It’s a great time to join Cornwall Housing! We’re listening and responding to what our tenants want from us. We’re changing the focus of our teams and putting the right resources in place, to move to a new way of working based around localities. And we’re investing in our employees – we’ve increased our annual leave offer and have flexible working options through ‘Balance’.
About the role
Are you a driven and experienced professional ready to make a difference in housing safety and compliance? Cornwall Housing Limited is looking for a passionate expert to lead and manage our Mechanical, Electrical (M&E), Lift, and specialist equipment services. This pivotal role will ensure all servicing and repairs, including gas, oil, renewable energy systems, solid fuel appliances, and electrical testing, is delivered efficiently and legally across our housing stock. You’ll be responsible for achieving % statutory compliance in heating servicing and for protecting our tenants by maintaining the highest safety standards. As our go-to expert, you’ll lead a team of supervisors and specialists, ensure high-performing contractor relationships, and drive capital improvement programmes aligned with our business plans and the asset management strategy for Heating and Electrical upgrades to ensure decent homes standards are achieved.
In this dynamic role, you’ll also head up our No Access team, playing a crucial role in overcoming access challenges for compliance inspections and upgrades. This involves close collaboration with Housing Management and Rents income colleagues to ensure legal procedures are followed where access has been refused. You'll be the cornerstone of CHL’s risk management and compliance approach, ensuring systems are not only legally compliant but also forward-thinking and tenant focused. Your leadership will support the continuous improvement of service delivery, performance management, and the development of cost-effective, customer-centric solutions that put residents first.
If you thrive on leading teams, driving change, and improving housing safety at scale, this is your opportunity to make a lasting impact. You’ll take ownership of operational delivery, budget control, and strategic direction of planned M&E and Lift programmes. Whether preparing for heating upgrades to meet Decent Homes Standards or overseeing CDM-compliant site operations, your expertise will ensure CHL properties remain safe, efficient, and future-ready. Join us in creating better, safer homes for Cornwall.
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About you
To be successful, you’ll be/have:
1. Proven experience of Health and Safety involving Property Maintenance M&E, Lifts and specialist equipment and minor works schemes including holding at least IOSH Manging Safely.
2. A thorough understanding and experience of M&E related health and Safety legislation, policy and regulation and Environmental Law.
3. Proven experience or specialist qualification in M&E and/or working within an M&E repair and maintenance management capacity.
4. Site Managers CSCS (Platinum or Black) card and Site Management Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS)
5. Relevant gas and/or electrical technical qualifications, ACS/NVQ (gas) and/or C & G /NVQ (electrical)
6. Proven track record of staff management across a range of disciplines and multiple sites.
7. Has excellent demonstrable ability to motivate, support, develop and coach the team or individuals across the business and numerous sites, providing sound professional advice, guidance and direction.
8. A successful track record of establishing and sustaining a performance management culture, supported by effective and efficient management information systems.
9. Significant track record of success in building effective teams and leading professional staff (in several disciplines) to achieve project delivery.
10. Experience of advising senior managers and building relationships with contractors and clients, requiring support, persuasion, advocacy and sensitivity.
11. Proven practical knowledge and detailed understanding of Risk Management related to maintenance and construction works.
Our offer to you
Salary: £,
Working Hours: hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent
Base: Hybrid working - working from office, home, site and in the community as needed. Your base will be our main office in Chy Trevail, Bodmin, PL FR. This role requires you to typically work from the office at least days per week.
What you’ll get from us in return is:
12. A challenge like no other – Cornwall is unique and so are we!
13. A highly competitive total package that includes a decent salary (with annual negotiations with recognised trade unions for cost-of-living salary increases), Local Government Pension Scheme, days annual leave plus bank hols (rising to days plus BHs after years’ continuous service) with the option to buy more, family friendly policies, and our flexible approach to work
14. A senior management team who will listen and support you, and encourage your ideas and creative thinking
15. Investment and support in your continuous learning and development
16. Access to discounts on entertainment, shops, wellbeing and travel through our on-line portal
17. And a chance to really make your mark
Safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of all our service users, clients and customers. This role is subject to a Basic DBS check. You will be asked to complete the relevant DBS check to be successfully appointed to the role.