Job description
Full Time, Permanent
Bristol City Council’s Housing & Landlord Services are currently recruiting a Roofing Trade Supervisor to join our Responsive Repairs team. The Response Repairs Team focuses on delivering high quality, cost effective responsive repairs to a large variety of properties amongst our 28000 homes.
The role involves the supervision of team of roofers, surveyors, contractors, and construction operatives providing responsive repairs in council owned dwellings. You will maintain day-to-day management and development of staff under the direction of the Area Trade Manager.
You will also be responsible for ensuring a high quality of service, getting work done ‘right first time’ and achieving high customer satisfaction whilst staying within budgetary targets providing a cost effective, value for money service.
You will hold a relevant trade qualification or possess extensive experience, be CSCS registered and have a full driving licence.
The post requires a moderate level of fluency. You must have the ability to converse with citizens and provide complex information in accurate spoken English, or through a BSL interpreter.
Why Bristol City Council?
At Bristol City Council, we go that extra mile for our people; we offer a work environment which is fast moving and supportive, giving you the chance to use your skills and develop new ones within a high-profile organisation. For the majority of our roles hybrid working arrangements are available, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice - mixing both home and office working.
Join us and you’ll receive a generous rewards package including flexible working and flexitime, membership of the Local Government Pension scheme (one of the largest pension schemes in the UK, which BCC contributes 20% of your salary annually) and a competitive annual leave allowance. In addition, you’ll be working in a supportive environment where you’ll have the chance to make Bristol a better place and contribute to its future.
If you share our and are ready to be part of our exciting journey please select the apply button below.
To be shortlisted for interview you’ll need to demonstrate how you meet each of the essential criteria in the Person Specification within the Further Information section of your application. On occasion we will receive high numbers of applications, we may then shortlist against the desirable criteria along with the essential criteria, so if you can, please demonstrate how you meet this in your application..
Shortlisting will take place in the week commencing 10th June 2024 and interviews will be held week commencing Monday 17th June 2024.
If you need more information after reading the job paperwork, please contact Dan Pratt (Area Trade Manager) at
At Bristol City Council, we value having a workforce as diverse as the city we serve. We therefore welcome, develop and promote people from all sections of the community. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic, Disabled and Female candidates who are currently under-represented within this Service of Bristol City Council. Appointments will be made on merit.