Contracts Manager - Painting & Decorating

Henley Chase; Sevenoaks; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle or car allowance

Pension

Annual leave and bank holidays

Performance-related benefits

Long-term career development

Job summary

Henley Chase in Sevenoaks is seeking an experienced Contracts Manager to lead social housing planned maintenance and refurbishment programmes. You will oversee painting, decorating and property refurbishment across multiple contracts, ensuring safe, on-time, on-budget delivery with high quality outcomes.

The role requires strong commercial awareness, experience with Housing Associations/Local Authorities and the ability to manage diverse teams and supply chains.

Qualifications

• Proven contracts manager experience in social housing, planned maintenance or refurbishment.
• Strong background in painting/decorating contracts and general refurbishments.
• Experience with Housing Associations or Local Authorities is essential.
• Solid financial oversight: budgets, forecasting and profitability.
• Knowledge of SORs and social housing pricing mechanisms is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day delivery of multiple social housing maintenance contracts.
• Oversee painting, decorating and refurbishment programmes.
• Administer contracts from mobilisation to final account.
• Develop programmes, resources and delivery schedules.
• Lead Supervisors, Site Managers, operatives, subcontractors and supply chain.
• Monitor productivity, quality, progress and contract performance.
• Ensure compliance with specifications and quality standards.
• Manage snagging, defects and completion of works.
• Track contract expenditure, budgets and forecasts.
• Handle variations, valuations and payment applications; assess risks.
• Collaborate with Quantity Surveyors and commercial teams.
• Maintain strong relationships with Housing Associations and Local Authorities.
• Attend client meetings and monitor KPIs & SLAs.

Skills

Social housing experience

Painting/Decorating

Planned maintenance

Commercial awareness

Budgets & forecasting

Client & stakeholder management

Job description

Contracts Manager - Social Housing Planned Maintenance

Salary: £55,000-£65,000 per annum, depending on experience

Benefits: Company vehicle or car allowance, pension, annual leave and performance-related benefits

Location: Sevenoaks

Job Type: Permanent, Full-Time

The Role

We are seeking an experienced Contracts Manager to take overall responsibility for the successful delivery of social housing planned maintenance and refurbishment programmes.

The role will have a particular focus on painting and decorating, cyclical decorations, general planned maintenance and property refurbishment, working across Housing Association, Local Authority and public-sector contracts.

The successful candidate will oversee the operational, commercial and contractual performance of multiple contracts, ensuring works are delivered safely, efficiently, on programme, within budget and to the required quality standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day delivery of multiple social housing planned maintenance contracts.
• Oversee planned maintenance, cyclical decorations, painting and refurbishment programmes.
• Manage contracts from mobilisation through to completion and final account.
• Develop and monitor programmes, resources and delivery schedules.
• Manage Supervisors, Site Managers, operatives, subcontractors and supply-chain partners.
• Monitor productivity, quality, progress and contract performance.
• Oversee internal and external painting and decorating programmes.
• Ensure works comply with specifications, Schedules of Rates and agreed quality standards.
• Manage snagging, defects and completion of works.
• Monitor contract expenditure, budgets, profitability and financial forecasts.
• Manage variations, valuations, applications for payment and commercial risks.
• Work closely with Quantity Surveyors and commercial teams.
• Maintain strong relationships with Housing Associations, Local Authorities and other clients.
• Attend client meetings and monitor KPIs and SLAs.

Experience & Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Contracts Manager, Senior Contracts Manager or Operations Manager within social housing, planned maintenance, refurbishment or construction.
• Strong experience managing painting/decorating and/or general planned maintenance contracts.
• Experience working with Housing Associations and/or Local Authorities.
• Strong commercial awareness, including budgets, forecasting and contract profitability.
• Good knowledge of Schedules of Rates (SOR) and social housing pricing mechanisms.
• Proven experience managing operational teams and subcontractors.
• Strong client, resident and stakeholder management skills.
• Full UK driving licence.

Package

• £55,000-£65,000 basic salary
• Company vehicle or car allowance
• Pension
• Annual leave plus bank holidays
• Performance-related benefits
• Long-term career development opportunities