Planned Works Manager (Kitchens & Bathrooms)

Planned Works Manager (Kitchens and Bathrooms) 

Bedford (Hybrid) 

from £54,300 per annum including car allowance 

Fixed term contract – 15 months 

Full time (37 hours per week) 

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a candidate to join bpha’s In House Maintenance Service, who make a difference to our customer’s lives everyday by delivering a high-quality Decent Homes improvement service, designed around them.  

We operate across Bedfordshire, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire and surrounding areas, and we utilise the latest technology to ensure that we not only deliver a great experience for our customers, but for our colleagues as well.  

Would you like to be a part of our new in-house repairs & maintenance service where you are valued as a key member of our workforce and can truly make a difference to our customer’s lives?  

We are currently looking for a Planned Works Manager to be responsible for ensuring that all works delivered by the planned works team offer value for money and operate within the constraints of the budget.  

What you will be doing:  

• 
  

  Responsible for ensuring that IHMS planned works team operate within a strong culture of health, safety, environment, and quality  

  
  


• 
  

  Responsible for developing a highly motivated, empowered, and engaged planned works team  

  
  


• 
  

  Develop, implementing, encouraging, and maintaining a planned works team who have a customer centric, right first-time culture  

  
  


• 
  

  Ensuring that that all required surveys are planned and undertaken, customer choices recorded, and delivery planned to meet the need of the bpha programme and the expectations of our customers  

  
  


• 
  

  Responsible for maintaining supplier relationships in conjunction with the Service Delivery Manager, Commercial Manager and SHEQ Manager.  

  
  


• 
  

  Responsible for ensuring that all works delivered by the planned works team offer value for money and operate within the constraints of the budget  

  
  

We’d love to meet someone with:  

• 
  

  Minimum 3 years in management position within planned property maintenance or similar service  

  
  


• 
  

  Ability to take ownership of issues/problems and personally see them through to delivery  

  
  


• 
  

  Good general all round construction knowledge is desirable  

  
  


• 
  

  Good and relevant health and safety knowledge and qualifications  

  
  


• 
  

  An experienced line manager, with the ability to inspire, lead and create teams  

  
  


• 
  

  Experience of working within tight time restraints, overcoming logistical challenges, and planning  

  
  


• 
  

  Educated to HNC, HND, CIOB, an equivalent degree or substantial experience in a similar role  

  
  


• 
  

  CSCS/SMSTS or equivalent(s)  

  
  


• 
  

  Knowledge of Decent Homes Programmes is desirable    

  
  

Amongst what we offer you is:  

• 
  

  A competitive salary from £54,300 per annum including car allowance 

  
  


• 
  

  28 days holiday PLUS Bank Holidays  

  
  


• 
  

  A generous contributory pension scheme  

  
  


• 
  

  Private health care  

  
  


• 
  

  Free life assurance  

  
  


• 
  

  Access to an extensive suite of wellbeing services and tools including a digital gym  

  
  


• 
  

  Opportunities for learning and development  

  
  


• 
  

  Discounted gym membership  

  
  


• 
  

  Retail discount scheme  

  
  


• 
  

  Hybrid Working   

  
  

Please note the successful candidate will need to complete a basic DBS application.  

Closing date: 27th March 2025 

Interviews to be confirmed  

We reserve the right to close this recruitment if it is deemed that we have received a suitable number of applications. On this basis we would advise that applications are submitted as soon as possible.