Project Manager – Social Housing

Building Careers UK

Job Role: Project Manager

Rate: 60k + Package (Car Allowance, Health, Pension)

Building Careers are currently working with one of the largest social housing contractors in the Northwest. This fast-growing regeneration and refurbishment contractor have secured contracts with leading housing associations across the Northwest and are now looking for a Project Manager to run several planned maintenance schemes across the northwest region.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a confident leader with a strong background in housing maintenance, team management, and commercial delivery.

About the Role:

This role is responsible for the operational management of Planned Works for the business, escalating to the Operations Manager as appropriate.

This involves the provision of a safe, efficient and effective service and continuous improvement in delivering the investment plan requirements for the business through the delivery of high-quality managed refurbishment services for the improvement of homes.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Have overall responsibility for specific allocated projects and programmes of work within the Planned Works team – ensuring the safe, efficient and on time delivery of requirements.
• Be responsible for ensuring the highest standard of customer service through implementing and embedding working practices that enhance customer experience whilst bringing an overarching commercial awareness to all activities.
• Manage all areas of direct and sub-contracted delivery of works in line with agreed programmes and objectives.
• Ensure the quality of works delivered are in line with agreed parameters.
• Manage business objectives and take necessary action to ensure the team achieves all contractual obligations.
• Ensure that all Health & Safety obligations are met for allocated projects, including where applicable Principle Contractor duties as defined under CDM regulations.
• Identify and mitigate real and potential risks
• Ensure compliance with all aspects of Health & Safety legislation and internal Health & Safety management systems, embedding a safe work environment.
• Complete any other tasks as commensurate with the level and nature of the post as delegated by the operations manager.

Essential to have:

• Site Management Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS)
• First Aid at Work
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Experience

• Supervision of contractors to deliver quality led services to a diverse range of customers
• Auditing performance and quality of contractors
• Management and control of budgets
• Planned Maintenance background within Social Housing as a Project Manager
• Carrying out a range of inspections, including surveys to deliver different work elements

Skills, knowledge & ability

• Good verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to develop effective working relationships with own and other teams as well as external relationship management
• Ability to complete pre and post work inspections on works ordered for contracts
• Understanding of profit and loss in respect of works completed
• Ability to identify and make improvements to the performance of service delivery by the team
• An understanding of practical Health and Safety supervision, delivering accident-free environments
• Ability to use IT systems and packages
• A good understanding of the issues and challenges faced by the social housing sector
• A methodical and consistent approach, driven by producing work of a high standard with great attention to detail and with a highly customer focused approach
• Strong organisational, time management and planning skills to prioritise work to deliver to agreed deadlines, including working under pressure (E)

If you are interested in this position, please give Sophie a call on (phone number removed)

This position may not be for you, but feel free to call in for a quick chat so that we can find you more relevant work with some of colleagues.

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