Job Role: Area Manager
Location: High Wycombe OR Brize Norton (covering sites in Oxford, Bicester, Wallingford, Aylesbury and Maidenhead)
Contract: Permanent, Full Time
Salary: Up to £62,000 plus Company Car/ Car Allowance 

Mainstay Recruitment are currently recruiting for an experienced Area Manager to lead the delivery of a high-quality repairs and maintenance service across a diverse operational area for our prestigious client. This is a senior operational role with full accountability for performance, budget management and health and safety compliance, ensuring excellent outcomes for customers, stakeholders and the business.

The Role

As Area Manager, you will lead and motivate a multi-disciplinary team alongside specialist supply chain partners to deliver planned, reactive and out-of-hours maintenance services. You will ensure appropriate operational cover is in place, including during periods of holiday and sickness.

You will take ownership of operational performance, managing complex repairs, monitoring KPIs and using data and trend analysis to drive continuous improvement, efficiency and value for money. The role includes full profit and loss responsibility, with delegated budget management supported by robust financial control, forecasting, exception reporting and remedial action where required.

Working collaboratively with internal teams and external partners, you will proactively identify opportunities to enhance service delivery, support business change and improve the customer experience, while maintaining a strong focus on quality and compliance.

People leadership is central to this role. You will foster a supportive, fair and inclusive culture where individuals feel engaged, motivated and empowered to develop. You will manage performance through effective one-to-ones, appraisals and reviews, and address employee matters such as sickness, absence, health and safety, grievance and disciplinary issues in line with policy and best practice.

You will also build strong, trusted relationships with key stakeholders, ensuring services are delivered in line with contractual and bid commitments. As part of the role, you will undertake the necessary training to act as the Responsible Person for Legionella and Asbestos.

The role is based from either the High Wycombe or Brize Norton site, depending on proximity, with hybrid working available following successful completion of probation.

About You

You will be a confident and credible leader with strong communication, decision- making and influencing skills, and a flexible, agile approach to managing operational challenges. You will have a solid understanding of repairs and maintenance services, relevant legislation, regulatory requirements and British Standards.

A strong background in the Social Housing sector or significant Hard Services Facilities Management experience is essential, along with proven experience of managing multi- disciplinary teams and subcontractors in a performance-driven environment. You will be comfortable using performance data to inform decisions and demonstrate a track record of continuous improvement.

You will ideally hold, or be working towards, a relevant professional qualification such as CIOB or RICS, or be able to demonstrate equivalent experience. A good working knowledge of health and safety management is required, with NEBOSH or IOSH qualifications and experience as a Responsible Person considered advantageous. You will be confident using Microsoft Office applications and financial and operational reporting tools.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary
• Company car or car allowance
• Bonus scheme
• 25 days annual leave
• 6% employee-matched pension contribution
• Life assurance (2x annual salary)
• Private medical cover for you and your partner

To apply for this role, please follow the link on this page or call Mainstay Recruitment’s Walsall Office and ask for Will for more information.