Supervisor


Company:	Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing
Salary:	£50,077 to £52,712 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	London, SW2 4UX
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	30 Sept 2026
Closing date:	28 Oct 2026

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Summary

Supervisor – South London

£50,077 - £52,712

Are you a highly skilled and experienced tradesperson looking to take the next step in your career? Do you have a passion for leadership and a track record of excellence in your trade? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you!

Position Overview: We are seeking a skilled tradesperson to join our team as a Supervisor. In this role, you will step into a leadership position where you can utilise your expertise to oversee and guide a team of dedicated tradespeople. This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your leadership skills.

Because our customers are at the centre of everything we do, you should be people-centric and be able to demonstrate the ability to lead your team to deliver right first-time repairs with excellent customer service, liaising with our dedicated planning and customer service staff as well as maintaining relationships with surveying staff and repairs officers to help us all remain compliant.

What you'll need to succeed:

A trade/construction qualification and a good knowledge of repairs and maintenance in a social housing environment, to deliver a quality repairs service in a partnership working environment.

A passion for delivering right first-time repairs.

A flexible approach to work patterns & workloads

Patience: The ability to remain composed and patient during challenging situations

Experience in using multiple business IT applications databases, Microsoft office.

Commercial awareness to deliver value for money business solutions.

A team working approach in a diverse and complex environment

Key Responsibilities:

Lead, mentor, and supervise a team of tradespeople, ensuring quality workmanship and productivity.

Collaborate with supervisors & managers to plan and deliver effective repairs.

Experience and ability to manage Health and Safety in a social housing repairs environment.

High level of technical knowledge and diagnosis skills in a housing maintenance environment

Able to manage problems and identify solutions.

Ensure repairs are completed on time and within Key performance indicators.

Handle administrative tasks related to the team,

Able to stay calm under pressure

Able to plan work for multiple trade operative’s minimising down time

Experience in complaints and collating information from all stake holders, to include CRM management

Qualifications:

Proven experience as a qualified/skilled tradesperson in e.g., carpentry, plumbing, gen-building, roofing, etc.

SMSTS, Desirable not essential

Driving Licence

What you need to do now

We encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity, take a look at the attached Job Description for more details and if it’s the ideal job for you, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, and give a short statement (max 250 words) that demonstrate why you believe you are the right candidate for the role.

To meet our commitment to providing safe, high quality services to our customers, this role requires a Basic check with the Disclosure and Barring Service once an offer of employment is made. A new check will be completed every three years.

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