Contracts Manager

Housing Services

Inclusive salary from £43,403 up to £47,165 per year + Car Allowance plus up to 18.5% employer pension contribution

Post Ref: P1587

St Albans is a unique English Cathedral City with a colourful history which can be seen in the Roman remains and variety of beautiful architecture, heritage sites and conservation areas. Set within green belt, off the M25, A1M and M1, the District includes a cathedral, historic city centre and charming villages. Our offices are in the city centre near to the station (London St Pancras 20 minutes), shops and restaurants. In short, it is a great place to live and work.

The Housing Service owns and manages its own housing stock with approximately 4,800 tenants and 1,000 leaseholders. The service has recently procured an Integrated Asset Management Contract with Morgan Sindall Property Services using a 2005 TPC contract, initially for five years with options to extend.

In this role, you will be responsible for managing the mobilisation, integration and on-going management of the Councils new Reactive Repairs and Planned Maintenance Contract which includes the monitoring of KPI’s, financial monitoring and control of works orders and will be the Contractors main point of contact. 

We are looking for a talented individual with strong leadership and negotiation skills, financial skills and demonstrable expertise of leading a multi-disciplinary team.

The successful applicant will have significant experience of managing contracts and be a member of RICS or CIOB or with equivalent experience. You will be managing a small team of internal housing technical staff working on repairs and void properties. Previous experience of effective performance management in a construction related area, together with partnership working to deliver major contracts, is essential.

As a local authority we strive for excellent working relationships with councillors from all political parties and aim to consult with service users in the development and provision of our services.

We offer a competitive package which includes 28 days annual leave, essential car user allowance, pension scheme, reimbursement of professional fees, management development and training opportunities. We also offer flexible working options (including some homeworking), leisure and travel discounts and a number of other benefits.

The post is subject to a Basic Disclosure Check.

Closing date for applications: Wednesday 26th June 2019.

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