Full Time / 37 Hours Per Week / Permanent
Previous applicants need not apply.
Join our well established and fantastic team who are dedicated to achieving right first-time service to all customers across the city.
Managed by a Repairs Manager, you’ll be part of a supportive and welcoming team. Leading by example, you’ll promote an ethos within the team, and with colleagues, which displays the Council’s visions and values. Development of our employees is at the heart of what we do; we believe in growing our own. This means you’ll have access to training and development opportunities which will support you to thrive in your role.
This is a full time, permanent position working 37 hours per week. Hours will be flexible however you may be required to work occasionally outside of normal working hours including evenings and weekends. These hours would be agreed in advance and implemented on a rota basis. You'll also be required to participate in a Duty Manager call out rota, this rota will also be agreed in advance and implemented on a rota basis. We promote agile working, where you’ll be able to work from home and various sites around the city.
What you’ll be doing
As well as management responsibility, you’ll deal with complex operational problems, giving technical advice and providing on-site support to staff as necessary. Using your experience in building construction and maintenance work you'll undertake pre and post property inspections and produce reports required including specifications, risk assessments, method statements and other associated paperwork to ensure that approved standards of repairs are met within defined timescales, whilst maximising output in a customer focused environment.
What you’ll need
Understanding the importance of putting the customer first you’ll have experience of working in a customer focused environment. Being able to manage professional staff. Understanding the pressures and demands placed on your teams roles offering support, direction and guidance. While also demonstrating managerial skills and experience to create innovative and efficient processes.
What we can offer you
As well as the satisfaction of helping to improve thousands of lives across Leicester, you can look forward to a work environment that encourages a healthy work/life balance. You’ll enjoy generous annual leave, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and the option of flexible working. We’ll also give you the chance to develop your skills and expertise with a variety of training and development opportunities. In addition, you can choose from a number of flexible benefits, including childcare vouchers, discounts on city buses and trains and help with relocation to Leicester, where appropriate. For an illustrative value of your benefits package, take a look at our benefits calculator.
Join us
We’re committed to recruiting a diverse and highly talented workforce as we continue to build a council that is fitting and representative of our great city. That’s why we’ve designed our recruitment process to put you at your ease, make you feel welcome and bring the best out of you. We’ll do all we can to make our recruitment process as fair as possible.
For a chat about this post, please feel free to contact Rob Pallatt at [email protected]
Intrviews will take place on Monday 24th August 2026.
