Repairs Supervisor
Salary: £49,140 - £55,000 per annum inclusive of London Weighting
Contractual hours: 35 hours per week
Hours of Work/Work Pattern: Monday to Friday, 9:00am – 5:00pm
Basis: Full -Time, Permanent
Workplace category: Workplace based
Workplace role categories describe our approach to workplace attendance.
Attachments:Job Description and Person Specification
Summary of Terms and Conditions of Employment
We reserve the right to close the advert earlier should we receive a high number of applications. We therefore encourage you to apply early.
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The Repairs Supervisor provides operational leadership and first-line management of the Barbican Repairs Team across the Barbican Residential Estate.
The role is accountable for the effective day-to-day delivery of reactive and minor planned repairs, ensuring works are completed safely, within agreed service standards, and to the required quality threshold.
The post holder will take active ownership of operational performance, ensuring repairs are progressed efficiently and driven through to completion.
The Repairs Supervisor acts as the technical lead within the repairs service, providing diagnostic expertise, post-inspection oversight, and operational support to ensure repairs are delivered safely and to the required quality standard.
The Repairs Supervisor will be responsible for:
Direct line management, supervision and development of repairs operatives.
Daily operational control of reactive and minor planned repairs.
Active management of live WIP, ensuring jobs are progressed and completed within agreed SLAs.
Coordination and sequencing of complex work and multi-trade works to ensure end-to-end delivery.
First-line technical support and escalation for operatives.
Inspection and quality control of completed works, including addressing repeat defects or performance concerns.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and as part of the selection process the successful applicant will be required to obtain a Basic Disclosure & Barring Service check.
The City of London Corporation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
The City of London Corporation is currently undergoing a programme to ensure that our pay and reward practices are competitive and equitable across the whole organisation, to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to thrive in the work that we do.
Closing date: 23:59pm on 29 July 2026.
Interviews will be held on 10, 11, 12, 13 August 2026.
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To apply online please click the Apply online button below.
Alternatively, please contact 020 7332 3978 (24 hr answerphone) quoting reference numberOCCS1340 if you experience any difficulties. A minicom service for the hearing impaired is available on 020 7332 3732.
The City of London Corporation is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
We reserve the right to close the advert earlier should we receive a high number of applications.
Because our roles are so varied, we don’t have a ‘one size fits all’ policy for workplace attendance. How many days a week you’ll be required to attend your workplace will depend on the requirements of your role. It’s important that you understand the requirements before applying to ensure you are able to meet them. We are committed to considering requests to work flexibly and job share. Requests will be considered by the recruiting manager in line with our policies and business needs.
For more information on our categories for workplace attendance, please view our guide here.
We will be reviewing this policy and approach at regular intervals to ensure we’re meeting our attendance needs.
Salary range
- £49,140 - £55,000 per year