External Contracts Manager
Posted 2 days ago by Abri Group
Negotiable
Undetermined
Undetermined
Eastleigh, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The External Contracts Manager will oversee a Roofing programme and manage various externally sourced contracts within the Property Care team. This role requires strong relationship-building skills and the ability to ensure that projects meet financial, contractual, and quality standards. The position involves travel across the geography of the organization and collaboration with colleagues in the office. Candidates should have experience in the Housing Association environment and a strong technical knowledge for handling maintenance projects.
Key Responsibilities:
- Take ownership of the Roofing programme for replacement roof coverings.
- Support a variety of externally sourced contracts including windows, doors, and external works.
- Ensure works are delivered in line with financial, contractual, and quality expectations.
- Forge strong relationships with partner providers and drive improvements in service delivery.
- Manage complex or specialist maintenance projects.
- Travel across the geography for site visits and contractor meetings.
- Collaborate with colleagues during regular office days.
Key Skills:
- Experience in the Housing Association environment.
- Strong technical knowledge related to roofing and maintenance projects.
- Ability to build and maintain relationships with partner providers.
- Flexibility to travel across the organization’s geography.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Eastleigh
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
We're looking for a External Contracts Managers to join our Property Care team where you'll be taking ownership of a Roofing programme to deliver replacement roof coverings and support a variety of externally sourced contracts which could include windows, doors, roofing, external works, and projects in support of our objective of providing excellent service to our customers. With experience of the Housing Association environment, you'll have a pivotal role in ensuring works are delivered in line with financial, contractual, and quality expectations. With the ability to forge strong relationships with our partner providers and the confidence to challenge and push change, you will be at the forefront of driving improvement in the delivery of our services. With a strong technical knowledge, you'll also be taking on a variety of maintenance projects requiring more complex or specialist intervention. We need you to be flexible in this role so you should be able to travel across our whole geography, to sites and contractor meetings, with regular office days to collaborate with colleagues. You should live within Abri’s geography and be able to commute to one of our primary offices in either Eastleigh (SO50 6AD), Bracknell (RG12 1RF) or Yeovil (BA22 8WN). If this is the role you've been looking for, we want to hear from you! We’ll review and interview suitable candidates as they apply. If we receive enough applications, we'll close the advert early so be sure to apply today so you don’t miss out!