The role
About Southwark:
We are the largest local authority social landlord in London, managing 55,000 homes lived in by 40% of Southwark’s residents. We are home to over 18,300 businesses including iconic London venues and social enterprises and we have a young, diverse and growing population.
At Southwark we are committed to making our borough just and fair and are taking positive action to tackle inequalities. Our residents and communities are our greatest asset and the passion we have for Southwark is shared by millions of Londoners who enjoy our outstanding cultural offer, use our hospitals and attend our universities. Our refreshed borough plan and focus on Southwark Stands Together, (which is our work with Southwark’s communities and the council’s staff to tackle racism, injustice and inequality) underpins all that we do.
As a Service Manager at Southwark Council, you will be at the forefront of managing and optimising our engineering infrastructure and workshop operations. You will design, deliver, manage, and maintain infrastructure while coordinating operational services and contractors to ensure efficient and effective asset management. Your leadership and expertise will be crucial in driving our mission forward.
Asset Management Services sits within the Traded Services Division of the Environment, Neighbourhoods, and Growth Department. This division encompasses a range of services positively impacting residents and borough users, including play equipment repairs, manufacturing steel products, decorative lighting installation, pest control services, and fleet management. The role involves working within the geographical area of existing or new contracts, which may extend beyond borough boundaries.
Key Responsibilities:
- Efficiently managing and allocate service resources, ensuring effective planning, development, organization, and prioritization of workloads across the team
- Support the management of staff, fleet, plant, equipment, and materials. Set targets, monitor performance, attendance, and conduct
- Overseeing the training and development of staff, including CPD, objective and target setting, and delivery of work plans
- Monitoring and implement health & safety protocols for operatives
- Assisting in monitoring and evaluating service activities to ensure proper planning and scheduling
- Promoting and delivering a customer-centred service that is responsive to internal and external needs
Additional details
The successful candidate will be engaged in continuous, professional development relating to CDM, Project Management, and H&S
Benefits and more information:
In your role, we want you to feel supported, challenged and rewarded. You will benefit from our family-friendly policies including flexible working, home working, and a local government pension scheme, plus many other staff benefits. You will join a motivated, driven and supportive team that strives for excellence and values its members. You will also be part of a successful and high-achieving development team that is making a real difference to the lives of residents in the borough. For more information about the wide variety of benefits you can take advantage of please visit our Staff Benefits page.
Recruitment timetable
Closing date: 1st November 2024
Interviews: 11th and 12th November
Guaranteed Interview Scheme:
As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:
• Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
• Are currently in care, or have previously been in care
• If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition
We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together programme. We particularly welcome applications from members of the Black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.
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