Maintenance Manager - Gas and Electrical Compliance

Hybrid working, from our office in Maryport, from home and leading our teams across the North Lakes, Cumbria

Permanent, Full Time (37.5 hpw)

Salary c£55, 000 per annum plus great benefits including health cash plan

Home, a place where you belong…

Join us at this exciting time of operational growth and change as Maintenance Manager for Gas and Electrical compliance for the North-West. You'll lead and schedule our programmes of work, managing our inhouse teams as well as contractors to deliver high quality and compliant homes for our customers, delivering on our customer promise. If you’re an expert in gas and electrical compliance and looking for a fantastic new role with a great employer, this is the perfect role for you.

Key priorities as Maintenance Manager – Gas and Electrical Compliance

• Developing and leading our Gas and Electrical teams to deliver right first-time, high-quality servicing, repairs and installations on our properties (responsive and voids).
• Managing teams, subcontractor and supplier performance, delivering against legislative requirements, KPI’s and ensuring commercially driven and compliant services.
• As responsible person, ensuring duty holders fulfil their duties with Gas Safe and Electrical registrations and legislation.
• Providing accurate forecasting and budgetary control to ensure your team are working commercially and have a genuine understanding of how they provide cost effective and value for money services.
• Data management, reporting and using your creative spark (alongside your team) to drive service innovation and continuous improvement.

Fancy going home each day knowing that you have helped change our customers lives for the better? You’ll do that here, working for one of the top 10 Great Places to Work in the UK employers!

You have

• Extensive experience in both gas and electrical compliance, working within a housing and maintenance environment.
• Experience of keeping programmes of work on track, to time and budget through brilliant collaboration and communication. You can confidently interpret and challenge contracts, use data and insights to identify trends and drive performance.
• Extensive operational experience in managing internal teams and subcontractors.
• A relevant qualification in an electrical or gas discipline, with an in-depth knowledge and experience of gas and electrical safety and compliance works. You’ll also have a relevant Health and Safety qualification with experience in managing the Health and Safety of direct teams and sub-contractors, including CDM regulations and all compliance regulations related to gas and electrical activities.
• You’ll have a track record of successfully maintaining budgets, analysing trends, providing value for money and displaying commercial acumen.

Due to limits on our current certificates of sponsorship, we are not able to offer sponsorship to external candidates for this role. This remains under regular review.

Our team

Looking for a job where you really belong? Where you can be you! Bring your uniqueness, brilliant skills and awesome experience to deliver amazing things for our customers.

Job details

• Full time, 37.5 hpw Monday to Friday, flexible working hours (we’re open to agreeing a work pattern with you).
• Hybrid working, from home and our office which is currently in Maryport and supporting our teams who are working in our properties across Copeland and Allendale.
• Able to use technology, for monitoring progress of works, budget management and ensuring compliance records and certifications are effectively stored and maintained. You’ll get a surface pro and mobile.
• A full current driving licence and access to your own vehicle. We’ll pay your mileage.
• Have a basic DBS Check under the Disclosure and Barring Service which we will pay for.

A place where you belong

Great things happen when we can be ourselves at work. We want all our colleagues to be who they truly are here. Our internal diversity networks, peers and allies (Multicultural, LGBTQIA+ and Disability) support us all to be our best. Together we make Home Group a great place to work!

What’s in it for you?

• 34 days leave (including bank holidays and a me day to take for whatever you fancy) increasing to 39, the option to buy 5 more and time off for volunteering too!
• Health cash plan saving you from £1140 per annum. We’ll cover your costs (and kids if you have them) towards dental, optical, prescriptions, alternative therapies and lots more.
• Over 800 high street discounts on groceries, holidays and days out. Looking for a new phone, bike or car? Save money with us.
• We’re a Great Place to Work, 10^th Best place in the UK and for Wellbeing and 1^st best workplaces for women!”
• We Grow Our Own colleagues (not literally of course!), when you’re ready for the next step in your career, you can grow with us!
• Generous pension scheme with life insurance of 3x salary.
• Explore our full range of benefits on our website.

Find out more

Click APPLY NOW to see our Maintenance Manager - Gas & Electrical Compliance Job Description, find out about us and for help to apply. Sometimes we close a job early, so don’t delay or you might miss out. Finally, do let us know if there’s anything we can do, to help you shine in our process at recruitment@homegroup.org.uk