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Contracts Manager – Social Housing Planned Works
Location: Southern Home Counties
Job Type: Permanent, Full Time
Sector: Social Housing, Planned Works, Refurbishment, Retrofit, Property Services, Voids, Maintenance
Package: Competitive salary + car allowance + fuel card for business and personal use + up to 25% bonus
Are you an experienced Contracts Manager, Planned Works Manager, Refurbishment Contracts Manager, Project Manager or Senior Site Manager with a background in social housing planned works, kitchen and bathroom programmes, voids, Decent Homes, property services or construction maintenance?
This is a rare opportunity to join a national property services, refurbishment and retrofit contractor with a strong reputation for delivering long-term, high-quality contracts across the UK. Whether delivering projects in London, the Valleys, the Scottish Borders, Yorkshire, Liverpool or the Southern Home Counties, this business is known for applying the same high standards of workmanship, customer care, health and safety, contract delivery and client service across every region.
The company delivers long-term quality contracts across social housing, education, retail and hospitality properties, giving you the chance to be part of a stable, established and growing national operation with genuine contract depth and regional support.
What’s in it for you?
- Competitive salary package.
- Car allowance.
- Fuel card for business and personal use.
- Bonus potential of up to 25%.
- Rare opportunity to join a national property services, refurbishment and retrofit contractor.
- Long-term planned works contract with clear operational ownership.
- Defined Southern Home Counties patch.
- Opportunity to lead a visible social housing improvement programme.
- Join a business delivering high-quality contracts across social housing, education, retail and hospitality properties.
- Strong mix of site delivery, client management and team leadership.
- Ideal role for an experienced planned works or refurbishment professional looking for more ownership.
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The Role
As Contracts Manager, you will be responsible for the successful operational delivery of planned works across a Southern Home Counties patch. You will oversee site teams, subcontractors, suppliers and internal colleagues to ensure projects are delivered safely, on time, within budget and to the required quality standard.
The role will focus on the delivery of kitchen and bathroom refurbishment programmes alongside void property preparation across occupied and void social housing properties. You will take responsibility for day-to-day contract delivery, programme planning, labour and material coordination, KPI performance, resident liaison, client communication and operational reporting.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead delivery of planned works across kitchens, bathrooms and void property preparation.
- Manage multiple sites and property locations across the Southern Home Counties.
- Oversee Site Managers, Supervisors, direct labour, subcontractors and suppliers.
- Plan and monitor programmes, labour, materials and resources.
- Maintain strong client relationships and act as a key operational contact.
- Drive high standards of customer care, resident liaison and communication.
- Monitor KPIs, deadlines, budgets, quality standards and service expectations.
- Ensure works comply with health and safety legislation, RAMS and site procedures.
- Identify risks, delays or issues and take corrective action to protect delivery.
- Support commercial performance through cost awareness, variations and reporting.
- Maintain accurate contract documentation, progress updates and operational reports.
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About You
You will ideally have experience as a Contracts Manager, Planned Works Manager, Project Manager, Operations Manager, Senior Site Manager or Refurbishment Contracts Manager within social housing, planned maintenance, property services or construction maintenance.
You will have experience in one or more of the following areas:
- Social housing planned works
- Kitchen and bathroom replacement programmes
- Void property preparation
- Decent Homes / planned maintenance
- Occupied-property refurbishment
- Housing association or local authority contracts
- Property services or construction maintenance
- Multi-site site management or contracts management
You will be confident managing subcontractors, direct labour, site teams and multi-site programmes. You will also understand programme control, resident liaison, customer care, health and safety, commercial awareness and client relationship management.
A full UK driving licence is required due to regional travel.
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This is a great opportunity for an experienced Contracts Manager, Planned Works Manager or senior refurbishment professional looking to take ownership of a defined social housing planned works contract within a respected national property services and retrofit business.
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