Contracts Manager

Novus Property Solutions Limited; Yeovil; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A property maintenance specialist in Yeovil is seeking an experienced Contracts Manager to lead a small team and oversee planned works contracts in social housing. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in contract management and team leadership, ensuring projects are delivered on time and within budget. Benefits include a competitive salary, company pension scheme, and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Attractive salary & benefits

27 days holiday plus bank holidays

Company pension scheme – up to 7.5%

Company car or car allowance

Discounted healthcare scheme

Qualifications

• Experience within planned works contracts in a social housing environment.
• Full UK driving licence required.
• Knowledge and skills associated with SMSTS qualification.

Responsibilities

• Ensure contracts are completed on time and within budget.
• Support and develop a team of Site Managers.
• Engage effectively with stakeholders to deliver planned works.
• Manage health & safety risks proactively.
• Oversee budgeting and procurement processes.

Skills

Contract Management

Team Leadership

Client Engagement

Health & Safety Management

Budget Management

Education

SMSTS or associated NVQ

Job description

Location: Yeovil office, covering 100 mile radius (Excluding Devon & Cornwall) – Typically working Monday to Friday 39 hours

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 Planned Kitchen, Bathrooms, Roofing, Windows and Door refurbishment and solar 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 Planned Works within Social Housing environment.

Key Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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, focusing completion within time frames and budget.
• Ensure all necessary contract documentation / reports are accurate and produced on time.
• Attend monthly client meetings to review performance and future planning of works.
• Work under the Senior Operations Manager to support the preparation, processing and selection of estimates, bids and tenders and the development of the procurement programme.
• Assist in the presentation of the contract brief to the client.

As an experienced Contracts Manager you will have the experience of working within a planned 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 go with the qualification that is 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, Disability Confident.

About Disability Confident

A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high‑volume, seasonal and high‑peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non‑disabled people. For more details please go to .

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 128‑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.

Benefits and Compensation

• Attractive salary & benefits to suit you
• 27 Days Hols & BH – option to buy or sell holidays
• Company pension scheme – up to 7.5%
• Company Car or Car Allowance
• Discounted Healthcare Scheme, High street & lifestyle discounts including Taste card, a day paid volunteering per year, length of service awards, and more….

An outline of your responsibility as a Contracts Manager

• Contact management: ensuring contracts are completed on time, within budget and to specification.
• Team leadership: supporting and developing a team of Site Managers.
• Stakeholder engagement: engaging with clients, subcontractors and internal teams to deliver planned works.
• Risk and safety oversight: managing health & safety, ensuring zero incidents.
• Commercial: managing contractual budgets, pricing, and procurement processes.