Job type
PermanentLocation
CambridgeWorking Pattern
Full-timeSpecialism
Property And SurveyingIndustry
Property & Real EstatePay
Salary up to £60,000
Contract Manager – Planned Maintenance, Permanent role, Salary Negotiable
Your new company
Are you an experienced property professional with a passion for sustainability, energy efficiency, and delivering high-quality housing services? This is an exciting opportunity to lead transformative investment programmes that improve homes and communities across Greater Cambridge. We're working with a social housing provider who are looking to recruit a Contract Manager to lead on planned maintenance, capital investment works and social housing decarbonisation fund workstreams.
Your new role
As Contract Manager – Planned Maintenance, you will project manage and lead all planned maintenance investment works and Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) workstreams. You’ll act as a key leader in delivering capital investment projects, including warmer homes, sustainability, and decarbonisation initiatives.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the delivery of planned maintenance and SHDF projects to create sustainable, energy-efficient homes.
- Prepare and manage planned works programmes based on stock condition surveys and asset data.
Manage contracts and contractor relationships across all capital investment and sustainability workstreams. - Provide technical support to the Property Services and Operations Team.
- Work closely with internal teams and key external stakeholders to ensure coordinated project delivery.
- Promote a positive and motivating employee culture around planned maintenance and service delivery.
- Ensure residents receive a well-planned, safe, and customer-focused service.
- Set and manage budgets, ensuring value for money and alignment with strategic goals.
- Support the delivery of the organisation’s sustainability and net-zero strategy.
- Ensure all properties meet the Decent Homes Standard.
What you'll need to succeed
- Experience with Wave 1, Wave 2.1 or Wave 2.2 SHDF projects is important.
- A property-related degree or equivalent qualification (e.g. RICS, CIOB).
- Technical knowledge and understanding of property surveying and building construction.
- Experience and knowledge of contract management and construction Health and Safety.
- Awareness and knowledge of property-related legislation.
- Practical knowledge and understanding of setting up technical specifications for tendering contracts.
- Experience supervising contractors on building works, including in occupied properties.
- Proven experience in procuring and managing contracts, with strong relationship management skills.
- In-depth knowledge of health and safety regulations, including CDM Regulations.
- Strong communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent written, numerical, and verbal abilities.
- A customer-focused approach with highly developed interpersonal skills.
What you'll get in return
As the Contract Manager, you'll receive an excellent salary, car allowance, 28 days annual leave, a contributory pension scheme and a range of family-friendly and flexible benefits. It's expected that you'll be working from the office 4 days per week with 1 day working from home.
What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.
