Repairs Planning Team Leader
Manchester | Housing Association
6 Month Contract
35 Hours per Week
£22.92 to £24.38 per hour LTD / £19.67 to £20.92 per hour PAYE (inc holiday)
Are you an experienced Repairs or Maintenance Planner with strong team leadership skills? A leading Housing Association in Manchester is recruiting a Repairs Planning Team Leader to manage and coordinate a fast-paced property maintenance scheduling team. This role is ideal for candidates with experience in housing repairs, scheduler team management or property services coordination.
THE ROLE
As the Planning Team Leader, you will lead a team of Planners and Administrators, ensuring the effective scheduling of repairs, voids and M&E services. You will be responsible for team performance, operational support, and continuous service improvement within a busy Property Care department.
Supervise and support planners, scheduling assistants and compliance staff
Ensure optimal scheduling of responsive repairs, void maintenance and M&E tasks
Handle escalated customer queries, ensuring high standards of customer service
Oversee ordering and processing of repairs materials and parts
Maintain accurate repair and compliance records using housing and scheduling systems
Manage contractor coordination, invoicing and job cost tracking
Contribute to performance reporting and help drive service delivery improvements
THE CANDIDATE
We’re looking for someone with proven experience in a Repairs Planner, Maintenance Scheduler, or Housing Repairs Team Leader role. You must have the ability to lead a team, coordinate workloads and maintain service efficiency within a housing or property maintenance environment.
Previous experience managing or leading a planning/scheduling team in housing repairs
Excellent communication, leadership and organisation skills
Strong working knowledge of housing repairs types, priorities and response times
Experience using scheduling systems and Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook etc.)
Customer-focused with experience managing complaints and service standards
THE CONTRACT
6 Month Temporary Contract
35 Hours per Week (Monday to Friday, 9am–5pm)
£22.92 to £24.38 per hour LTD company rate
£19.67 to £20.92 per hour PAYE (inclusive of holiday pay)
HOW TO APPLY
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