We are currently recruiting on behalf of a large Housing Association in Cheshire for an interim Contracts Manager.

This is a temporary, three-month position with a highly reputable Housing Association in Cheshire, offering a competitive hourly rate of up to £35.00 per hour via an Umbrella Company.

Key Duties Include:

• Overseeing contractors, consultants, and external partners to ensure work is delivered to agreed standards, timescales, and KPIs
• Leading regular progress meetings to drive performance, continuous improvement, and high customer satisfaction
• Ensuring full compliance with Health & Safety legislation (including CDM) and quality procedures, including audits, pre-construction information, and risk assessments
• Engaging with tenants and leaseholders throughout planned programmes
• Managing procurement processes, including preparing briefs, specifications, tender documentation, analysis, and contractor mobilisation
• Communicating effectively with internal teams to keep them informed of works and ensuring installations are managed appropriately throughout their lifecycle
• Supporting grant funding applications and ensuring compliance with funding requirements
• Ensuring all projects meet minimum energy efficiency standards (PAS2035) and contribute to net zero carbon targets
• Managing and monitoring contract budgets, authorising valuations, agreeing variations, and completing post inspections and handovers of defect-free works

Requirements:

• Must have access to your own vehicle

Rewards and Benefits:

• Hybrid working
• Flexible working days

Working hours:

• 35 hours per week
• Monday - Friday, 9am-5pm

Please note that you require recent experience to apply for this role.

James Andrews is acting as an employment agency and business in relation to this role.

At James Andrews Recruitment Solutions we try to respond to all applications personally, however, due to the high volume of applications this is not always possible. If you have not heard back from us within 72 hours, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

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