Repairs and Maintenance Co-ordinator - INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY

Our benefits

Here at North Northamptonshire Council, we’re transforming for the better, using all our creativity and imagination to create the best life for our local people.

You’ll find that we have a wide range of careers that may be more surprising than you think!

Why choose us?

We offer a vibrant working environment with:

• a competitive salary
• a pension scheme, where we pay a significant contribution on top of your contribution. It provides life cover and ill-health protection.
• lots of opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential in a large unitary council
• generous leave entitlement (28 days, rising to 33 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 days
• hybrid and flexible working arrangements, where practicable for service needs to help you with a healthy work-life balance.

We provide a range of great benefits such as an Employee Assistance Programme, an Employee Benefits Scheme, wellbeing support, travel rates at HMRC rates, as well as supporting a range of active Employee Network Groups.

About the role

North Northamptonshire Council is seeking a proactive and experienced Repairs and Maintenance Co-ordinator to join our Housing Maintenance and Development team. This is a key supervisory role, ensuring the delivery of a high-quality, cost-effective repairs and maintenance service across our housing stock.

What will you be doing?

Key Responsibilities

• Supervise and support repairs and maintenance teams.
• Ensure compliance with Council financial procedures and health & safety legislation.
• Develop and maintain efficient work systems and procedures.
• Plan and prioritise workloads, ensuring timely and effective service delivery.
• Undertake property surveys and prepare technical documentation and reports.
• Manage pre- and post-inspections, maintaining accurate records and audit trails.
• Provide technical support to tradespeople and contractors.
• Monitor performance using agreed KPIs and drive continuous improvement.
• Foster strong working relationships with internal teams, contractors, elected members, and tenants.

About you

What We're Looking For

• Proven experience in a similar supervisory or coordination role within repairs and maintenance.
• Strong technical knowledge of building maintenance and health & safety regulations.
• Excellent organisational and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work collaboratively across teams.
• Experience in preparing specifications, reports, and tender documentation.

About us

Our Values and Behaviours

Our values define who we are and how we operate, by forming the foundation for how we interact with our customers, colleagues and provide our services. They are also at the forefront of our decision making and delivery and are:

Customer-focused
Respectful
Efficient
Supportive
Trustworthy

Our Key Commitments

Our key commitments help ensure that the priorities we make, now and in the future, maintain the necessary breadth of focus in those areas that we believe matter most.

We are proud to be a recognised Disability Confident Employer and is committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role.

North Northamptonshire Council re-signed the Armed Forces Covenant in June 2024 which highlights the Council’s pledge to support the Armed Forces community. The council obtained the silver status award for the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) and we are now currently working towards achieving Gold status.

Further information can be found at Jobs and careers | North Northamptonshire Council (northnorthants.gov.uk)