Customer Care Manager

Vento Group Ltd; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing family-run contractor in the East Midlands is seeking an individual to manage defects processes and client communications. This role requires strong customer care experience and the ability to oversee inspections efficiently. Ideal candidates should possess technical knowledge along with excellent communication and organizational skills. Join a supportive environment that values customer care and prides itself on quality workmanship.

Qualifications

• Experience in customer care, defects management, or housing maintenance.
• Solid IT skills and familiarity with relevant systems.
• Ability to maintain a calm, professional demeanor under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the full defects process and coordinate inspections.
• Meet clients pre-completion to agree on defect recording approaches.
• Keep directors updated with an honest view of site conditions.
• Ensure defect logs and other documentation are up to date.
• Oversee end-of-DLP inspections and align all stakeholders.

Skills

Customer care experience

Defects management

Strong communication skills

Proactive and solutions-focused

Organisational skills

Technical understanding

Education

HNC / HND or equivalent experience

Job description

Some roles put you in the firing line.

This one puts you in the driving seat.

Because instead of firefighting between site teams, clients, and directors, you’ll step into a growing, family‑owned contractor where your voice matters — and where customer care is treated as a vital part of delivery, not an afterthought.

This is a role for someone with energy, technical confidence, and the emotional intelligence to walk onto site and earn respect, while still being the calm, credible presence clients rely on during handovers and the defects liability period. Strong enough to push for the right outcome, balanced enough not to create friction.

If that sounds like you, my client would love to meet you.

What you’ll do

Take ownership of the full defects process — identifying issues, coordinating inspections, and ensuring they’re resolved properly and on time.

Meet clients pre-completion to agree a clear, accurate, and professional approach to recording defects.

Work closely with site managers and subcontractors to keep everything on track, without undermining relationships.

Keep directors updated with an honest, balanced view of what’s happening on site — factual, not political.

Maintain ISO‑compliant records and keep defect logs, handover procedures, and documentation fully up to date.

Oversee end‑of‑DLP inspections and ensure every stakeholder is aligned.

Feed lessons‑learnt information back into the business to help improve design, materials, and future delivery.

Make sure every defect is closed out to a standard you’re proud to put your name to.

What you’ll need

Experience in customer care, defects management, housing maintenance, development, or a similar construction environment.

Enough technical understanding to gain respect on site and speak confidently with clients.

Strong communication skills and the ability to diffuse tension rather than create it.

A proactive, energetic, solutions‑focused approach.

Solid organisational skills and the ability to stay ahead of deadlines.

Good IT skills and familiarity with relevant systems.

A calm, professional manner — even when things get busy.

HNC / HND or equivalent experience.

About the company

A growing, family‑run contractor working with councils and housing associations across the East Midlands. They’re proud of the quality of their work — and even prouder of the way they treat people. You’ll join a supportive team where customer care is valued, your judgement is trusted, and your role has a direct impact on the company’s reputation.