Contracts Manager

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Job description

We are part of the Places for People Group; we are placemakers; our work impacts on the lives of people across the U.K. - providing homes to live in, communities to retire to, spaces to stay active, supported homes for independent living, and student accommodation. Our places work when they work for everyone.How do we do all this? By surrounding ourselves with collaborative people, get the job done people and friendly people. Our people live and breathe our SPIRIT values; we are the place for spirited people.So, we want you to join us and the 12,000 other colleagues on our journey; colleagues who have helped us create places, maintain 209,000 homes, manage £4.5 billion of assets, deliver £87.9m in social value and teach 80,000 children to swim each week.More about your roleAs a Contracts Manager within the Landscapes Division of Places for People you will manage a number of both direct labour and sub contract teams in the south region. Your role will be operationally focused, working closely with your team(s), building relationships through training, coaching, staff development and the organisation of your staff team's rotas. You will take the lead to actively promote and demonstrate the Group's commitment to effective health and safety, working with contractors to ensure that all requirements are adhered to.Preferably located in the Kent, Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire area and working from home you will require flexibility to cover a wide geographical area across London and the SE, some overnight stays are anticipated as part of this role.You will continually identify innovative and safe working practices, as well as following and implementing budgetary controls. You will act as the line manager for an operational workforce of internal and external contractors monitoring and managing work volumes and ensuring the high level service delivery.For more information please download our job profile available on our websiteMore about youWe are looking for a candidate who can bring several different management skills to the team, someone who will lead by example 'hit the road running' and 'get stuck in'. You will be working within a small existing team managing an existing settled portfolio. Previous experience in a similar position is essential, and experience of managing a direct and sub contracted delivery service in a multi-site horticultural /soft services environment is likely to be key to your success.For this role, you will need a full valid driving licence and would be beneficial to have a trailer licence (B+E) or have passed your driving test prior to 1997 and have this entitlement. A good understanding of both Microsoft Excel and Word are desirable as well as a general competence in the use of reporting applications via an IPad.The benefitsOur ambition gives you all the challenge you could wish for and that's why we can offer you tangible and exciting career progression in a diverse and pioneering business.Here people can flourish, thrive, better themselves and work in fantastic communities with inspirational colleagues and customers.We know that there's always more we can do to make you smile, that's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package to help colleagues save money or make their lives a little bit easier; from a pension, generous holiday pay, training, sick pay, and free or discounted gym membership - to a wealth of extra perks including discounts and offers on thousands of retailers, restaurants and leisure outlets and much more.What's next?If you meet the criteria and are ready to make the next step in your career then click apply. You will be redirected to our careers site where you can discover more about the role, read a full job description and apply directly to us.