Trade Supervisor
We have an excellent opportunity for Trade Supervisor to join the Estates and Facilities Management team.
Position: Trade Supervisor
Location: Sidmouth/Devon
Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week, 5 days over 7, with weekend work as part of the team rota
Salary: £39,058 per annum
Contract: Permanent
Closing Date: Tuesday 28 October 2025. However, we reserve the right to close this role early if a suitable candidate is found.
About the Role
As Trade Supervisor, you will oversee and assist with the delivery of all the trade work required throughout the organisation, ensuring safe completion to a high quality and within budget and agreed timescales.
Key responsibilities include:
* Line manage the trade teams supporting and liaising as necessary in driving improvements within the service.
* Support the Operations Manager to manage, motivate, recruit, train and develop staff.
* Work with colleagues in ensuring that 24-hour breakdown and emergency cover is scheduled.
* Manage external suppliers, consultants and contractors engaged in works.
* Provide the day-to-day support on energy and utility management including consumption reduction and efficiencies.
* Take responsibility for the delivery of all trade work as allocated.
* Assist in the planning, costing and liaison required for the effective delivery of works;
* Undertake the role of ‘working foreman' delivering high quality work as well as ensuring the quality of the work of other trade staff.
* Carry out all 0-7 RIBA stages of works including all documentation from initial brief to completion ensuring compliance with statutory and non-statutory standards, health & safety, codes of practice, planning process O&M's, and building regulations.
* Manage all permit to works, quotations, purchase orders, invoices, risk assessments, method statements, programme and budgets throughout the design, tender, construction, handover and post-construction phases
About You
We are looking for someone with an appropriate City & Guilds trade qualification/NVQ and/or relevant experience.
You will also have:
* Experience of supervising a large and varied team
* Demonstrate experience in a variety of maintenance and construction trades
* Knowledge and experience of effective management of Health & Safety
* Experience of interpreting drawings, specifications and schedules
* Able to demonstrate good organisational skills with experience of working on a variety of projects
* Demonstrate the ability to make good decisions under pressure and deliver on deadlines
* UK full valid driving licence
As part of the process, you will be asked to upload your CV and Cover Letter once you click to apply.
Benefits include:
* Competitive pension.
* Life assurance
* Healthshield.
* 31 days holiday (including Bank holidays), rising to 34 will each full year of service.
* Wellbeing team.
* Recorded Pilates and Yoga classes.
* Long service awards.
* Healthshield plan
* Free parking.
* Subsidised restaurant and shop.
About the Organisation
The sanctuary is one of the UK's largest international animal welfare charities, currently supporting projects in over 35 countries worldwide, working for a world where donkeys and mules live free from suffering and their contribution to humanity is fully valued.
The Charity is a Disability Confident Employer, committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable people (children and adults) and expects all staff and volunteers to undertake this commitment. Applicants will be subject to safer recruitment processes, including an application for a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check where required for the post.
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PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation
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