At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a team to refurbish empty homes quickly and efficiently.
- Company: Join Haringey, a vibrant community-focused local authority.
- Benefits: Enjoy 31 days leave, health support, and a generous pension scheme.
- Other info: Embrace a diverse workplace culture with excellent career growth opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in your community by providing quality homes.
- Qualifications: Experience in housing repairs and strong leadership skills required.
The predicted salary is between 45750 - 49056 £ per year.
Starting salary: PO3 (£45,750 – £49,056)
Contract type: Permanent
Hours per week: 36 per week, On site
Closing date: 12th July 2026
Interviews: Week Commencing 20th July 2026 (TBC)
About Haringey
Haringey is a fantastic place to live and work – the world in one borough. It is a place brimming with creativity, personality, radicalism, and community. We stand up for each other, celebrate diversity, champion equality, and do things our own way. Our staff embody our values of caring, creative, courageous, collaborative, and community‑focused.
About The Role
We are seeking an experienced and driven Team Manager to lead the delivery of our voids (empty homes) repairs service, ensuring properties are refurbished quickly and to a high standard before being re‑let. In this role you will manage the day‑to‑day operations of void operatives, coordinate works to ensure efficient, safe turn‑arounds, oversee workloads, monitor performance, and ensure compliance with all housing, health and safety, and regulatory requirements. The focus is on minimising void turnaround times, improving productivity, and delivering value for money while maintaining high workmanship standards.
About The Team
You will manage a team of void operatives within the wider Housing Repairs Service that prepares vacant properties for new tenants and delivers a range of repairs and refurbishment works including carpentry, plumbing, decorating, and general building maintenance. The team collaborates closely with surveyors, works coordinators, housing management and contractors to return properties to a lettable standard quickly and efficiently. Collaboration, performance and accountability are paramount, with a shared commitment to safe, high‑quality homes.
About You
You are a proactive, results‑driven leader with strong experience in housing repairs or property maintenance, ideally within a local authority or social housing setting. You have a track record of managing operational teams, driving performance and delivering high‑quality repairs services in line with standards and regulatory requirements. Comfortable in a fast‑paced environment, you balance delivery with continuous improvement using data, systems and stakeholder insight to enhance outcomes.
We Are Looking For Candidates Who Can Demonstrate:
- Strong knowledge of responsive repairs and/or voids processes, including refurbishment standards, turnaround targets, and lettable criteria
- Experience managing frontline operatives and/or contractors, including performance management, quality assurance and addressing underperformance
- Ability to plan, organise and prioritise workloads effectively using scheduling systems or mobile workforce technology
- Proven track record of monitoring KPIs, analysing performance data, and driving service improvements and efficiencies
- Good understanding of health and safety legislation, compliance frameworks and landlord responsibilities within housing repairs
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build effective relationships with residents, colleagues and contractors
- Experience contributing to service transformation, continuous improvement, or change initiatives to enhance customer experience and service delivery
- Ability to manage budgets and resources effectively, ensuring value for money while maintaining quality standards
- Experience working within a local authority or social housing environment
- Relevant trade background or working knowledge of multiple building trades
Working for Haringey
We are committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included, and able to be their best at work. We welcome applications from all ethnicities and communities. Benefits include a leave entitlement of 31 days + bank holidays, potential hybrid working opportunities, health and wellbeing support, a generous local government pension scheme and discount schemes across leisure and culture.
