Annual salary: up to £43,038.03
Void Supervisor
Location: Rotherham
Full Time Permanent
Salary up to £43,038.03 per annum, plus, company van & fuel card
42.5 hours per week (8-5 Monday- Friday)
About the role:
We’re currently seeking a skilled and experienced Building Maintenance Supervisor (Voids & Surveying) to lead our team as part of a social housing contract in Rotherham. This is a dynamic, field‑based leadership role where you’ll oversee the delivery of void refurbishment works, ensuring properties are surveyed, repaired, and brought up to standard ready for re‑let.
This is a fantastic opportunity to step into a key supervisory role with a strong pipeline of voids work and a growing presence in the area. You’ll play a vital part in ensuring homes are safe, compliant, and ready for new residents, making a real impact across the community.
Duties:
- Supervise the day‑to‑day delivery of void refurbishment works across empty properties
- Carry out and oversee pre‑ and post‑void surveys to identify required works and confirm quality on completion
- Ensure all works are completed safely, efficiently, and to required quality and compliance standards
- Allocate resources, operatives, and subcontractors effectively to meet turnaround targets
- Manage work schedules and priorities to support swift property handovers
- Conduct regular site visits to monitor progress, resolve issues, and maintain quality standards
- Ensure full compliance with Health & Safety regulations, COSHH, and company procedures
- Complete quality inspections and ensure remedial actions are implemented where required
- Lead, support, and performance‑manage a team of operatives, including productivity and performance monitoring
- Identify training needs and support development of the team
- Enforce HR policies including attendance, conduct, and grievance procedures
- Monitor and maintain company assets including vehicles, tools, PPE, and van stock
- Oversee material usage and ordering to ensure cost‑effective delivery
- Use systems and reports to track performance, survey outcomes, costs, and property condition
- Liaise with client representatives, subcontractors, and suppliers to coordinate void delivery
- Support contract mobilisation, compliance audits, and continuous service improvement
- Assist with budget control, forecasting, and identifying efficiencies and potential gains
- Provide cover for other supervisors during periods of absence or peak demand
- Attend toolbox talks, training sessions, and company meetings
- Ensure all activities reflect company values and maintain a professional image at all times
Role Criteria:
- Previous experience as a Maintenance Supervisor or similar role within social housing or property maintenance
- Strong experience managing voids works and property surveying
- Proven track record of managing Health & Safety and compliance requirements
- City & Guilds or equivalent qualification in a relevant trade
- Full, valid UK driving licence
- Strong working knowledge of Health & Safety legislation, including COSHH
- Experience working with Schedules of Rates
- Confident people manager with the ability to lead, mentor, and develop teams
- Strong customer and client‑focused approach
- Excellent organisational, planning, and problem‑solving skills
- Ability to make sound decisions under pressure
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
- IT literate with experience using works management systems
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:
Francesca Swan (francesca.swan@mearsgroup.co.uk)
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