Negotiable
The Role
Join our team at Fortem as a Voids Supervisor at our Birmingham branch! We''re seeking an experienced leader with exceptional people management skills. As a Voids Supervisor, you will oversee a dedicated team of tradespeople, ensuring that all voids work is completed efficiently and within tight deadlines.
The Customer
You will be part of one of Fortem''s largest Social Housing contracts, Birmingham City Council. This is an expanding -50m Repairs & Maintenance, Capital Works and Retrofit contract and the largest social housing contract in Europe. We are responsible for over 22,500 properties in the Birmingham area including low, medium and a significant number of high-rise blocks. This is a fast paced, focused and dedicated contract which we have been re-awarded 3 times and we are very proud to be able to support this exceptional client.
Duties and Responsibilities Key
Responsibilities
* Lead, support, and inspire a team of tradespeople to ensure work is completed safely, efficiently, and to a high standard, meeting deadlines and achieving first-time success.
* Collaborate with various departments and maintain strong relationships with clients at all levels to deliver exceptional service.
* Motivate, coach, and retain skilled tradespeople, fostering a positive and productive work environment.
* Develop and implement a method for accurately assessing and categorising the competency levels of all team members.
* Oversee the Health & Safety performance of contractors, ensuring compliance with all relevant regulations.
* Manage the selection, recruitment, and ongoing performance of tradespeople, ensuring the team consistently meets company standards.
What You Will Need
Essential Criteria
* Proven experience working within the social housing or construction industry.
* Demonstrated experience managing void properties and overseeing associated works.
* Strong people management skills, with the ability to lead, motivate, and develop a team.
Desirable Criteria
* Understanding of Schedule of Rates (SOR) and their application in the industry.
* Experience in surveying, with the ability to assess and evaluate property conditions effectively.
Benefits Benefits:
* Competitive salary based on experience with profit related bonus
* Salary sacrifice car lease OR Motor Expenditure Allowance (-3,500)
* 25 days annual leave + bank holidays + your birthday off (34 days total)
* Sick pay
* 26 weeks full pay maternity leave
* 8 weeks full pay paternity leave
* Annual pay reviews
* Discounted gym memberships at national and local gyms
* Up to -3,000 colleague referral fee
* Vast directory of training on bespoke in-house Learning Management System
* Life Insurance
* Private healthcare and dental care
* Cycle to work scheme
* Retail and mobile phone provider discounts
Who We Are
Fortem are Social Housing property experts. It is our sole focus, and the only sector we have worked in since inception in 2002. We successfully deliver works across three workstreams - Repairs & Maintenance, Capital Works and Retrofit. Our mission is to raise the bar in Social Housing and help our clients provide safe, warm and decent homes for people to live in - because Every Home Matters. We are a Willmott Dixon Group Company. As such, we benefit from the credibility and recognition associated with a large and long-established brand - whilst as a standalone business within the Group, we maintain the flexibility to adapt our services to meet the unique challenges of the social housing marketplace.
Our success is due to our people. They are passionate, committed and care about what we deliver for our clients and partners and residents. We take pride in developing our employees and supporting them to achieve their potential. For us, a sustainable future is about ensuring we continue to develop our people for our future needs and recruiting the right talent. Our culture, built around Courage, Care and Respect, ensures that we always deliver not only the job done but, most importantly, the job done in the right way.
We are Investors in People - Gold standard, we believe in equality, diversity and respect for all and encourage applications from all sectors of the community.
Please apply with your updated CV or contact us at the Recruitment team.
Note for Recruitment Agencies: We have an agreed PSL, we do not accept speculative CV''s from agencies. If speculative CVs are sent, no fee will be applicable.