Repairs Supervisor

The Vacancy

WPS are seeking a proactive and experienced Repairs Supervisor to lead a team of operatives delivering responsive repairs services across social housing properties in the Crawley area.

🔧 Key Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day operations of the responsive repairs team
• Ensure timely and high-quality completion of repair works
• Conduct site visits and office-based coordination
• Monitor performance, compliance, and health & safety standards
• Liaise with residents, contractors, and internal teams to resolve issues

👷 Requirements

• SSSTS certification (minimum)
• Proven experience in social housing repairs
• Strong leadership and organisational skills
• Ability to work across site and office environments
• Must live locally to Crawley
• Full UK driving licence

🌟 Desirable

• Background in managing repairs within a social housing setting
• Familiarity with housing management systems and reporting tools

Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually, and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicant’s criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses. Additionally, certain roles may be subject to additional pre-employment checks.

To learn more about the checks included in this process, please click on the following link: National Security Vetting

Work for Wates

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies.  Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:

• Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
• Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
• Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer.  We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.