VIVO, a 50:50 joint venture between Serco and EQUANS, has been awarded places on the Defence FM and Housing Maintenance framework contracts.
VIVO embodies both experience and innovation. It combines Serco’s comprehensive track record delivering engineering, technical and FM services to the UK MOD for over 55 years with EQUANS’ market leading FM, energy, asset optimisation and regeneration capabilities.
Location: Covering sites in Exeter, Dartmouth and Yeovil
Salary: Competitive + company van + benefits
Hours of work: Monday-Friday 8am-5pm
VIVO are looking for a Repairs Supervisor to oversee the day to day delivery of the Housing Maintenance works. This is a new role due to VIVO being awarded a 7-year contract for the repairs, maintenance, void preparation, and substantial programme of projects to a housing stock of 27,000 across the South of the country.
Covering sites across Exeter, Yeovil and Dartmouth, this role will see you manage sub-contractors supporting the delivery of works, ensuring high levels of quality, manage performance and customer satisfaction targets, undertake site audits relating to Health and Safety compliance, quality and customer service and monitor jobs and trackers to ensure maximum output per trade per day.
You will also undertake toolbox talks and site inductions, provide strong and effective leadership to the team, ensuring staff are properly supported and motivated and work closely with the Delivery Manager to manage poor performance, sickness and holiday cover.
What You Need To Do The Job:
First and foremost, you should have experience of managing or supervising multi-discipline staff within a reactive housing environment, excellent IT, leadership and communication skills and customer service experience.
You should be Health and Safety trained and hold a full UK driving licence.
It would be an advantage if you hold a Level 2 diploma or equivalent in a maintenance trade.
What We Offer:
VIVO Defence Services
The role you have applied for is with VIVO Defence Services, a joint venture between Serco and EQUANS. By applying for this role, please be aware that information contained within your CV may be shared between VIVO Defence Services, Serco and EQUANS during the recruitment process.
At VIVO, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all. Therefore, we will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment for our candidates and strongly encourage applications from a diverse candidate pool.
We are open to discussions around flexibility and flexible working and operate a hybrid work structure in many of our business areas. We are proudly a Disability Confident Employer. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview. If candidates wish to request extra time to apply then they should contact 0345 010 4000 and ask to speak to a VIVO Recruiter.