Principal Work, Jobs in Canterbury, Ken (with Salaries)

Senior Repairs Operations Manager
Canterbury City Council —Canterbury
- £55,285.89 - £63,166.90 a year
- Full-time
- Engineering
- Maintenance
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
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Contracts Officer (Assets)
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- From £48,963.69 a year
- Full-time
- Contracts
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
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Principal Statistician
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- Full-time
- Doctoral degree
- Master's degree
- Communication skills
Project Manager (Regional Design Lead)
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- Full-time
- Leadership
- Communication skills
- Employee discount
- Referral programme
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Caremark - Home Care in Maidstone —Staplehurst
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BI AH UK Ltd —Ash
- Full-time
- Doctoral degree
- Engineering
- English
Project Manager
Bridges Electrical Engineers —Maidstone
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Travel
- Employee discount
- Referral programme
Quick apply
Care Assistant
Caremark - Home Care in Spelthorne and Runnymede —Ashford
- £11.50 - £13.00 an hour
- Travel
Site Supervisor
National Highways —Maidstone
- £36,200 - £40,450 a year
- Overtime
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Outlook
12d
Senior Project Manager
Bridges Electrical Engineers —Maidstone
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Project management
- Travel
- Employee discount
- Referral programme
Quick apply
R2R103778 - Fostering & Adoption Panel Advisor - Permanent
South End City Council —Southend-on-Sea
- £53,460 - £58,959 a year
- Hybrid work
- Annual leave
Divisional Commissioning Manager (East)
Bridges Electrical Engineers —Maidstone
- Full-time
- Programmable logic controllers
- Team management
- Employee discount
- Referral programme
Quick apply
Manager, Settlements & Trust Fund Operations 12 month FTC
Lloyd's of London —Chatham
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Mentoring
- Employee discount
- Gym membership
Electrical Apprentice
Bridges Electrical Engineers —Maidstone
- Full-time
- Communication skills
- Employee discount
- Referral programme
Quick apply
Electrician
Bridges Electrical Engineers —Maidstone
- Full-time
- Employee discount
- Referral programme
Quick apply
Inspection & Testing Electrician
Bridges Electrical Engineers —Maidstone
- Overtime
- Employee discount
- Referral programme
Quick apply
Mechanical Apprentice
Bridges Electrical Engineers —Maidstone
- Full-time
- Communication skills
- Employee discount
- Referral programme
Quick apply
1d
R2R103661 - Lawyer -Contracts - Permanent
South End City Council —Southend-on-Sea
- £46,142 - £52,413 a year
- Hybrid work
- Organisational skills
- Contracts
- Annual leave
EICA Site Survey Engineer
Bridges Electrical Engineers —Maidstone
- Full-time
- Travel
- Employee discount
- Referral programme
Quick apply
Civil/ Structural Engineer – Ashford
Tony Gee and Partners LLP —Ashford
- Engineering
- Master's degree
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme

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Senior Repairs Operations Manager

Canterbury City Council -
Canterbury

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Job details

Permanent | Full-time
£55,285.89 - £63,166.90 a year
4 days ago

Benefits

Annual leave
Company pension
Employee discount

Qualifications

Driving Licence
Engineering
Maintenance

Full job description

A fantastic Senior Repairs Operations Manager job opportunity in Canterbury, Kent.

Canterbury City Council is a progressive local authority with an extremely varied stock of both Housing properties and commercial building portfolios.

This is a unique job opportunity for you to join Canterbury City Council’s collaborative Facilities Management team as Senior Repairs Operations Manager, taking responsibility for the service’s social housing planned, voids and reactive repair delivery.

What’s in it for you?

As Senior Repairs Operations Manager for Canterbury City Council, you’ll enjoy:

A starting salary of £55,285.89 - £63,166.90, (Plus £3,621 car allowance)
Flexible working arrangements that support and encourage a good work-life balance.
We’ll cover your relevant Professional Registration Fee for you (eg, RICS, CABE, CIOB)
We’ll support and encourage your career by providing excellent opportunities for training and development.
Generous annual leave entitlement, starting at 26 days (increasing to 28) PLUS 3 additional days over the Christmas period whilst the Council offices are closed.
We do not work on Bank Holidays.
A fantastic local government pension scheme.
Employee perks, including multiple retailer and lifestyle discounts to tackle the cost of living and help you enjoy your free time.
Free use of Canterbury’s Park and Ride for an easier commute.

About this Senior Repairs Operations Manager opportunity in Canterbury:

This role will be primarily home based with site visits and meetings at the council offices/hubs and contractors' offices when required. Access to an office space is available if preferred or wherever appropriate.
Within the Facilities Management team, you will be the subject matter expert in relation to the delivery of the HRA repairs, voids and planned work including the contract manager for our Reactive Repairs Contractor and building procedure across our HRA estate.
You’ll manage and motivate contractors and staff to achieve performance targets
You’ll lead on the successful delivery of a compliant forward-thinking service to our tenants within their homes making sure we are tenant focussed in our approach
With a focus on continuous improvement, you will have the opportunity to take responsibility for the management of the reactive repairs contractor, including budgetary control, development of delivery plans, and analysis of contract performance of several work streams (voids and capital projects)
You will ensure that the correct legal notices and payments are issued in line with the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996.
When required, you may act as Principal Designer.
You will have a good understanding and significant experience of maintenance and asset legal requirements, obligations and regulations.
You will have significant experience of building, motivating and training a team to deliver an ever changing and increasing quality service.

Working pattern of our Senior Repairs Operations Manager:

Monday to Friday, excluding bank holidays.
37 hours per week.
Permanent full-time contract.
A full week off over Christmas! Plus 26 days of annual leave to use throughout the rest of the year, increasing to 28 days after 5 years of service.

About you, the ideal Senior Repairs Operations Manager for Canterbury City Council:

Your Qualifications;

You should be a member of a relevant professional body (including CIBSE, RICS, CIOB, CABE or CIH)
You’ll have successfully completed a suitable Degree, in a subject that covers Construction or housing i.e Building Surveying or Building Service Engineering
A level 4 housing qualification or be willing to undertake one.
A full driving licence is required for this job opportunity.

You’ll have a strong knowledge of;

Housing Assets Delivery i.e reactive repairs, voids and capital works
Performance monitoring systems;
National policies and procedures relating to the councils housing stock
Compliance regarding statutory landlord obligations;
Technical understanding of building compliance (BS 7671, Gas Safety Regulations and Use, Control of Asbestos Regulations)

Due to the nature of this role, the successful applicant will be required to undertake a basic DBS check as part of their pre-employment clearances.

If this Senior Repairs Operations Manager job opportunity in Canterbury, Kent, looks right for you, please apply today!

For an informal chat about the role or to find out what it’s like to work for Canterbury City Council as part of its Facilities Management team, please call Nathan Foley on 07525237388. Nathan is our Lead Building Asset Manager and he would very much welcome your call.

Interviews are planned to take place week commencing 06 July 2026.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion at Canterbury City Council.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity in everything we do. We provide a safe and welcoming environment where everyone is valued, included and respected.

Our diversity strengthens our ability to serve the diverse communities we support through our work.

To demonstrate this through our actions, all applications are anonymised for the shortlisting panel, allowing all applicants to be assessed on merit alone.

Site Maintenance Dates:

Site maintenance is being carried out and may be unavailable on 20 June 2026 between the hours of 00:00 – 12:00.

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