Senior Repairs Co-ordinator

Full Time, Permanent

Location: Sandy Park Depot/Hybrid working.

This is a fantastic development opportunity to join our fast-paced Housing Repairs & Maintenance Service.

The service is responsible for the provision of quality day-to-day repairs and maintenance of Bristol City Council’s housing stock; repairing and refurbishment of empty homes to bring them back to a quality lettable standard; as well as implementing cyclical maintenance and planned improvements, servicing programmes and major projects. 

Our aim is to provide safe, secure, habitable properties that our tenants can be proud of.

What will I be doing:

You will be responsible for day-to-day supervision of multi-disciplinary teams including Senior Business Support Officers, Repairs Co-ordinators and Technical Officers, who co-ordinate repairs and arrange programmes of work for homes and properties within Housing & Landlord Services.  This role will have responsibility for supporting our intake of temporary staff with a focus on the monitoring of the backlog data, the data quality and performance of the team.

 

Your main responsibilities will include:

• Recruitment
• Performance Management
• Coaching, development & motivation of teams
• Monitoring and planning of daily workflow
• Working together with internal colleagues across a range of teams, as well as liaising with external contractors to ensure an effective service is delivered to our residents
• Managing compliance reporting processes and data

 

What do I need to have?

We are looking for people who thrive in a busy environment; you’ll need to be a flexible person, good at handling the kind of problems that often arise in a fast changing, dynamic setting. 

You’ll need excellent communication, organisational and problem-solving skills and be skilled at dealing with change; always looking to improve our resident’s experience.  

We need you to have an awareness of social housing issues and repairs and a good understanding of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion policies.

Why Bristol City Council?

At Bristol City Council, we go that extra mile for our people; we offer a work environment which is fast moving and supportive, giving you the chance to use your skills and develop new ones within a high-profile organisation. For the majority of our roles hybrid working arrangements are available, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice - mixing both home and office working.

Join us and you’ll receive an excellent rewards package including flexible working and flexitime, membership of the Local Government Pension scheme, and a generous annual leave allowance. In addition, you’ll be working in a supportive environment where you’ll have the chance to make Bristol a better place and contribute to its future.

How do I apply?

If you share our values and are ready to be part of our exciting journey please select the apply button below.

To be shortlisted for interview you’ll need to demonstrate how you meet each of the essential criteria in the Person Specification within the Further Information section of your application. On occasion we will receive high numbers of applications, we may then shortlist against the desirable criteria along with the essential criteria, so if you can, please demonstrate how you meet this in your application.

We're a Disability Confident employer which means we value recruiting and retaining disabled people. Any job applicants who consider themselves to be disabled and meet the essential criteria in the Person Specification are guaranteed an interview. We'll make reasonable adjustments throughout the interview process and provide continued workplace support throughout your career.

Shortlisting will take place on w/c 1st June 2026.

Interviews are expected to take place on w/c 15th June 2026.

If you would like to find out more about this role, please contact richard.griffin@bristol.go.uk or call 07823 532886.

Bristol City Council strives to have a workforce that reflects the communities it serves, we are therefore committed to ensuring diversity in our hiring process. We welcome, develop and promote people from all sections of the community. We particularly welcome applications from Young people, Black and racially minoritised, Disabled, Male and Female candidates who are currently under-represented within this Service of Bristol City Council. Appointments will be made on merit.

 

The personal information section (including your name) you’ll complete as part of the application form will not be visible to hiring managers, but is used confidentially to make sure that everyone is treated fairly.