A client of mine who is a leading Property Landlord, responsible for in excess of 80,000 homes is looking to recruit a Property Maintenance Delivery Manager on a 12 Month Fixed Term contract to join their Property Services Team in Blandford Forumcovering our Dorset Region

The role

As a Contracts Management specialist, you'll report into the Operations Manager, and lead a team of specialised contractors in a number of planned works focusing on the annual maintenance plan including doors, roofs, garages and window replacements.
You'll ensure that all works are undertaken in a competent and safe manner with our customers at the centre of everything we do and ensure that the organisation meets its commitments, monitors its performance and evidences its delivery relating to all contracted works.

What you'll need

To be successful in this role you will need:

• At least 2 years experience and knowledge of leading a team of specialised contractors in delivering property maintenance type projects, with a high knowledge of compliance requirements
• Excellent demonstratable knowledge of programme development and performance improvement in a social housing environment
• CDM knowledge and experience
• Project Management and contract management skills and proven experience
• Ability to plan, track and forecast income and expenditure against relevant budgets, to deliver a value for money service whilst taking actions to mitigate any risks
• Ability to operate with commercial acumen - budget scope circa 2 million
• Evidence of delivering on innovative concepts, utilising future changes in policy to support flexibility in a responsive organisation
• Possess strong people skills and an effective communicator, able to influence and challenge
• Evidence of excellent customer service achievements in a complex delivery environment
• Proficient use of Microsoft office suite with Intermediate or advanced Excel skills

There will be some travel involved with this role so you should be happy to travel, have access to a vehicle and a full UK driving licence.

• 450 flex-pot annually, discounted shopping & cycling scheme
• 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays (with an extra day every year up to 30 days)
• Industry leading pension scheme, 12% matched contributions plus life cover at 4x your salary
• Flexible working - we're committed to giving people flexibility as widely as possible
• Options for private medical insurance, dental insurance & critical illness cover
• Discounted travel insurance

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