Multi-Trade Small Works Contracts Lead

Real Recruitment Solutions; Wimborne Minster; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Real Recruitment Solutions in Wimborne is seeking a hands-on Small Works Contracts Manager to oversee a varied portfolio of responsive repairs, maintenance, planned works and improvements. The role will manage directly employed trades and approved subcontractors, focusing on delivery, quality, commercial control and customer service across social housing projects.

The successful candidate will be pragmatic, organised and able to make day-to-day decisions in a fast-moving Small Works department.

Qualifications

• Experience managing Small Works, repairs, maintenance, refurbishment or multi-trade property works.
• Experience managing both directly employed operative and specialist subcontractors.
• Good practical knowledge of general building maintenance and property defects.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple live jobs and changing priorities.
• Commercial awareness and confidence controlling costs, resources and variations.
• Strong client-facing communication and problem-solving skills.
• Experience within social housing and/or Local Authority environment is highly desirable.
• Full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple Small Works jobs from instruction to completion.
• Plan and allocate works across trades and subcontractors by competency, availability and location.
• Manage responsive repairs, maintenance, planned and quoted works across multiple trades.
• Monitor live workloads, outstanding actions, follow-on works and completion dates.
• Maintain commercial control of labour and materials, identifying variations early.
• Maintain relationships with clients, residents and operatives.
• Ensure health & safety requirements and property risks are managed and escalated.

Skills

Small Works

Contract management

Multi-trade

Client facing

Organisation

Job description

Real Recruitment Solutions in Wimborne is seeking a hands-on Small Works Contracts Manager to oversee a varied portfolio of responsive repairs, maintenance, planned works and improvements. The role will manage directly employed trades and approved subcontractors, focusing on delivery, quality, commercial control and customer service across social housing projects.

The successful candidate will be pragmatic, organised and able to make day-to-day decisions in a fast-moving Small Works department.