Independent Living Area Manager - Buildings
bpha
Luton, UK
Published 1 week ago
Supported / Sheltered housing
The vacancy
Permanent
Full Time (37 hours per week)
Are you passionate about maintaining high quality standards and ensuring customer satisfaction? We are looking for a dedicated Area Buildings Manager to oversee the delivery of maintenance, compliance, and cleaning in our Independent Living Communities. In this crucial role, you will ensure the quality and safety of the properties our customers call home. If you have a strong background in building facilities management and a commitment to excellence, we want to hear from you!
What you will be doing:
We'd love to meet someone with:
Closing date: 11th December 2024
Interview date: To be confirmed
We reserve the right to close this recruitment if it is deemed that we have received a suitable number of applications. On this basis we would advise that applications are submitted as soon as possible.
About us
bpha is a Housing Association located in the Oxford to Cambridge arc, which is committed to providing its customers with high quality, value for money services whilst continuing to develop energy efficient, sustainable and affordable housing.
We are a leading provider and developer of affordable homes - for rent, sheltered, residential care and shared ownership.
We work together with communities - to improve opportunities, independence and quality of life for our residents, and to benefit the wider community. We bring people together, and run and support a wide range of community activities.
All the money we make is used to invest in existing homes, to enable us to build new homes, and to deliver new and improved services.
We own or manage over 19,500 homes and over 500 staff.
Our vision and values
To build communities where people can live happily in a home they can afford.
Our values underpin the work that we do and are ingrained in our culture at bpha. We are looking for people who can share these values and translate them into day-to-day practices for the benefit of our communities, customers and fellow colleagues. So that we can realise our vision, together.
We are ambitious
We are better together
We show empathy
We take responsibility
Benefits
We believe that benefits should be more than just perks. For us, they aren't simply little extras added on at the end, they're fundamental parts of what we stand for, from the very beginning. As standard.
That's why at bpha, we reward our employees by making sure we give them a supportive and caring environment, that empowers them to be happy, healthy and inspired, every day.
Money & Time
Permanent
Full Time (37 hours per week)
Are you passionate about maintaining high quality standards and ensuring customer satisfaction? We are looking for a dedicated Area Buildings Manager to oversee the delivery of maintenance, compliance, and cleaning in our Independent Living Communities. In this crucial role, you will ensure the quality and safety of the properties our customers call home. If you have a strong background in building facilities management and a commitment to excellence, we want to hear from you!
What you will be doing:
- Lead, mentor, and develop a team of building staff to ensure high performance and excellent customer service.
- Oversee daily operations, proactively manage risks, and ensure smooth running of all schemes and properties within Independent Living.
- Ensure all properties meet health and safety standards and comply with regulatory requirements.
- Monitor and assess minor maintenance and cleaning standards, maintaining high-quality living environments.
- Work collaboratively with colleagues and departments, contribute to operational planning, budget setting, and provide effective performance reporting and analysis.
We'd love to meet someone with:
- Proven ability to lead, motivate, and develop a strong team.
- Ability to lead, inspire, motivate, and guide team members toward achieving maintenance and service goals.
- An understanding of maintenance, compliance, and cleaning standards and regulations.
- A commitment to maintaining high standards and continually improving service delivery.
- Excellent verbal and written communication abilities for effective coordination with team members, peers, and external contractors.
- Strong analytical skills to identify issues and develop innovative solutions.
- An ability to work collaboratively with others within and outside the team, including Inhouse Maintenance Service and contractors.
- Flexibility to respond to changing circumstances and to manage and adapt to new situations as they occur.
- A competitive salary of £38,000 per annum inc car allowance
- 28 days holiday PLUS Bank Holidays
- A generous contributory pension scheme
- Private health care
- Free life assurance
- Access to an extensive suite of wellbeing services and tools including a digital gym
- Opportunities for learning and development
- Discounted gym membership
- Retail discount scheme
- Hybrid Working
Closing date: 11th December 2024
Interview date: To be confirmed
We reserve the right to close this recruitment if it is deemed that we have received a suitable number of applications. On this basis we would advise that applications are submitted as soon as possible.
About us
bpha is a Housing Association located in the Oxford to Cambridge arc, which is committed to providing its customers with high quality, value for money services whilst continuing to develop energy efficient, sustainable and affordable housing.
We are a leading provider and developer of affordable homes - for rent, sheltered, residential care and shared ownership.
We work together with communities - to improve opportunities, independence and quality of life for our residents, and to benefit the wider community. We bring people together, and run and support a wide range of community activities.
All the money we make is used to invest in existing homes, to enable us to build new homes, and to deliver new and improved services.
We own or manage over 19,500 homes and over 500 staff.
Our vision and values
To build communities where people can live happily in a home they can afford.
Our values underpin the work that we do and are ingrained in our culture at bpha. We are looking for people who can share these values and translate them into day-to-day practices for the benefit of our communities, customers and fellow colleagues. So that we can realise our vision, together.
We are ambitious
We are better together
We show empathy
We take responsibility
Benefits
We believe that benefits should be more than just perks. For us, they aren't simply little extras added on at the end, they're fundamental parts of what we stand for, from the very beginning. As standard.
That's why at bpha, we reward our employees by making sure we give them a supportive and caring environment, that empowers them to be happy, healthy and inspired, every day.
Money & Time
- Holiday entitlement of 28-33 days a year, plus public holidays
- Contributory pension scheme
- Competitive pay
- Life assurance cover
- Private healthcare
- Mental Health First Aid
- Counselling service
- Eye tests
- Discounted gym membership
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Free annual flu jabs
- Wellbeing activities and events
- Free fruit and refreshments
- Long service award
- Annual staff recognition awards
- Discretionary reward scheme
- Annual volunteering day
- Social events, clubs and activities
- Breakout areas
- Onsite cafe/restaurant at headquarters
- Opportunities for professional training and qualifications
- Workshops and training sessions for new skills
- A fresh and modern eLearning platform