Senior Contracts Leader – Social Housing Delivery

Axis CLC Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 72,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Pension scheme

Life assurance

25 days holiday

Perkbox

Volunteer day

Refer-a-friend bonus

Development opportunities

Job summary

Axis, part of Axis CLC, is a trusted property services specialist delivering responsive repairs, planned works, refurbishments and voids services across the UK. A Senior Contracts Manager is needed to lead a portfolio of contracts across London and the Southeast, ensuring projects are delivered safely, on time and within budget.

You will drive commercial performance, manage client relationships, and shape long-term partnerships while upholding the highest standards of quality and safety.

Qualifications

• Proven track record of leading multi contract portfolios or large scale programmes.
• Extensive experience managing planned maintenance or social housing contracts.
• Deep understanding of contract management, commercial strategy, and financial governance.
• Strong knowledge of social housing regulations, compliance frameworks, and sector wide best practice.
• Advanced understanding of CDM, Health & Safety legislation, and Building Safety Act requirements.
• Knowledge of procurement strategy, supply chain development, and commercial negotiation.
• Strong understanding of data driven performance management and KPI governance.
• Broad technical knowledge of building maintenance, repairs, and planned works.

Responsibilities

• Oversees a portfolio of contracts across regions; sets delivery strategy and ensures alignment with organisational objectives.
• Acts as senior strategic partner to clients; leads contract governance boards; shape long term partnership models and commercial strategy.
• Own multi contract financial strategy; drive commercial performance; lead forecasting, risk management, and commercial governance.
• Oversee cross contract resource planning; optimise workforce deployment; lead strategic programme recovery and optimisation.
• Lead quality strategy across contracts; drive defect reduction programmes; set technical standards and governance frameworks.
• Lead performance governance across contracts; set KPI frameworks; drive data led decision making and continuous improvement.
• Lead cross departmental alignment; represent the business at senior forums; influence organisational decision making.
• Lead bid strategy; shape commercial propositions; identify new markets; contribute to long term business growth planning.

Job description

Axis, part of Axis CLC, is a trusted property services specialist delivering responsive repairs, planned works, refurbishments and voids services across the UK. A Senior Contracts Manager is needed to lead a portfolio of contracts across London and the Southeast, ensuring projects are delivered safely, on time and within budget.

You will drive commercial performance, manage client relationships, and shape long-term partnerships while upholding the highest standards of quality and safety.