Operations Manager

Fortem Solutions Limited; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Fortem Solutions Limited is seeking a seasoned Operations Manager to lead their social housing refurbishment contract with Sheffield City Council. The role demands extensive experience in managing construction projects within the housing association sector, promising a competitive salary and various employee benefits including a motor expenditure allowance and generous leave policies. The candidate will be pivotal in maintaining project quality and safety standards while fostering strong relationships with clients and overseeing a significant team.

Benefits

Competitive salary based on experience

Motor Expenditure Allowance (£3,500)

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

26 weeks full pay maternity leave

Discounted gym memberships

Colleague referral fee up to £3,000

Private healthcare

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Senior Management of construction projects.
• Experience in managing large scale refurbishment programmes.
• Experience within housing association contracts.

Responsibilities

• Oversee a £25m social housing refurbishment contract.
• Lead a team of 40 staff including Site Managers and Project Managers.
• Ensure quality and control project timelines and budgets.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Management

Health and Safety Management

Education

NVQ Level 6 (Construction) or equivalent

Job description

The Role

Due to our continued growth we're currently recruiting for an experienced Operations Manager to join Fortem Solutions, based in Yorkshire (travelling to surrounding area's).

This senior operational position will be an integral role with direct responsibility for our Sheffield City Council contract. You will need extensive experience at Senior Operations level or be an already established Operations Manager with experience of delivering a range of construction and refurbishment projects within the Housing Association sector. This will include internal and external housing refurbishment and retrofit programs.

The Customer

We are currently working with Sheffield City Council to deliver internal improvements to 2,500 resident properties including a blend of new kitchens, bathrooms, windows, doors and energy efficient boilers.

Duties and Responsibilities

Key duties and responsibilities:

• Promote and maintain the highest standards of health, safety and environmental management.
• Have full operational responsibility for this c 25m social housing refurbishment contract
• Develop and monitor project strategies to achieve the company's sustainability objectives.
• Leading a team of 40 staff (Site Managers, Project Managers, Commercial, Admin support plus contractors.
• Establish quality standards on site and ensure quality of delivery in accordance with specifications, project requirements, timescale and to
• Identify and manage commercial risk.
• P&L responsibility.
• Liaise with the commercial team to provide estimates, information for tenders, pricing analysis, updated projections, and ongoing commercial project data.
• Develop excellent relationships with client representatives, consultants, and supply chain.
• Recruit, train, develop, motivate retain high quality Fortem staff to deliver high levels of service delivery.
• Understand contract requirements, control cost and deliver projects in line with budget and project timescales provide support where required.
• Provide technical support and advice to the client and project team.
• Ensure a robust strategy is in place for dealing with complaints and managing defects.
• Produce and ensure accurate monthly financial and departmental reporting.

What You Will Need

Essential

• Senior Management Construction Projects experience
• Experience of working on and managing large scale refurbishment programmes
• Experience of working within housing association/social housing contracts
• Experience with multi-storey/high-rise building projects (including; fire remedial work, EWI, roofing, windows and scaffolding) advantageous.
• NVQ L6 (Construction) or equivalent
• Experience of managing multi-million-pound construction projects
• Excellent leadership, communication and management skills

Benefits

Benefits include:

• Competitive salary based on experience
• Motor Expenditure Allowance ( 3,500)
• Option to opt into salary sacrifice company car scheme
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays & your birthday off (or the nearest Friday/Monday, if it falls on a weekend) 26 weeks full pay maternity leave
• 8 weeks full pay paternity leave
• Discounted gym memberships at national and local gyms
• Up to 3,000 colleague referral fee
• Other benefits including dental care, private healthcare, cycle-to-work scheme, mobile phone provider discounts & more

Who We Are

Fortem are Social Housing property experts. It is our sole focus, and the only sector we have worked in since inception in 2002. We successfully deliver works across three workstreams - Repairs & Maintenance, Capital Works and Retrofit. Our mission is to raise the bar in Social Housing and help our clients provide safe, warm and decent homes for people to live in - because Every Home Matters.

We are a Willmott Dixon Group Company. As such, we benefit from the credibility and recognition associated with a large and long-established brand - whilst as a standalone business within the Group, we maintain the flexibility to adapt our services to meet the unique challenges of the social housing marketplace.

Our success is due to our people. They are passionate, committed and care about what we deliver for our clients and partners and residents. We take pride in developing our employees and supporting them to achieve their potential. For us, a sustainable future is about ensuring we continue to develop our people for our future needs and recruiting the right talent.

Our culture, built around Courage, Care and Respect, ensures that we always deliver not only the job done but, most importantly, the job done in the right way.

We are Investors in People - Gold standard, we believe in equality, diversity and respect for all and encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Please apply with your updated CV or contact us at the Recruitment team.

Note for Recruitment Agencies: We have an agreed PSL, we do not accept speculative CV's from agencies. If speculative CVs are sent, no fee will be applicable.