We have an exciting opportunity to join Sheffield as a Repairs and Maintenance Officer in Neighbourhood Services, managing our 38, 000 council homes and providing safe and warm homes and giving an excellent service to our customers.

Sheffield is a vibrant and green city with two world-class universities, high performing schools and a thriving Advanced Manufacturing Innovation District. We want our City to flourish, to grow our communities and have extensive plans to build new homes.

The job role will include -

To undertake inspections of work following requests for repair, diagnosing what repairs are required, specifying and ordering works
Carry out joint inspections with Neighbourhood Officers offering assistance and guidance on matters relating to general maintenance
To specify, monitor and control works to properties, assess the standards of tenant’s improvements and give advice on requests from customers to make alterations to their homes
To liaise as necessary with our in house repairs contractor and specialist sub-contractors to ensure satisfactory completion of works

The Successful Applicant will be -

Able to deal with contractors, other agencies and have good customer care skills and visit sites
To be able to undertake stock condition and dilapidation surveys
Be a team player who is organised, and is calm under pressure
Able to produce high quality reports that diagnose repairs and investment requirements with recommendations to senior managers
Be able to manage a varied and demanding workload and be able to prioritise work accordingly

The experience and qualifications we are looking for -

The candidate must hold an appropriate trade qualification, such as City and Guilds or ONC in a related building construction / surveying subject. In addition they must have significant practical experience in a building construction environment.
We also require our candidate to have a good understanding and practical application of but not limited to all areas of construction health and safety, Construction, Design and Management Regulations, asbestos management/awareness, building regulations, planning regulations and on site working practices
Experience of surveying domestic and non-domestic buildings and diagnosing property defects is essential as is experience of preparing schedules of work/specifications

The team are based at Solpro Business Park, Attercliffe, Sheffield. There is a requirement for the postholder to carry out site visits to customers’ homes and properties across the city. The team work a hybrid model and this post will spend 80% working out on site with the remainder of time either working in the office or remotely at home.

Assessment activities and interviews will take place between 22 - 26 June 2026

If you would like to discuss this role please contact Lewis Naylor on 0114 4742274 or email lewis.naylor@sheffield.gov.uk or Jason Sutcliffe on 0114 2734605 or email Jason.sutcliffe@sheffield.gov.uk

We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.

It is a great time to join us and we welcome your application.

Under the Guaranteed Interview scheme, applicants who are disabled, care leavers, or armed forces veterans will be guaranteed an interview if they meet the essential criteria and indicate their eligibility on the application form.

Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share.

If you are appointed to this role, your starting salary will be at the bottom of the grade. If you provide payslip evidence that your basic pay is greater than the bottom of the grade, we will consider starting you at the point of minimum advantage within the grade.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all individuals, ensuring a safe and supportive environment for everyone and where appropriate to the role the successful applicant will be required to undertake relevant safeguarding checks.

Equality of pay is extremely important to us. All roles at Sheffield City Council are going through an evaluation process which may result in changes to some pay arrangements from 2026. Find out more on our Sheff news page.