Gavin Saunders

Divisional Director – Repairs & Maintenance (Liberty)gavin.saunders@liberty-group.co.uk Linkedin

Gavin Saunders, MCIOB, is Liberty’s Divisional Director for Repairs and Maintenance.

A Chartered Construction Manager and senior operational leader, he has over 26 years of experience in property maintenance.

Gavin leads multi disciplinary teams delivering responsive repairs, planned works and voids programmes, with accountability for safety, compliance, quality and resident experience. His approach blends data driven planning with strong leadership to improve outcomes for people and performance for landlords.

Specialising in mobilising and leading delivery of complex contracts and systems, he recently played a pivotal role in mobilising Liberty’s largest contract with social landlord ForHousing. He also led Liberty’s successful attainment of third-party certification in passive fire protection (including BM TRADA Q Mark for fire doors and fire stopping), underlining his commitment to building safety, compliance and technical excellence.

A well-established operational director, Gavin is known for building high performing teams, developing future leaders and translating strategy into actionable results and sustained improvement.

Before becoming Divisional Director, Gavin has served as Operations Director and Assistant Regional Director within Liberty (part of WPS). Earlier leadership roles across the repairs and maintenance sector have given him a deep understanding of the regulatory, operational and customer landscape in social housing.