Senior Ops Manager, Capital & Retrofit (Social Housing)

Fortem; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary company bonus

£4,000 motor expenditure allowance or/

Company car (salary sacrifice)”

25 days annual leave + bank holidays &

26 weeks full pay maternity leave

Company pension

Discounted gym memberships

Up to £3,000 colleague referral fee

Dental care

Private healthcare

Cycle-to-work scheme

Mobile phone provider discounts

Job summary

Fortem is seeking an Operations Manager to lead Capital and Retrofit Central and South projects within the Midlands region, delivering safe, compliant, high-quality capital and retrofit works for social housing. You will manage project teams, subcontractors and stakeholders to meet budgets and timescales.

The role requires extensive experience in large-scale delivery, including mid/high-rise components, external façades, roofing, fire remediation, and complex utilities.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in the delivery of large scale projects, ideally capital and retrofit works, through subcontract /supply chain arrangements.
• Experience of project managing multiple projects with experience in works to mid and / or high rise buildings including external façade systems, roofing, fire remediation and fire protections systems, structural works, groundworks, concrete repairs, internal refurbishment etc.
• Extensive end to end project management experience gained in a similar environment. Preconstruction and construction experience is essential.
• Experience of working within housing association/social housing contracts.
• Experience of managing multi-million-pound construction projects.

Responsibilities

• Promote and maintain the highest standards of health, safety and environmental management.
• Lead and develop critical Capital and Retrofit social housing refurbishment programmes, ensuring safe and effective operational delivery within required timescales.
• Lead and monitor project strategies to achieve the company’s sustainability objectives.
• Identify and manage commercial risk
• Develop excellent relationships with client representatives, consultants, and other stakeholders.
• Develop excellent relationships with the supply chain.
• Recruit, train, develop, motivate retain high-quality Fortem staff to deliver high levels of operational service delivery.
• 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.
• Support our commitment to sustainability.
• Ensure robust strategy for delivering quality throughout project life cycle with Zero defects as a target on handover.
• Provide leadership and vision to promote the Fortem brand within our chosen marketplace

Skills

Project management

Health and safety

Leadership

Communication

Stakeholder management

Subcontractor management

Budget management

Education

NVQ L6 (Construction) or equivalent

First Aid at work certificate

Temporary Works Coordinator

Job description

Fortem is seeking an Operations Manager to lead Capital and Retrofit Central and South projects within the Midlands region, delivering safe, compliant, high-quality capital and retrofit works for social housing. You will manage project teams, subcontractors and stakeholders to meet budgets and timescales.

The role requires extensive experience in large-scale delivery, including mid/high-rise components, external façades, roofing, fire remediation, and complex utilities.