Contracts Manager (Retrofit)

Novus Property Solutions; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading property maintenance company based in Birmingham seeks an experienced Contracts Manager to oversee retrofit projects in social housing. The successful candidate will manage site personnel, control contract progress, and ensure health and safety compliance. Ideal applicants will have experience in similar roles and knowledge of relevant standards. A full UK driving license is required, along with the ability to communicate effectively with teams and clients. This challenging role offers a competitive salary and a range of benefits.

Benefits

Attractive salary & benefits

27 Days Holidays & Bank Holidays

Company pension scheme – up to 7.5%

Company Car or Car Allowance

Discounted Healthcare Scheme

Paid volunteering day annually

Qualifications

• Experience within a social housing environment.
• Full UK driving license required to travel to sites.
• DBS check may be necessary for the role.

Responsibilities

• Manage site personnel and resources to meet contract requirements.
• Control contract progress focusing on time frames and budget.
• Ensure accurate contract documentation and timely reporting.
• Overall Health & Safety responsibility on site.
• Attend client meetings to review performance and planning.

Skills

Experience in planned and retrofit works contracts

Knowledge of PAS 2030 & 2035

Strong communication skills

Self-starter with focus on delivery

Education

SMSTS, First Aid or associated NVQ

Job description

Overview

Contracts Manager (Retrofit)

Location: Birmingham office, covering West Midlands, Gloucestershire, Tewksbury, with occasional support around Leighton Buzzard locations. Typical working Monday to Friday 39 hours.

What’s in it for you?

• 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….

Responsibilities

• Manage the selection and formation of site personnel teams (including sub-contractors) as determined by individual contracts.
• Programming and planning works, familiar with Construction phase plans.
• Manage site personnel, work activities and resources to meet the requirements of individual contracts.
• Control individual contract progress, focusing on completion within time frames and budget, working closely with commercial team.
• Ensure all necessary contract documentation / reports are accurate and produced in a timely manner.
• Overall Health & Safety responsibility of site ensuring relevant risk assessments, method statements, toolbox talks are all in place.
• Attend monthly client meetings to review performance and future planning of works.
• Working under the Senior Operations Manager you will support on 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.

About You

As an experienced Contracts Manager you will have the experience of working within a planned and retrofit works contract including both internal and external works, within a social housing environment. Ideally you will hold SMSTS, First Aid 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. Knowledge of PAS 2030 & 2035 is essential to the role. 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. The role will require a DBS check.

About Novus Property Solutions

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.

At Novus Property Solutions we value people, and we are committed to building an inclusive and diverse workplace that enables our people to bring their full selves to work. We understand for many reasons that people very rarely meet all the criteria laid out in the job advert, so we encourage you to apply for the role even if you do not meet all the criteria or hold all the qualifications. You may be just who we are looking for to join our award-winning Property Maintenance company in this, or another role.

Expiry note: there is no explicit expiry language in the description; the role status is not indicated as closed.