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Job summary
A leading social housing provider seeks an External Contracts Manager to oversee major fire safety projects in Winchester. This permanent, full-time position requires experience in construction and managing contractors, ensuring compliance with safety regulations. The role offers flexible working, 28 days holiday, pension contributions, and various employee benefits. Join a team that prioritizes safety and quality across a diverse property portfolio.
Benefits
Qualifications
- Proven background in managing contractors on major works programmes.
- Strong understanding of fire and building safety regulations.
- Experience with KPIs, risk assessments and compliance monitoring.
Responsibilities
- Managing externally sourced contractors and consultants.
- Delivering large-scale fire and building safety projects.
- Conducting site inspections and identifying defects.
Skills
Education
Tools
Salary £43,000
Hours: 37 per week
Location: Winchester
Contract: Permanent, Full Time
Moxie People are partnering with a leading social housing provider to recruit an External Contracts Manager who can take the lead on major fire safety and building safety projects.
You’ll be overseeing works across a mix of high‑rise, mid‑rise and low‑rise homes, ensuring full compliance with current fire and building safety legislation. This is a role where you genuinely influence safety, quality and standards across a large property portfolio.
- Managing externally sourced contractors and consultants
- Delivering large-scale fire and building safety projects
- Carrying out and reviewing risk assessments
- Conducting site inspections and identifying defects
- Monitoring KPIs and compliance
- Managing project budgets and financial forecasting
- Act as the client‑side competent person
- Experience in construction, building safety or a similar field
- Proven background in managing contractors on major works programmes
- Strong understanding of fire and building safety regulations
- Confident with Excel and project management software
- Experience with KPIs, risk assessments and compliance monitoring
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management
- Working towards chartership (e.g., MCIOB) or qualifications like PRINCE2/PMP is a bonus.
- Flexible working is available (around three days a week office or site based)
- 28 days holiday (plus buying/selling options)
- Up to 10% pension contributions
- Retail discounts
- Life assurance (5x salary)
- Family‑friendly leave
- Wellbeing and health support
- Electric car scheme
- Training and development routes
- Recognition and reward programme
- Cycle to Work scheme
Want to discuss in more detail, give Brett @ Moxie People a call, to find out more.
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