Job Description
Contracts Manager – Housing Services
* Location: Oldham / Hybrid working
* Pay: Either up to £500 per day via Umbrella for 5 days or 4 days at up to £625 per day via umbrella
* Job Type: Full-time, 37 hours per week or 4 days considered too
Join our client in Oldham as a Contracts Manager, where you will lead the delivery of key housing services, ensuring our housing stock is safe, compliant, and delivers high-quality services for residents. This role is crucial in managing a varied portfolio of contracts, including high-value long-term housing agreements.
Day-to-day of the role:
* Manage high-value housing contracts, including long-term PFI agreements.
* Monitor contract performance, budgets, and service delivery to ensure compliance with housing, building safety, and legal requirements.
* Lead procurement of contractors, consultants, and partner organisations.
* Oversee major housing projects and capital programmes like the Warm Homes programme, improving energy efficiency and tackling fuel poverty across the borough.
* Manage financial planning, budgets, and reporting.
* Collaborate with partners such as NHS, Registered Providers, and contractors to deliver integrated services.
* Prepare reports and present to senior leaders, boards, and elected members.
* Manage risk, governance, and performance across housing services.
* Support and develop a small team of housing professionals.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
* Proven experience managing high-value contracts in housing or a similar sector.
* Strong leadership skills with experience managing and motivating teams.
* Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
* Experience working with multiple partners and senior stakeholders.
* Strong project and programme management skills.
* Knowledge of housing legislation and compliance requirements.
* Experience managing budgets and delivering value for money.
Desirable:
* Degree or professional qualification in Housing, Construction, Management.
* Project management qualification (e.g., PRINCE2).
* Experience with PFI contracts or housing programmes.
Benefits:
* Opportunity to manage high-profile housing programmes.
* Work at the heart of improving housing and communities in a collaborative, partnership-led environment.
* Strong organisational values focused on fairness, openness, and accountability.
* Car allowance for necessary travel.
Additional Information:
* Occasional evening and weekend meetings may be required.
* Travel across sites required.
Our Clients Values:
They are committed to fairness and equality, openness and transparency, accountability and responsibility, working together, and respect for our communities.
To apply for the Contracts Manager position in Housing Services, please submit your CV and cover letter detailing your relevant experience and why you are interested in this position.