Contracts Manager
Location: Hybrid and Didsbury, Manchester
Salary: 49,934.00
Full time: 35 hours per week
Contract type: Permanent
Working arrangements: Agile working with 3 days per week in the office (fully office-based during training)
About Us
Southway Housing Trust is a committed and forward-thinking community-focused housing association dedicated to providing excellent homes and outstanding customer care. With a vision of Thriving Communities, Southway manages over 6,500 homes across Greater Manchester.
We aim to reduce child poverty, loneliness, and social isolation, and to increase employment, social connectedness, and neighborhood pride. Our REACH values—Respect, Equity, Ambition, Compassion, and Honesty—guide our culture, service delivery, and relationships with customers, colleagues, and partners. We value diversity in all aspects of our communities and operations.
The Role
We are seeking a Contracts Manager to join our Property Services Team. The successful candidate will support the Assistant Director of Property Services in delivering maintenance and investment programmes on time and within budget, ensuring high standards of quality, compliance, health, safety, and wellbeing.
The role involves managing a team and overseeing the delivery of maintenance and construction programmes through internal and external contractors, including reactive repairs, void works, legal, and investment works. Experience in procuring construction projects, managing contractors, and achieving value for money is highly desirable.
Ideal candidates will have financial acumen, technical building knowledge, enthusiasm, and the ability to meet tight deadlines.
Additional Information
Closing Date: 7th May 2025
Interview Date: w/c 12th May 2025
For an informal discussion, please contact Steve Percival at (phone number removed).
Applications are reviewed as received, and interviews are scheduled for successful candidates in date order. The Trust reserves the right to remove the job advert once the position is filled. Please do not wait until the closing date to apply.
Note: We do not accept agency applications.
We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from all sectors of the community, including those with disabilities, from ethnic minorities, or ex-armed forces personnel. Please specify any accommodation needs on your application.
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