Directorate: Customer, Place and Services Job Title: Contract Manager Empty Homes (Permanent) Hours: 37 hours per week + Out of hours callout rota Salary: £56,778.63 (Full Time Equivalent based on 37 hours) per annum, (Plus Regular User Mileage Allowance) Location: Based at Gadbrook Park, Northwich. / Working across core locations such as: Warrington and Cheshire.
Flexibility to work from a variety of places including our office at Gadbrook Park, Northwich and home (dependent on the job role and the needs of our customer, our organisation and our teams)
Are you looking for an exciting opportunity working as part of a professional, engaged, and friendly organisation? Our values are Compassionate, Accountable, Respectful and Exceptional, we are constantly striving to demonstrate these values in our day to day working environment and culture.
The Opportunity
Weaver Vale Housing Trust has an exciting opportunity for someone who is looking to commence their career with a great company. We are looking for a driven, diligent, and friendly Contract Manager Empty Homes to join our Voids team.
What Will You Do?
To lead the Trusts works management function for the delivery of all Void / empty homes works, ensuring a quality end product that meets the Trust’s Empty Homes Standard and the customer’s needs, and working cohesively with the Trust’s Lettings and Home Ownership Team.
The role will also oversee on-site resource delivering Disrepair works and initial responses to property-related incidents such as fire or flood.
Minimum Requirements For This Role*
- Relevant professional qualification
- Willingness to undertake further qualifications in areas such as health and safety and compliance
- Proven experience and excellent track record of managing multi-disciplinary trades teams and external sub-contractors to deliver programmes safely, on time, in line with budget and KPI’s.
- Ability to analyse operational costs and identify efficiencies and effectively implement changes to realise efficiencies.
- Ability to prepare and present high quality professional reports on performance delivery works.
- Good knowledge of best working health and safety practices and legislation including CDM.
- Detailed understanding of relevant building regulations, legislation, and standards.
Due to the nature of the role, a full current driving license and access to a car is essential. The role will also require the successful candidate to undergo a DBS check.
In line with the Trust’s Disclosure & Barring Policy, please confirm WITHIN YOUR APPLICATION if you have any current convictions under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Applicants will be subject to a DBS check.
Additionally, due to the flexible working arrangements with this role, you will need access to a room where you can work from and a suitable internet connection.
*Please see Accountability Profile for further information and requirements.
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Generous annual leave entitlement – 29 days (for Managers in ‘Leadership’ group) holidays plus UK public/bank holidays (based on level of service) (part time pro rata)*
- Ability to buy up to 5 days additional annual leave* (pro rata for part-time) each year*
- 12% employer contribution to our Pension Scheme (minimum 2% employee contribution) with life assurance benefit*.
- Access to the Trust discount and benefit platform, the C.A.R.E hub.
- Commitment to support your ongoing learning and development, with the opportunity to develop a range of transferable skills.
- Day off for your Birthday to be taken during your birth month (based on contractual hours)
- One day’s paid leave (per year) to support a charity or community group of your own choice*
- Candidate Referral Scheme*
- Option to enrol in a Health Cash Plan*
- Access to corporate Costco discounted membership*
- ‘Thank you’ gift for your continuous service starting at 5 years’ service, and every 5 years’ thereafter.
- 24/7, 365 day Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) including free counselling
- Compensation for professional memberships which are an expressed requirement for the role.
- Free annual flu vaccines and free Eye Care Vouchers*
- Discounts on a gym membership and phone contract
- Cycle to work scheme*
- Free to use car park at our office on Gadbrook Park
- Involvement in regular health and wellbeing initiatives and charity fundraising activities
- Opportunities to give feedback and join various colleague forums, to help shape change at the Trust.
* Benefits offered providing you meet the eligibility criteria
The Trust invites applications from all members of the community, irrespective of Gender, Gender reassignment, Sexual orientation, Race, Religion or belief, Disability, Age, Pregnancy and maternity, Marriage and civil partnership.
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