Are you ready to take the lead on major housing repair contracts? A leading social housing provider in the West Midlands is looking for a skilled Contracts Manager to drive performance on high-value repairs and voids works across 27,000 homes. If you're passionate about delivering quality, value, and results then this is your chance to make a real difference.
Responsibilities
* Oversee the performance of a main contractor delivering repairs and voids works.
* Manage high-value contracts covering responsive and planned maintenance programmes.
* Ensure contract compliance with provisions, including issuing notices and enforcing corrective actions.
* Lead on contract performance monitoring including financial tracking, forecasting, and data analysis.
* Work cross-functionally with internal teams including procurement, legal, and quantity surveyors.
* Supervise and support staff responsible for scheduling, inspections, and contract delivery.
* Identify and resolve disputes, manage risks, and ensure health and safety compliance.
* Provide regular management reports to support service improvement and strategic goals.
Requirements
* Substantial experience managing contracts within social housing, ideally at local authority level.
* Strong understanding of housing repairs, voids, and maintenance issues.
* Familiarity with standard form contracts (e.g. JCT) and the National Federation Schedule of Rates (SORs).
* Demonstrable skills in contract administration, supplier management, and dispute resolution.
* Ability to interpret and monitor KPIs and drive service improvement.
* Strong financial and budgetary awareness, including cost analysis and projections.
* In-depth knowledge of health & safety standards in a housing context.
Benefits
* Join a committed and high-performing team delivering vital services to tenants.
* Opportunity to lead impactful contract work with real community outcomes.
* Business mileage provided for site visits.
If you are interested in applying for the Contracts Manager role, apply online now or contact Jazmin on (phone number removed)/ (url removed)
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