Vacancies

Contracts Manager (Painting/Refurbishment – Social Housing)

Novus Property Solutions are
a dynamic, award winning property maintenance, refurbishment and new build
specialist with more than 750 staff in 26 Locations across the UK providing a
combination of local knowledge and national strength. We are a Social and
Environmentally responsible family run business with a rich 124-year heritage,
delivering a range of bespoke services and solutions to a wide variety of
clients.   

As a result of our success we are
seeking an enthusiastic Contracts Manager to work from our Leighton Buzzard operational office covering Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and surrounding. 

Benefits

• Competitive
  Salary
• Company
  Car/Car Allowance
• Discounted
  Healthcare Scheme
• Pension
• 23
  days holidays & BH 

Summary – Contracts
Manager

The role of the
Contracts Manager is to ensure the smooth operation of a number of designated
contracts / sites from implementation to completion and handover.

With responsibility for the control and
management of a number of Site Managers, the role holder will ensure contracts
are completed to programme, with zero defects, within budget and with no risk
to the Health & Safety of their operational team, the client or the general
public.

The successful candidate will be client facing and have strong experience in Social Housing with a Paiting and Refurbishment bias, estimating experience would be beneficial.

Key
Responsibilities – Contracts Manager

• Assist in
  the preparation, processing and selection of estimates, bids and tenders.
• Assist in
  the development of the procurement programme.
• Assist in
  the presentation of the contract brief to the client
• Manage the
  selection and formation of site personnel teams (inc. sub contractors) as
  determined by individual contracts.
• Manage site
  personnel, work activities and resources to meet the requirements of individual
  contracts.
• Control
  individual contract progress towards completion.
• Control
  individual contract budgets.
• Ensure all
  necessary contract documentation / reports are accurate and produced on time.
• Identify
  Social Value and Customer Service requirements for each contract and manage, deliver
  and report against these commitments.

Key skills

• Must have a
  minimum of 5 years experience in a similar role and sector.
• Holds the
  relevant qualifications.
• Must hold a
  current SMSTS or associated NVQ.
• Essential to have experience of Painting/Refurbishment contracts and working within Social Housing
• Passive Fire Protection experience extremely beneficial 
• Must be an
  enthusiastic self-starter with confident communications skills.
• Confident IT
  skills, proficient in the use of MS Office.
• Must be flexible
  in hours of work and travel and hold a Full UK Driving Licence.

Applications are welcomed from all as we are an Equal Opportunities Employer. We are a socially and environmentally responsible national building and maintenance company.

Please note that we do not require recruitment agency support with this role and speculative CVs will be treated as a direct application.