Contracts Manager - Social Housing Painting & Refurb

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

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.