Maintenance Team Leader in Liverpool

Are you driven by delivering high quality homes and inspiring teams to achieve outstanding results? This is your chance to lead a team that makes a visible, immediate difference to our customers’ lives.

Who we are

Plus Dane provides homes and services to over 30,000 people across Merseyside and Cheshire. Our aim is to tackle social inequality by enabling individuals and communities to thrive and our customer team is at the heart of what we do. Working with our customers really does change people’s lives and if you want to make a difference Plus Dane is the place to be! We live by our values of working together, achieving for our customers, taking ownership, and having the opportunity to learn and grow.

About the Role

We’re looking for a highly skilled Maintenance Team Leader to drive the performance of a voids team, ensuring empty homes are brought to lettable standard efficiently, safely and to the highest quality. In this role, you’ll:

• Lead and motivate a high-performing team delivering both standard and major voids.
• Carry out pre and post inspections, ensuring quality, consistency and clear audit trails.
• Plan, organise and prioritise works—ensuring schedules, SORs and specifications are accurate and efficient.
• Work closely with contractors, DLO operatives and internal teams to resolve issues and maintain strong performance.
• Ensure all works comply with relevant legislation, health and safety requirements and organisational policies.

What You’ll Bring

You’ll be an experienced leader with a strong technical background in the voids and repairs environment. We’re looking for someone who brings:

• Proven experience leading a high performing team within a voids environment.
• Strong experience working within the voids sector, including carrying out pre, post and quality inspections.
• Experience formulating specifications and creating/managing schedules of work, including NATFED SORs and technical diagnosis.
• Experience managing contractors and working with an in-house DLO.
• A strong understanding of relevant legislation, statutory and regulatory requirements.
• Experience driving service improvements, quality standards and customer satisfaction.
• Ability to analyse performance data and manage budgets effectively.
• Excellent communication skills and confidence engaging with customers, contractors and stakeholders.

Please note due to the responsibilities of this position, you must have a valid UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle. If you receive an offer, you will be asked to provide evidence of your qualifications—like original certificates—as part of the onboarding process before your appointment is confirmed.

What you’ll get in return

This is a permanent role working 35 hours per week. You will be working across various locations in Merseyside and Cheshire.

• Competitive salary and a great benefits package, including 35 days’ annual leave, plus bank holidays.
• 3-day Christmas closedown between Christmas and New Year and option to buy up to 5 extra days annually.
• Company pension scheme where we contribute 10% (from April), and colleagues can contribute anything from 3% upwards.
• Excellent management team, wellbeing champions, and mental health first aiders supporting wellbeing.
• Opportunities to progress your career and access ongoing training, including formal qualifications.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. If you need any adjustments to apply or attend an interview, please let us know. If you’re passionate about delivering high-quality homes, developing people and driving continuous improvement, we’d love to hear from you. Take the next step—apply today and be part of something meaningful.