Novus Property Solutions
Retrofit Technical Manager
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Location: Covering South West, Basingstoke, Tewkesbury, Gloucester, Reading, Birmingham – M5 – M40 corridor
Role: Hybrid (Site/Office/Home), working Monday to Friday, typically 39 hours per week
About the Role
As a Retrofit Technical Manager for Novus, you will work within the Housing business in conjunction with operational teams, Head of Sustain, and clients to ensure that retrofit projects are mobilized and completed effectively, compliantly, to the highest quality standards. You will play an integral role in upskilling retrofit delivery teams to ensure policies, processes, and procedures are implemented throughout the various geographical regions. You will proactively support colleague training and upskilling of PAS and MSC measures across all roles within the management and delivery teams.
You will support the business development and work-winning team by identifying and developing funding opportunities to secure additional work streams.
By taking a ‘whole-life cycle’ approach, Novus offers several solutions of service inclusive of both building fabric and renewables solutions, including identification, application for, and execution of funding agreements.
What’s in it for you?
- Attractive salary & benefits to suit you
- 27 Days Holiday & Bank Holidays – option to buy or sell holidays
- Company pension scheme – up to 7.5%
- Company Car or Car Allowance
We also offer a Discounted Healthcare Scheme, High Street & lifestyle discounts including Taste card, a day paid volunteering per year, length of service awards, and more…
Responsibilities
- Act as the subject matter expert for Retrofit and Decarbonisation, ensuring the successful mobilisation, delivery, and handover of retrofit services. Support clients in achieving their net zero and carbon reduction objectives across their property portfolios.
- Lead the implementation of retrofit best practices from mobilisation through to project completion, providing guidance, auditing, and compliance support to operational teams.
- Ensure successful mobilisation and ongoing focus on the requirements for compliant delivery through handover, enabling our clients to achieve their zero carbon targets across their portfolios.
- Support business development activities by collaborating with the Win Business team to identify new opportunities, contribute to bid submissions, and enhance the quality of tender responses.
- Provide regular progress updates and reports to key stakeholders in line with business requirements.
- Drive colleague development by supporting training, mentoring, and upskilling initiatives across management and delivery teams.
- Represent the business in client meetings, supporting Senior Leadership Teams during project feasibility assessments, funding discussions, and the development of delivery programmes.
- Ensure all retrofit and decarbonisation activities are delivered in accordance with company systems, processes, and procedures, maintaining a robust "golden thread" of information throughout project lifecycles.
- Proactively identify compliance risks and non-conformances, working closely with operational teams to implement corrective actions and develop preventative solutions for future projects.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of emerging legislation, industry standards, technologies, and best practices, making recommendations to support continuous improvement.
- Champion innovation and best practice across the business, promoting consistency, excellence, and knowledge sharing throughout all retrofit and decarbonisation workstreams.
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About You
As an experienced Retrofit Technical Manager, you will require a specialist Retrofit and sustainability background within the refurbishment sector, ideally you will hold a Level 5 Retrofit qualification and a good understanding of PAS 2030 & 2035 requirements.
Our preferred candidate will be experienced, knowledgeable, self-starter focused on delivery/compliance, and able to communicate well with the team to ensure every day runs smoothly. Confident IT skills essential. You will need to hold a Full UK driving licence to travel to Sites with occasional overnight stays.
A Little Bit About Us…
Novus Property Solutions is a dynamic, award-winning property maintenance, refurbishment, compliance, and decarbonisation specialist with more than 700 colleagues in 19 locations across Great Britain, providing a combination of local knowledge and national strength. We are a social and environmentally responsible family-owned business with a rich 127-year heritage, delivering a range of bespoke services and solutions to a wide variety of clients. Our vision is to be the leader in building and maintenance solutions, delivered with compassion and care for the communities in which we operate.
At Novus Property Solutions, we value people, and we are committed to building an inclusive and diverse workplace that enables our people to bring their full selves to work. We understand for many reasons that people very rarely meet all the criteria laid out in the job advert, so, we encourage you to apply for the role even if you do not meet all the criteria or hold all the qualifications. You may be just who we are looking for to join our award-winning Property Maintenance company in this, or another role.
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