Team Lead Planning and Admin
- Employer
- Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
- Location
- Sandwell, West Midlands
- Salary
- Band F, SCP 26-31 (£36,124 - £40,476 per annum)
- Closing date
- 2 Jan 2025
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- Sector
- Corporate Services, Administration, Communications, Customer Services
- Job role
- Team Leader
- Contract Type
- Full time
We are seeking a proactive and skilled Team Lead for our Planning & Admin team to support the Asset Management & Improvement services. The successful candidate will oversee a team of coordinators, ensuring that all tasks are completed in line with the Council's processes and service standards.
You will play a key role in planning and delivering high-quality administrative support, managing a compliance and wider property processes, and ensuring effective coordination and communication with contractors, internal teams, and the public.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead, manage, and develop a team to ensure all administrative and planning tasks are completed in a timely, efficient, and customer-focused manner.
- Supervise and allocate work to employees/contractors for tenanted and void properties, ensuring KPIs and deadlines are met.
- Ensure adherence to all relevant procedures, financial records, and procurement systems. Facilitate regular performance meetings with contractors and implement corrective actions as necessary.
- Oversee administrative functions, including monitoring compliance performance statistics, processing invoices, and coordinating responses to customer complaints and enquiries.
- Manage out-of-hours services, insurance claims, fire safety protocols, and other relevant work.
- Prepare reports and documentation for senior management, and participate in tenant and scrutiny panels when required.
- Support the induction and training of new staff, ensuring effective performance management within the team.
You Will Be Expected to Demonstrate:
- Strong leadership and team management skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate your team.
- Detailed knowledge of Asset Management & Improvements processes, specifically in housing repairs and voids.
- Excellent customer focus and a commitment to continuous service improvement. Proficiency with modern technology and relevant systems for managing repairs, invoicing, and customer relations.
Qualifications
- Numeracy and Literacy Level 2 qualification or equivalent as a minimum
- Must be willing to undertake Level 3 in Management.
- Must be willing to undertake any Management training as necessary identified for the post.
Closing Date: 2nd of January 2025
For an informal discussion, please contact Henry Simms on 07876 006301
To apply please click the Apply Now link below.
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