Repairs and Maintenance Team Leader in Loughborough

Positive Employment is currently recruiting for a Repairs and Maintenance Team Leader for our client, a government organisation in Loughborough. The successful post holder will protect tenants’ health and wellbeing by proactively identifying, diagnosing, and specifying effective solutions for damp, mould, and condensation issues across the council’s housing stock, ensuring compliance with statutory obligations, housing standards, and best practice. This role is a temporary contract initially for 6 months with the possibility to extend. This role is 4 days on site and 1 day in the office.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Undertake comprehensive inspections of homes to investigate reports of damp, mould growth, condensation, water ingress, and related defects.
• Diagnose root causes, including building defects, ventilation failures, heating performance, lifestyle factors, and environmental conditions.
• Assess risks under the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS), with particular focus on vulnerable households.
• Specify appropriate remedial works, including structural repairs, damp-proofing solutions, ventilation upgrades, insulation improvements, and mould treatment.
• Prepare clear schedules of work, technical specifications, and cost estimates for inclusion in repairs and planned works programmes.
• Ensure specifications align with council standards, Building Regulations, and approved contractor frameworks.
• Communicate findings and solutions clearly and sensitively to tenants, supporting resident understanding and cooperation.
• Provide professional advice to Housing Officers, Repairs Teams, Complaints Teams, and Environmental Health where required.
• Support early intervention and prevention strategies to reduce repeat cases and service demand.
• Ensure all activity complies with the Housing Act, HHSRS, Building Regulations, and policies.
• Inspect works in progress and post-completion to assure quality, effectiveness, and value for money.
• Contribute technical input to complaints responses, Ombudsman cases, Member enquiries, and legal disrepair claims.
• Maintain accurate property records, inspection notes, photographs, and reports on housing management systems.
• Identify trends and systemic issues across the housing stock and contribute to service improvement initiatives.
• Support the development of damp and mould policies, procedures, and staff guidance.

Personal Requirements:

• Significant experience surveying damp and mould issues within social housing or local authority settings.
• Strong knowledge of residential building pathology and traditional and modern construction methods.
• Detailed understanding of housing legislation, regulation, and landlord responsibilities.
• Experience working in occupied homes and managing sensitive customer situations.
• Qualification in Building Surveying, Construction, Property, or related discipline (HNC/HND, degree, or equivalent experience) (desirable).
• Damp, mould, or building pathology–related training or certification (desirable).
• Full UK driving licence and ability to travel across the housing stock.

Working Hours: 37hrs / Monday - Friday

Pay: £32.84 per hour

Please note this role is within the scope of IR35.