Contracts Manager (Capital Works)

Paradigm Housing Group has a rare newly createdopportunity for a Capital Works Contracts Manager, who will beresponsible for managing various capital works which will includePAS2030 zero carbon including EWI, cavity refills, ground sourceheat pumps, insurance and disrepair works along with full roofreplacements and other ad-hoc specific projects. Withresponsibility for managing a team and use of sub-contractors whereyou'll drive improvements and customer satisfaction that align withour strategic goals. You’ll have joint responsibility of a £10million budget. We are looking for aconscientious, proactive, capital works contract manager, able towork collaboratively in a fast-paced environment and passionateabout providing first class customer service. Attention to detailis important in this role to ensure the successful delivery of ourservices. You will be a good communicator with both internal andexternal customers as you will be liaising with the customer anddelivery team throughout the duration of theworks. You should have thefollowing skills/experience: Prior experience of managing large scale property capitalworks, directly employed labour and sub-contractors with a minimumof 5 years’ experience Recognized relevantdegree-level qualification or equivalent within related disciplineswith a minimum of 5 years’ experience Able tolead, motivate and supervise contractors to achieve targets andhigh standards of work and customer satisfaction. Able to assist with reviewing policy, procedures andstrategies in relation to maintenance functions. Able to plan and prioritise to ensure the effective useof own time and that of the team in order to deliver of work plansto timetable, often under pressure. Havehealth and safety training to the required (Construction Industrytraining Board) CITB industry standard. Goodorganisational skills with ability to plan workload, manage timeeffectively and meet deadlines whilst working underpressure. A ‘common sense’ attitude and a‘hands on’ approach.

Before applying for this role, please read the following information about this opportunity found below. Wesupport flexible working and welcome applications from all sectionsof the communities we work in, shortlisting will be conducted inline with the essential and desirable criteria set out in theperson specification. Closing date forapplications: 10th of January, 2025.

Furtherinformation For the full jobdescription and person specification for the role please see theattachment at the bottom of this page. Should you have any queriesabout this vacancy please email recruitment@paradigmhousing.co.ukand we will respond as soon as possible. As partof our application process, we ask for a covering statement and CVso we can assess your application against our essential and desiredcriteria as set out in the job description and personspecification. Please include in your covering statement how youmeet the criteria so we can see how well you match our requirementsand give your application the consideration itdeserves. Thank you for your interest in ParadigmHousing Group thus far. Shortlistingwill be conducted in line with the essential and desirable criteriaset out in the person specification. We reserve the right to closethis role earlier than the published date should a suitablecandidate be identified.