untypical
Contracts Manager - Volume Housebuilding
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About Us
untypical is an ambitious housebuilder that puts people and the planet at the heart of everything we do. We're dedicated to delivering the best possible standards in design, build quality, and service for our customers.
We’re looking for talented and enthusiastic individuals who will share this passion, to join our team.
Benefits
Our benefits package includes:
- Site Bonus
- Car Allowance
- Enhanced Company Pension Scheme
- 26 days holiday with additional bank holidays
- Holiday Buy Scheme
- Life Assurance
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Green Car Scheme
The Role
We have a new opportunity for a Contracts Manager to join a friendly team working from our Western region on a permanent contract. This person will predominantly look after residential developments across Somerset.
Duties
- Drive the region to build our Brands Tilia and Hopkins to the highest of standards
- Ensure service delivery meets financial targets and operates within the agreed budget
- Develop and deploy Service Plans and Key Work Objectives to meet ongoing and changing needs of stakeholders, clients, and customers
- Develop effective client and partner relationships in order to identify, propose, and secure profitable work within the client base or scope of contract, to meet business growth targets
- Participate in contract reviews with Senior Management and Directors
- Preparation and presentation of performance reports to a board level audience
- Ensure plans and processes are in place to prioritise and delegate workloads to achieve contract objectives
- Produce and maintain contract sectional plan and Key Work Objective for contract managers and support staff
- Develop customer relations in order to maximise perception of the business and maximise future commercial opportunity
- Ensure service delivery reinforces untypical Values and ensure alignment of change with untypical vision and strategy
- Ensure generation of accurate management, financial, and performance information consistent with reporting requirements
- Analyse data for reporting to clients to inform strategic and operational planning, and enable services to be delivered with specific outcomes
- Identify opportunities to develop and refine management processes, information systems, technology, and processes
- Ensure organisational development, staff, and other improvement plans are developed and deployed to maximise contract performance and financial return
- Ensure all staff performance is managed through performance conversations, including setting out clear key work objectives aligned with the Service Plan
- Identify, enable, and deliver cultural change and behaviours through flexible working and outcome-focused approaches
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Requirements
We're looking for the following skills and experience:
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- NVQ Level 6 in Construction Site Manager or equivalent
- CSCS – Black Management/White Academic
- SMSTS
- First Aid at Work
- BREGS or willingness to achieve in probation period
- Fire Safety for low-rise flats and housing or willingness to achieve during probationary period
- Proven record of overseeing a programme of residential development
- Managing Contractor agreements and liaising with Contractor Supervisors
- Proven experience of achieving PFI contractual requirements, KPIs, and client/stakeholder requirements and contract deliverables
- Knowledge of managing Profit and Loss accounts in a PFI environment
- Hold a Full UK Drivers Licence
About untypical
Bringing together two trusted housebuilding brands, Tilia Homes and Hopkins Homes, untypical aims to make a positive difference to the UK housebuilding market and help to provide greater access to homes which are affordable for buyers.
Guided by an innovative approach and a commitment to excellence, untypical focuses on creating sustainable, inclusive communities, delivering homes across the UK that people want to live in and are good for the planet.
Our people are at the heart of what we do and in order for us to succeed in becoming the UK’s most customer-centre housebuilder, we are looking for talented and ambitious individuals to join our team.
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