Contracts Manager (Retrofit)

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

Job summary

A property maintenance specialist is seeking an experienced Contracts Manager in Reading to oversee site operations and manage a skilled team. The role requires excellent knowledge of Retrofit methods and standards, particularly PAS 2030 & 2035. Responsibilities include managing personnel, ensuring contracts are completed on time and within budget, and maintaining health and safety standards. The successful candidate will also contribute to social value initiatives within the community. Attractive salary and benefits offered.

Benefits

Attractive salary & benefits

27 Days Holiday & Bank Holidays

Company pension scheme

Company Car or Car Allowance

Discounted Healthcare Scheme

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of Retrofit & Planned Works in Social Housing environment.
• Experienced in managing site personnel and contract documentation.
• Full UK driving licence required for site travel.

Responsibilities

• Manage the selection and formation of site personnel teams.
• Control contract progress focusing on time frames and budget.
• Attend client meetings to review performance.

Skills

Knowledge of PAS 2030 & 2035

Communication skills

Contracts Management

Education

SMSTS or First Aid certification

Associated NVQ

Job description

Contracts Manager (Retrofit)

Contracts Manager

Location: Basingstoke office, covering South West & South Central locations- 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 Retrofit works including solar panels, ventilation measures, insulation, windows, doors & roofing 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 Retrofit & Planned Works within Social Housing environment, including working knowledge of PAS 2030 & 2035 and all related documentation.

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.

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…

An outline of your responsibility as a Contracts Manager

• 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.
• Working under the Retrofit 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 worked 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 an associated NVQ; if this has expired, we will support you to renew, as it is the knowledge and skills that accompany the qualification that are essential. Knowledge of PAS 2030 & 2035 is essential to the role. Our preferred candidate will be experienced, knowledgeable, 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.

A little bit about us

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.