Operational Lead - Housing Repairs Inspections

• East Suffolk Council, Lowestoft and Melton

• £49,282 - £53,460 (Band 9)

• 37 hours per week 

• Permanent 

East Suffolk Council is an exciting place to work, delivering essential local services and making a real difference to a quarter of a million people across East Suffolk. We currently have an opportunity to join East Suffolk Council's Repairs and Maintenance Team as a Operational Lead – Housing Repairs Inspections.         

Your role: 

The post holder will provide operational leadership for the Council’s property inspection functions. The postholder will ensure that all statutory, regulatory, and corporate inspection requirements are met across the housing stock, delivering a high‑quality, safe, and customer‑focused service.

This role will oversee the operational delivery of inspections, ensure inspection outcomes feed into wider asset and service planning, manage budgets, lead on contractor/contract performance monitoring, and line management of the Inspection team. The postholder will also contribute to service transformation, continuous improvement, and customer engagement across Housing Repairs & Maintenance.

As per of this role, there is a requirement to be present in the office throughout the working week. 

What you will need: 

The successful candidate will have experience in property surveying and inspections within social housing or similar sector and a proven track record of managing teams and delivering operational services. The candidate will have previous experience of managing budgets and financial reporting along with experience in decent homes, Awaab’s law monitoring and quality assurance. 

Why work for us? 

East Suffolk Council is a great place to work and there are lots of benefits our employees can access. To find out more about why we are so proud of East Suffolk Council, take a look at our video and hear why our employees think it is such a great place to work (YouTube). 

Here are some of the main benefits:  

• Generous leave entitlement (equivalent to 25 days a year, increasing to 31 days after 5 years’ service, plus bank holidays)  

• Local government pension scheme  

• Flexible working arrangements  

• Learning and development tailored to your role  

• A wide variety of staff support networks including access to health and wellbeing initiatives and programmes.  

• Discounts on mobile phones, computers, holiday and travel, fashion and clothing, health and beauty and many other products and services.  

Find more information about what we offer in our benefits brochure (pdf).  

The majority of our teams are working in an agile way, with a mixture of home and office working, depending on individual preferences and service requirements. If you wish to discuss how that might impact your working arrangements if you were the successful candidate, please contact the recruiting manager listed at the bottom of this advert. 

For more information 

For an informal discussion regarding this post, please contact Stephanie Duff via Stephanie.Duff@eastsuffolk.gov.uk 

Closing date: Midday, 17^th March 2026

Interview date: Week commencing 26^th March 2026

How to apply 

Step 1 - Read the advert and the Job Description and Person Specification. 

Step 2 - Complete the Supporting Statement template (docx). Your statement needs to indicate how you meet each of the criteria contained within the Person Specification. Please use the template provided (other formats will not be accepted). 

Step 3 - Complete the online application and upload your statement. Please note, CVs are not accepted. 

For more information, check out the How to Apply section of our Career Site (URL).