Repairs Planning Manager

Salary £43,905.68 per annum

Location Bromsgrove, Worcestershire

The Vacancy

Full Time (37 hours per week)

Permanent

Closing Date: Monday 28th September 2026 @ 9am

Interview Date: Thursday 8th October 2026 – in person

We have an excellent opportunity for a Repairs Planning Manager to lead resource planning across our Repairs and Maintenance service, helping drive operational performance, resident experience and efficient delivery across occupied and empty homes.

The role

Reporting to the Head of Repairs, you will maximise operative efficiency, improve repair scheduling and support high-quality service delivery from first contact through to completion.

You will make sure vehicles are maintained and compliant, material supply chains are effective, and planning decisions support first-time fixes, void turnaround and productive use of resources.

You’ll provide clear leadership and direction to Resource Planners, the Repairs Administrator and the Repairs Inspector, setting objectives, monitoring outcomes and coaching the team to deliver consistently strong performance.

This is a key management role with responsibility for driving performance, improving service delivery, managing budgets and ensuring residents and internal teams receive timely, efficient and empathetic support.

About you

We are looking for a highly organised manager with strong operational grip, sound judgement and the confidence to lead a busy repairs planning function.

You will bring excellent communication skills, good ICT capability, a commitment to inclusive customer service and the ability to use performance information to prioritise work and improve outcomes.

Experience in a repairs environment, social housing or housing management systems would be beneficial, but we are most interested in candidates who can lead people, manage performance and deliver a responsive service.

This post requires that the job holder is subject to a DBS check at a basic level.

What we can offer in return:

32 days annual leave plus bank holidays
Holiday purchase scheme – buy up to an additional 5 days holiday per year
Holiday buy back scheme – bdht will buy back up to 10 days holiday from staff
Team budget every year to enjoy an afternoon out as a team
Electric vehicle leasing scheme through Octopus Energy
Pension scheme – defined contributions pension administered by the Social Housing Pension Scheme (SHPS)
Life insurance is available to members of the pension scheme
Employee Assistance Programme
Mental Health First Aiders
Healthcare Cash Back Scheme – Healthshield
Retail discounts scheme
Long Service Awards (given at 1 year, 5 years and in increments of 5 years following this)
Reimbursement for professional subscription fees
Corporate Sponsorship opportunities
Reimbursement for HRT pre-paid certificates
Reimbursement for annual flu jab
Free parking and refreshments
Monthly staff compliments raffle
Wellbeing calendar of events throughout the year

bdht reserves the right to close vacancies before the stated closing date where the volume of applications is extremely high.

INDLOW

The Company

BDHT employs 170 people and is dedicated to providing excellent services to our customers by having excellent staff. We are very much a learning organisation. We have a major commitment to identifying transferable skills within our employees and creating opportunities for individuals to grow.

BDHT is a people based organisation and our people are actively encouraged to 'bring their whole selves to work'. The things that are important to you become important to us too.

We believe in our people, and actively support them based upon three core themes: ‘Look after yourself’, ‘Look after your colleagues’ and ‘Look after the business’.

We are a great employer who pays fairly and has excellent terms and conditions. But above all we absolutely recognise that good performance is linked to happy staff, so we actively encourage fun and expect that it is part of the normal working day.

Our Values

Listening

Fair

Honest

Respect

Integrity

Transparent

Inclusive