with experience of repair management systems, the application of job management and diary planning for a significant size workforce

Rewards and Benefits:

• Agile working hours

• 28 days annual leave (with the option to buy and sell days)

• Generous pension scheme with contributions up to 10%

• Rewards (Save money on thousands of retail stores)

• Life assurance 5x salary

Working hours:

• 37 hours per week

• Monday – Friday

Please note that you require recent experience to apply for this role.

James Andrews is acting as an employment agency and business in relation to this role.

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