Contract Lead (South)

Places for People

Contract Lead (South)

Salary Not Specified

Places for People, Kilsby, Northamptonshire

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Remote working

Posted 3 weeks ago, 22 Aug | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 8e69163879ca474ab0262d7d360aea2e

Full Job Description

As Contract Lead you will be responsible and accountable for the effective and efficient delivery of the group's Repairs and Maintenance works via our supporting contractors.

As with our internal teams, responsibility will lie around ensuring the service is customer focussed, efficient and offering value for money for the Group. That delivery adheres to KPIs and financial targets set.

You will hold responsibility for the day-to-day organisation, supervision and responsibility for the safety, technical standard and quality of the works and associated activities carried out in these areas. The operational delivery of Group policies and procedures to ensure compliance, including the identification, management and mitigation of risk, and production of risk assessments, safe working practice and procedures.

This would be a fantastic opportunity for a an applicant who would be looking their next step up, weather you are currently in a trade roles or from a surveying background,

  • Good experience in the delivery of a customer driven service and in ensuring continuous improvement

  • Significant experience in arranging and supervising works to domestic and commercial properties

  • Good experience of supervising a team and/or contractors to ensure service delivery, managing change and developing people

  • Able to prioritise to achieve realistic targets, costs and time deadlines

  • Educated to HNC level or equivalent and/or professionally qualified in a related discipline and/or the ability to demonstrate relevant experience. Must hold or be willing to work towards qualifications and have ability to commission and sign off works on a technically competent basis.

  • Professional Qualification in related discipline

    We are a large diverse and ambitious business, which will give you all the challenge you could wish for.


  • We know that there's always more we can do to make you smile, that's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package with each role, yours will include:
  • Pension with matched contributions up to 7%

  • Excellent holiday package - 35 days annual leave with the option to buy or sell leave

  • WPA Health Cash Plan

  • Group bonus 2%

  • Training and development

  • Extra perks including huge discounts and offers from shops, cinemas and much more.


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