Contract Manager Empty Homes

Weaver Vale Housing Trust; Northwich; Hybrid; GBP 49,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Generous annual leave (29 days + BH)

Pension with employee contribution

Birthday day off

Employee Assistance Programme

Wellbeing & discounts platform

Job summary

Weaver Vale Housing Trust in the North West seeks a Contract Manager Empty Homes to lead the Voids team and oversee all void/empty homes works, ensuring the standard and customer needs are met.

The role requires managing multi-disciplinary trades, coordinating disrepair works, and ensuring delivery to budgets and KPIs, with flexibility to work across Warrington and Cheshire under a hybrid model.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing multi-disciplinary trades teams and external sub-contractors to deliver programmes safely, on time, in line with budget and KPIs.
• Ability to analyse operational costs and identify efficiencies and implement changes to realise efficiencies.
• Ability to prepare and present high quality professional reports on performance delivery works.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Trust's works management function for the delivery of all Void/empty homes works, ensuring a quality end product that meets the Empty Homes Standard and customer needs.
• Oversee on-site resource delivering Disrepair works and initial responses to property incidents such as fire or flood.
• Collaborate with the Lettings and Home Ownership Team to ensure cohesive service delivery.

Skills

Trades team management

Cost analysis & efficiency

Reporting to KPIs

Education

Relevant professional qualification

Degree level qualification

IOSH Managing Safely

Job description

Job Type: Permanent Job Sector: Construction Region: North West Location: Weaver Vale Hosuing Trust. Gadbrook Point Rudheath Way, Northwich CW9 7LL Salary: £56,778.60per annum Salary Description: £56,778.63 per annum, (Plus Regular User Mileage Allowance) Posted: 21/08/2026 Recruiter: Weaver Vale Housing Trust Job Ref: wvhtjobs/TP/116/72

Job Title:Contract Manager Empty Homes (Permanent)Hours:37 hours per week + Callout OperationalSupport ManagerAnnual Salary:£56,778.63 per annum (Plus Regular User Mileage Allowance)Location:Based at Gadbrook Park, Northwich. Working across core locations such as: Warrington and Cheshire.Flexibility to work from a variety of places including our office at Gadbrook Park, Northwich and home (dependent on the job role and the needs of our customer, our organisation and our teams)Are you looking for an exciting opportunity working as part of a professional, engaged, and friendly organisation? Our values are Compassionate, Accountable, Respectful and Exceptional, we are constantly striving to demonstrate these values in our day to day working environment and culture.The OpportunityWeaver Vale Housing Trust has an exciting opportunity for someone who is looking to commence their career with a great company. We are looking for a driven, diligent, and friendly Contract Manager Empty Homes to join our Voids team.

What Will You Do?

To lead the Trusts works management function for the delivery of all Void / empty homes works, ensuring a quality end product that meets the Trust’s Empty Homes Standard and the customer’s needs, and working cohesively with the Trust’s Lettings and Home Ownership Team.The role will also oversee on-site resource delivering Disrepair works and initial responses to property-related incidents such as fire or flood.

Minimum Requirements For This Role

• Relevant professional qualification
• Willingness to undertake further qualifications in areas such as health and safety and compliance
• Proven experience and excellent track record of managing multi-disciplinary trades teams and external sub-contractors to deliver programmes safely, on time, in line with budget and KPIs
• Ability to analyse operational costs and identify efficiencies and effectively implement changes to realise efficiencies
• Ability to prepare and present high quality professional reports on performance delivery works
• Good knowledge of best working health and safety practices and legislation including CDM
• Detailed understanding of relevant building regulations, legislation, and standards
• Due to the nature of the role, a full current driving license and access to a car is essential. The role will also require the successful candidate to undergo a DBS check
• In line with the Trust’s Disclosure & Barring Policy, please confirm WITHIN YOUR APPLICATION if you have any current convictions under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Applicants will be subject to a DBS check
• Additionally, due to the flexible working arrangements with this role, you will need access to a room where you can work from and a suitable internet connection

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Generous annual leave entitlement - 29 days holidays plus UK public/bank holidays (part time pro rata)
• Ability to buy up to 5 days additional annual leave (pro rata for part-time) each year
• 12% employer contribution to our Pension Scheme (minimum 2% employee contribution) with life assurance benefit
• Access to the Trust discount and benefit platform, the C.A.R.E hub
• Commitment to support your ongoing learning and development, with the opportunity to develop a range of transferable skills
• Day off for your Birthday to be taken during your birth month (based on contractual hours)
• One day's paid leave (per year) to support a charity or community group of your own choice
• Candidate Referral Scheme
• Option to enrol in a Health Cash Plan
• Access to corporate Costco discounted membership
• Thank you gift for your continuous service starting at 5 years' service, and every 5 years' thereafter
• 24/7, 365 day Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) including free counselling
• Compensation for professional memberships which are an expressed requirement for the role
• Free annual flu vaccines and free Eye Care Vouchers
• Discounts on a gym membership and phone contract
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free to use car park at our office on Gadbrook Park
• Involvement in regular health and wellbeing initiatives and charity fundraising activities
• Opportunities to give feedback and join various colleague forums, to help shape change at the Trust

Skills Required

Essential Qualifications

• Proven experience and excellent track record of managing multi-disciplinary trades teams and external sub-contractors to deliver programmes safely, on time, in line with budget and KPIs
• Working directly with customers and scrutiny groups to improve service delivery

Desirable Qualifications

• Management of works relating to Disrepair
• Management of works following insurance-related incidents

Qualifications Required

Essential Qualifications

• Relevant professional qualification
• Willingness to undertake further qualifications in areas such as health and safety and compliance
• Full UK driving licence
• Educated to degree standard or equivalent
• IOSH Managing Safely Qualification
• Continued professional development
• Is qualified or working towards CIH level 4 or 5 qualification

Desirable Qualifications

• Educated to degree standard or equivalent
• IOSH Managing Safely Qualification
• Continued professional development
• Is qualified or working towards CIH level 4 or 5 qualification

The Trust invites applications from all members of the community, irrespective of Gender, Gender reassignment, Sexual orientation, Race, Religion or belief, Disability, Age, Pregnancy and maternity, Marriage and civil partnership.