Retrofit Contracts Manager

Tristone Nash; Buckingham; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional affordable housing provider in Buckingham is seeking an experienced Contract Manager (retrofit) to oversee energy improvement works and manage contracts. This role involves delivering projects compliant with relevant legislation, ensuring work is completed to a high standard. Ideal candidates will have qualifications in construction or related fields and experience in property management. The position requires a valid driving license and offers a hybrid working model with project values around £2-3m per annum.

Qualifications

• Minimum further education qualification (HNC / HND / Degree).
• Experience working in a busy Maintenance / Property team.
• Sound knowledge of contract administration and building contract law.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the delivery of energy improvement works.
• Manage contracts for maintenance works.
• Prepare project briefs and specifications.

Skills

Experience in maintenance/property management

Knowledge of contract administration

Familiarity with Retrofit (PAS2035)

Technical decision-making

Ability to oversee contractors

Education

HNC / HND / Degree in a relevant field

Tools

Knowledge of SAP and RdSAP

Job description

A regional affordable housing provider is seeking an experienced Contract Manager (retrofit) to join an established planned investment sustainability team.

The Contract Manager (retrofit) will be reporting directly into the Head of Decarbonisation and be responsible for providing technical advice on the design, construction and maintenance and repair to the organisation's tenants and housing stock to deliver retrofit works.

This will include investigation, identification, diagnosis, and problem solving of complex maintenance issues (such as building disrepair, structural failure, and defect analysis), undertaking building surveys, writing technical reports, preparation of specifications, quantities, programmes of work and budgeted costs for use by inhouse delivery teams or external contractors.

The main purpose of this role is to project manage the delivery of energy improvement and carbon reduction to existing homes, ensuring they are delivered in a compliant way, to a high standard, on time and to budget.

Core duties

• Overseeing the delivery of energy improvement works within the retrofit programme
• Ensuring the retrofit process is compliant with PAS 2035 and all relevant legislation, including health and safety and CDM Regulations.
• To successfully manage contracts for maintenance works. Monitor performance by site visits, liaising and negotiating with contractors, external consultants, and other professionals to ensure contracts are delivered to time, cost constraints, according to CDM requirements and to quality standards
• Make technical decisions in relation and following property visits, creating work schedules, design/specification & contract management, quality control and one-off project management
• Preparing project briefs, descriptions of work and specifications to enable the procurement of sustainability projects.
• Reviewing and approving packages of energy improvement measures and associated designs, including architectural drawings.
• Maintaining relationships and attending regular meetings with funding partners and maintaining timely reporting in line with funding requirements.
• Collaborating with colleagues to ensure the retrofit programme is coordinated with other capital programmes

This is an exciting opportunity for someone from an affordable housing Property background or a similar industry, to add real value to an organisation with ambitious growth plans and be a key influencer in its future success.

The role will require you to work across different project areas within a designated region utilising the organisations hybrid operating model.

The role will manage retrofit projects in the region of £2-3m in value per annum.

Qualifications

You will ideally have a minimum further education qualification (HNC / HND / Degree) and/or relevant construction, maintenance or building related professional qualification.

You will also preferably have experience of working within a busy Maintenance / Property team working alongside a team of fellow surveyors and have experience of managing compliance issues and a sound knowledge of contract administration and building contract law and legislation, along with knowledge of Retrofit (PAS2035) / sustainability.

Any Knowledge of SAP and RdSAP is also advantageous.

Hold a current, valid driving licence is essential.

If you would like more information or to apply for this vacancy, please contact us.

TristoneNash is working as an employment agency on behalf of a client.