Construction Contracts Manager

Overview

Manage site teams delivering responsive repairs and void works in social housing.

Key Responsibilities

• kpi monitoring
• contract docs
• client meetings
• progress control
• team management
• responsive repairs

Tasks

As a Contracts Manager for Novus, you’ll get to see the impact and improvements your role delivers to your customers and team every day – taking your job satisfaction to whole new levels. This varied and challenging role offers you the opportunity to work with and manage a skilled and professional team, a secure environment with long-term contracts and the opportunity to grow and learn. With responsibility for successfully leading a small team of Site Managers delivering Responsive repairs and Void works in a Social Housing setting. Ensuring contracts are completed to programme, with zero defects, within budget and with no risk to Health & Safety of their operation team, the client, or the public. The successful candidate will be client facing and have extensive knowledge of Responsive repairs and voids within Social Housing environment with the team delivering around 65 responsive jobs daily and 12 voids per week -Ensure that WIP is maintained and KPI are being met, through a good understanding of PPP (Price per property models) and Schedules of rates -Ensure all necessary contract documentation / reports are accurate and produced on time. -Attend monthly client meetings to review performance and future planning of works -Control individual contract progress, focusing completion within time frames and budget -Manage the selection and formation of site personnel teams (inc. sub-contractors) as determined by individual contracts. -Assist in the presentation of the contract brief to the client -Manage site personnel, work activities and resources to meet the requirements of individual contracts.

Requirements

• contracts management
• smsts
• nvq
• driving licence
• dbs
• self starter

What You Bring

Along with utilising your Contracts Management skills, you’ll also be looking for ways to add real social value to the communities and customers you work with. Supported by your peers, team, and management to solve problems and trusted to make decisions to grow and develop relationships and revenue. As an experienced Contracts Manager you will have the experience of working within a responsive repairs and void works contract including both internal and external works, within a social housing environment. Ideally you will hold SMSTS or associated NVQ, but if this has expired, we will support you to renew, it’s the knowledge and skills that goes with the qualification that’s essential to us. Our preferred candidate will be experienced, knowledgeable, be a self starter who is focused on delivery and able to communicate well with the team to ensure everyday runs smoothly. You will need to hold a Full UK driving licence to travel to Sites daily along with a DBS check

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Benefits

-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…. -27 Days Hols & BH – option to buy or sell holidays -Attractive salary & benefits to suit you -Company pension scheme – up to 7.5% -Company Car or Car Allowance

About Novus Property Solutions

-It blends local presence—with offices across the UK—with the delivery strength of large-scale property services. -Its typical projects range from housing association refurbishments to healthcare, education and commercial site upgrades. -Specialist areas include residential retrofits and education facility refurbishments, showcasing technical depth. -Operating end-to-end, it covers compliance, maintenance, and build-back works under long-term frameworks. -A standout: recent multimillion-pound regional office refurbishments.

Sector Specialisms

Security Clearance

-dbs check required -full uk driving licence required