Operations Manager; Healthy Homes

About Us

City Building provides a range of repairs and maintenance, manufacturing, construction and refurbishment activities for Glasgow City Council and Wheatley Housing Group’s citizens and customers as well as other public, private and third sector organisations.

City Building operates both the largest construction craft apprenticeship programme in Scotland, and Royal Strathclyde Blindcraft Industries (RSBi), one of the largest supported manufacturing businesses in Europe, around 200 people, more than 50% of whom have a disability.

Our accreditations include ISO
45001, ISO 14001 and ISO 9001:2015. We are current recipients of a Queen’s Award for Enterprise Promoting Opportunity and Investors in Young People Platinum award. Both these accolades recognise our focus on investing in and growing a skilled staff base.

As a City Building employee, you’ll enjoy a competitive salary, excellent annual leave, and access to the Strathclyde Pension Fund. You will also benefit from wellbeing initiatives and discounted gym membership, supporting a positive and healthy work life balance.

The Operations Manager plays a critical role within the Healthy Homes section within City Building with the main role being the management of specific business activities for our clients.

The Operations Manager will oversee the site planning, delivery, and management of Healthy Homes daily operations. This role requires a combination of strong leadership, technical expertise, and financial management, ensuring that operations are efficient, compliant, and aligned with client needs.

You will manage a team of operatives and support services, ensuring that they are properly trained, supported, and equipped to perform their roles. You will lead the support of employees in service delivery, drive high quality work standards, and ensure consistent communication with clients.

Alongside the Contracts Managers you will develop and assist with the management of the MSF repairs and maintenance programmes, ensuring that all necessary resource is allocated and effectively utilised to meet deadlines and quality standards. This will include assisting in the procurement of sub-contractors, attending meetings with clients to provide MSF repair updates, and reporting on overall KPI’s to management.

The Operations Manager will be pivotal in delivering a compliant, efficient, and customer-focused service, whilst supporting the division’s growth, supporting an ethos of continuous improvement.

Experience working in a busy repairs and maintenance environment with knowledge of industry standards and procedures.

Strong health and safety compliance knowledge and ability to enforce it across your team.

Strong communication skills, with the ability to clearly communicate with key stakeholders and an approachable manner, providing support to employees as required.

A broad operational understanding and the ability to represent the organisation professionally.

Must hold a full UK driving licence.

Please refer to the role profile for more information.

Operations Manager (Healthy Homes) Role Profile

To be open, honest and transparent with all stakeholders, promoting partnership and sustainability.

When you feel you have the necessary skills and experience for this role then please forward a CV and completed supporting statement to the HR Team, Recrui by Midnight on Sunday 14th June 2026.

To be trusted by our employees, clients and partners.

We are a welcoming, diverse and supportive organisation, that support all to reach their full potential by building trust.

To play an important role in the communities of Glasgow we serve, providing a first-class service together with jobs and training opportunities for local people.

To build a culture of excellence through continuous improvement to deliver outstanding services for all our customers, all whilst being an employer of choice within the city providing high quality and skilled jobs.

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