Healthy Homes Team Leader

Vacancy:
Healthy Homes Team Leader Closing date:
Wednesday 23 September Shortlisting:
Thursday 24 September Proposed Interview date:
Thursday 1 October Salary: £45,368.41 About the vacancy:
We're looking for a technically strong housing professional who can combine in-depth property and construction knowledge with effective people leadership. The ideal candidate will have experience managing or leading surveying teams. With a proven ability to assess property condition, diagnose defects and oversee appropriate repair and remedial solutions. You'll have a strong practical understanding of construction methods, building pathology and repair techniques across domestic housing, including knowledge of traditional and modern construction, roofing, walls, floors, windows, doors, plumbing, drainage and building services.

You'll be confident identifying the underlying causes of defects such as damp, mould, condensation, water ingress, structural movement, penetrating and rising damp, and disrepair, and determining proportionate and technically appropriate remedial works. You'll also bring sound knowledge of HHSRS, WHQS and Fitness for Human Habitation requirements, with the ability to translate technical findings into clear actions, specifications and effective repair programmes.

Experience of managing disrepair cases, contractor performance, quality assurance and complex property-related risks will be highly valuable. As a team leader, you'll be responsible for supporting, developing and challenging surveyors to ensure consistent technical standards, accurate diagnosis and high-quality decision making. You'll be able to provide technical guidance, review surveying work, manage competing priorities and ensure that recommendations are evidence-based, cost-effective and focused on delivering safe, healthy and sustainable homes for residents.

Just as importantly, you'll be an excellent communicator who can build positive relationships with residents, colleagues, contractors and stakeholders, while leading a customer-focused service that delivers high standards of property condition, compliance and repair. Specifically, in the role you will:
Coordinate the delivery of the Remedial Works, ensuring all works align with the organisation's Asset Management strategy, ensuring timely delivery for vulnerable residents;
Ensure all homes remain compliant with current regulation. A fundamental priority of this position is ensuring that all homes meet the Fitness for Human Habitation (FFHH) standards under the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016, primarily through the proactive management of the Disrepair Management and the mitigation of HHSRS hazards Guide the team of surveyors to ensure robust inspections and works are carried out to mitigate the 29 hazards under the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS), with a focus on damp, mould, and structural integrity;
Support the Healthy Homes manager to manage budgets related to your area of work, approving contract spend and ensuring value for money is delivered, whilst collaborating with other Managers and Senior Leaders in the monitoring and management of combined capital and revenue budgets. Motivate the team and manage processes to improve customer service and efficiency of delivery whilst ensuring procedures are followed and compliance and regulatory standards are met.

Contribute to the development of the investment programme, ensuring all remedial works align with the organisation's wider assets and sustainability objectives. Monitor efficient contract delivery for remedial works and work with the Investment team to align, where possible within Hedyn's Investment programme, to deliver value for money and efficiencies Support the Disrepair…