Disrepair Supervisor

Location: West Midlands

Job Type: Trades and Labour

Contract: Full Time/Flexible Working

Application deadline: 20 Apr 2026

The Vacancy

🛠️ Disrepair Supervisor

📍 West Midlands

🏢 WPS

Bring your people leadership and case‑management skills to our growing WPS business in the West Midlands. You’ll own the Disrepair workstream end‑to‑end, supporting the Project Lead day‑to‑day — and stepping up to lead the contract when required — ensuring services are safe, compliant and consistently delivering strong KPIs and great customer outcomes. 🚀

What you’ll do

  • Lead the Disrepair operation — optimise resources, apply robust processes and meet contract KPIs and client standards. 🔧📊
  • Manage the caseload — ensure work orders progress within target dates; confirm multi‑trade requirements, timeframes and pre‑inspections. ⏱️
  • Guide people & partners — support administrators, operatives and subcontractors to achieve targets and deliver consistently. 👥🎯
  • Champion quality & customer care — deliver pre‑ and post‑repair inspections, routine quality checks and proactive communication. ✅
  • Report & drive improvement — produce weekly updates on completed and outstanding jobs; investigate issues and follow through to resolution. 🗂️
  • Partner with the client — support performance reports and attend regular review meetings. 🤝
  • Handle variations & complaints — manage variation requests in line with client procedures and help resolve customer, client and staff queries. 🧩
  • Lead on safety — uphold H&S within our Operating Framework; ensure PPE, vehicles, livery and ID standards are maintained. 🦺🔒
  • Support commercials — monitor operating costs and productivity metrics, collaborating closely with commercial colleagues. 💷📊

What you’ll bring

  • Experience supervising within repairs & maintenance, ideally with direct disrepair responsibility.
  • Strong leadership of teams and supply chain partners, with clear, confident communication.
  • Demonstrable success in achieving KPI performance and driving quality.
  • Excellent planning/scheduling capability and a calm, problem‑solving approach.
  • Solid understanding of health & safety and stakeholder engagement.

Why join us

  • Be part of a growing West Midlands operation with real influence over how we deliver disrepair services. 🌱
  • Supportive team culture with regular development, feedback and progression opportunities. 🤝📈
  • Work that genuinely improves the lives of residents and communities. 🏘️

How to apply

Ready to take the next step? Apply today and help us deliver a safe, efficient and customer‑first repairs service. ✉️🔗

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