Fire Safety Contracts Manager

Daniel Owen Ltd; London Borough of Southwark; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Daniel Owen Ltd is seeking a Special Projects Contracts Manager for a social housing client in London. The role covers high-risk fire safety and External Wall System contracts across a large residential portfolio, with procurement end-to-end responsibilities.

You will lead from identifying requirements and developing specifications through tender preparation, supplier engagement, evaluation, award and contract mobilisation and ongoing management, ensuring compliance and value for money.

Qualifications

• Strong social housing sector experience.
• Proven Contracts Manager for high-value/high-risk programmes.
• End-to-end procurement of fire safety contracts in social housing.
• Manage full procurement lifecycle from requirement to mobilisation.
• Experience managing fire remediation, compartmentation, doors and stopping works.

Responsibilities

• Lead the entire procurement lifecycle from requirement identification to contract mobilisation.
• Procure and manage fire safety and building safety contracts across a large residential portfolio.
• Engage suppliers, evaluate tenders, negotiate terms and secure contract awards.

Skills

Social housing

Contracts management

Fire safety

Procurement end-to-end

Public sector procurement

Contract lifecycle

Stakeholder management

EWS knowledge

Tools

PAS 9980

Job description

Special Projects Contract Manager - Social Housing

Location: London

Contract: 6 months initially, with potential extension to 12 months

Rate: Up to £500 per day Umbrella

We are recruiting for an experienced Special Projects Contracts Manager to join a leading social housing organisation, managing high-risk fire safety and External Wall System (EWS) contracts across a large residential portfolio.

This is a key role requiring someone with strong social housing experience and demonstrable, hands-on expertise in the end-to-end procurement and management of fire safety and building safety contracts.

The successful candidate must be confident leading the entire procurement lifecycle, from identifying requirements and developing specifications through to tender preparation, supplier engagement, tender evaluation, contract award and subsequent contract mobilisation and management.

Key Requirements

• Strong experience working within the social housing sector.
• Proven experience as a Contracts Manager, ideally managing complex, high-value or high-risk programmes.
• Demonstrable experience undertaking end-to-end procurement of fire safety contracts within social housing, including developing scopes of work and specifications, preparing tender documentation, managing tender processes, evaluating submissions, negotiating terms and overseeing contract awards.
• Experience procuring and managing fire safety contracts, including fire remediation, fire compartmentation, fire doors, fire stopping and wider building safety works.
• Strong understanding of public sector procurement processes and contract management.
• Experience managing contractors throughout the full contract lifecycle, ensuring delivery against contractual, commercial, quality and compliance requirements.
• Strong contractor, commercial and stakeholder management skills.
• Knowledge and understanding of External Wall Systems (EWS), FRAEWs, Fire Risk Assessments and PAS 9980.
• Experience with remediation funding schemes, such as the Cladding Safety Scheme, would be desirable.The ideal candidate must have personally led or played a significant hands-on role in procuring fire safety contracts from inception through to contract award, rather than simply overseeing contracts once they have been appointed.

This is an excellent opportunity for a strong Social Housing Contracts Manager to take ownership of a high-profile, safety-critical programme, ensuring the successful procurement and delivery of essential fire and building safety works across a large residential portfolio.

Up to £500 per day Umbrella | 6 months initially | Potential extension