Building Maintenance Supervisor

Annual salary: up to £44,232.30

Building Maintenance Supervisor

Location: London Kensal Road W10

Contract Type: Full-Time, Permanent (42.5 hours per week)

Salary: £44,232.30 per annum + company van, fuel card, and benefits package

Benefits: 25 days annual leave, staff rewards, volunteering leave, family-friendly policies

This is a hands-on leadership role requiring strong operational oversight, excellent communication, and a commitment to service excellence. You’ll manage trades and subcontractors, carry out inspections, and ensure compliance with company procedures and industry regulations.

Octavia Housing works in partnership with Mears Group to deliver responsive repairs and maintenance services across its London portfolio. Through this ongoing relationship, Mears supports residents with day‑to‑day and emergency repairs, as well as contributing to wider refurbishment and improvement programmes. As a trusted delivery partner, Mears helps Octavia maintain high-quality homes and ensure reliable, customer-focused service for its communities.

Role Responsibilities

Conduct pre- and post-inspections on internal and external tenanted and Void properties

Inspect works at height including doors, windows, and snagging on scaffolding

Supervise and coordinate tradespeople and subcontractors across multiple workstreams

Oversee planned, cyclical, and responsive repairs to ensure timely and high-quality delivery

Ensure all works meet industry standards and building regulations

Log works and generate reports using PDA systems and Excel

Provide excellent customer care and resolve issues professionally

Monitor productivity, resource allocation, and contract profitability

Conduct regular site visits to assess progress, quality, and compliance

Compile management reports on operational activities and performance

Ensure adherence to health and safety protocols and company operating procedures

Damp & Mould inspections

Key Criteria

A full valid UK manual driving licence

Experience in the above duties

Proven experience supervising operatives within the repairs and maintenance sector

A trade background with hands-on knowledge of building maintenance practices

Experience managing subcontractors and coordinating multi-trade teams

Damp & Mould experience

Ability to carry out inspections and assess work against quality standards

Comfortable working at height and inspecting scaffolding-based works

Strong understanding of planned, cyclical, and responsive repair programmes

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Ability to use PDA systems and Excel for reporting and logging tasks

Strong customer focus and commitment to service excellence

Organisational and planning skills to manage resources and meet deadlines

Benefits we can offer you.

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Annual Mears Fun Day - Our annual Fun Day is organised as a massive thank you from the Executive team for all the hard work!

Volunteering Leave - Mears supports employees to undertake paid volunteering in the community, in support of our social value commitment

Staff perks with Mears Rewards - discounts of up to 10% weekly groceries, holidays, eye test vouchers, Share save scheme, plus much more

Family friendly policies

Company Van, Fuel Card, and Uniform

All our roles require candidates to have the entitlement to work within the UK, Mears does not currently offer visa sponsorship.

To drive a Mears vehicle, you must be aged over 21 have held your licence over 3 months and have less than 9 points.

Candidates should be aware that all our roles are subject to relevant Background, Identity & Security checks before commencement of employment.

Apply below or to discuss your application further; contact:

Vickie Rudge ([email protected]) If you need any help with your application process, we are here to support you. We will be accessible every step of the way.

At Mears Group, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone can thrive, we are a Disability Confident employer, valuing individuality and ensuring equal opportunities for all.

We proudly support the Armed Forces Covenant and are honoured to have achieved the Gold Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) to coincide with this, we hold an Endorser Award for the Career Transition Partnership, recognising our commitment to veterans transitioning into civilian careers.

In our continued effort to promote social mobility, we invite applicants to voluntarily share their background information during the application stages to help us better understand the diverse experiences of our candidates. This is to ensure we are committed to improving social mobility. We use the Social Mobility Index to assess and enhance opportunities for individuals from diverse backgrounds. These questions are optional and will not impact your ability to apply.