Trade Manager Damp & Mould

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Job description
Full Time, Permanent

We are looking for a Trade Manager Damp & Mould, to join our Housing Repairs and Maintenance team at Bristol City Council. This role is an exciting opportunity to lead the Damp and Mould Team to ensure compliance with Awaabs Law and deliver a first class service to our tenants, managing a team of surveyors to deliver safe, secure homes for our residents.

Our service is responsible for maintaining 27,500 homes for residents and leaseholders, delivering reactive and planned maintenance on an annual budget exceeding £100m. We are dedicated to providing high-quality repairs while ensuring value for money and positive outcomes for the community.

What You'll Be Doing

In this role, you will:

• Manage and lead a team of staff in collaboration with Colleagues and Contractors providing repairs and maintenance to council owned dwellings managed by Landlord Services within the HRA ensuring completed works are compliant with relevant building regulations and housing legislation.

• To maintain the day-to-day management and development of all staff and surveyors in the team, primarily composed of four surveyors, administrators and general trades including responsive repairs operatives.

• Assist Service Manager with the monitoring and development of Damp and Mould policies and updating legislative changes, seeking best practice, ideas and innovative solutions, and ensuring they are applied within the Service.

• Ensure customer engagement in the service to empower and enable customers to make decisions on how the service is delivered.

What We're Looking For

We're seeking a professional who will bring:

• Thorough knowledge and understanding of health & safety issues, including Awaabs Law and requirements related to the construction industry, including relevant CDM experience.
• Experience of managing trades and technically qualified staff with the ability to lead, motivate, performance manage and develop others to continuously improve the customer's experience.
• Excellent organisational and problem-solving skills with a 'can do' attitude to staff resources so that all work progresses smoothly and with minimal inconvenience to the customer.

Additionally, you should have a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications and a commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion in your work.

Why Bristol City Council?

At Bristol City Council, we go that extra mile for our people; we offer a work environment which is fast moving and supportive, giving you the chance to use your skills and develop new ones within a high-profile organisation.

Join us and you'll receive an excellent rewards package including flexible working and flexitime, membership of the Local Government Pension scheme, and 25 days annual leave allowance rising to 30 days (plus bank holidays) with 5 years' service. In addition, you'll be working in a supportive environment where you'll have the chance to make Bristol a better place and contribute to its future.

How do I apply?

If you share our values and are ready to be part of our exciting journey please select the apply button below.

To be shortlisted for interview you'll need to demonstrate how you meet each of the essential criteria in the Person Specification within the Further Information section of your application. On occasion we will receive high numbers of applications, we may then shortlist against the desirable criteria along with the essential criteria, so if you can, please demonstrate how you meet this in your application.

We're a Disability Confident employer which means we value recruiting and retaining disabled people. Any job applicants who consider themselves to be disabled and meet the essential criteria in the Person Specification are guaranteed an interview. We'll make reasonable adjustments throughout the interview process and provide continued workplace support throughout your career.

Interviews will take place week commencing 20th April 2026.

For further information please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification or alternatively, please contact Alice.Kelman@bristol.gov.uk and/or Mark.Williams2@bristol.gov.uk
Bristol City Council strives to have a workforce that reflects the communities it serves, we are therefore committed to ensuring diversity in our hiring process. We welcome, develop and promote people from all sections of the community. Appointments will be made on merit.

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