Contract Manager

United Living

  • Thame, Oxfordshire
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 8 days ago
United Living is a leading infrastructure, construction, and property services company in the UK. We help our customers and the communities they serve benefit from resilient infrastructure, affordable homes, and improved living spaces that are fit for the future. Our mission is to be the partner and employer of choice for designing, building, maintaining, and connecting communities and critical infrastructure, to create a more sustainable and inclusive society.United Living Group is comprised of four complementary businesses, all dedicated to realising our vision of creating a connected, sustainable future; Property Services, Infrastructure Services, New Homes and Connected.The opportunity will be part of our Property Services pillar:Property Services – We revitalise homes and communities through the regeneration of living spaces, breathing new life into neighbourhoods. From delivering large programmes of work for social housing providers, to ensuring the highest building safety standards, we provide a range of services for public sector clients.TasksHere at United Living our responsive team is growing and we are recruiting a Contract Manager to come and join us. We are looking for a candidate that has experience of managing contracts, overseeing direct labour and supply chain models and implementing efficiencies. Our ideal candidate will already be a Contract Manager managing a repairs & legal disrepair delivery model. Experience working on Social Housing refurbishment projects is essential.Our commercial and operational teams are integrated to ensure that we offer best value and service to our clients. Procurement will be a major part of the role, including negotiating packages of work with our subcontractors and supply chain partners.Requirements
  • SMSTS
  • Asbestos Awareness
  • First Aid at Work
  • Relevant NVQ desirable
About You
  • 5 Years’ experience working for a refurbishment main contractor
  • Leadership experience
  • Good data interrogation skills
  • Valid driving licence
  • Competent use in Microsoft Project and Microsoft Excel Trackers
  • Excellent client engagement skills
  • Excellent Health and Safety Awareness
  • Commercially aware
  • Excellent people skills and the ability to drive performance from your team of staff
BenefitsIf you are a Senior Project Manager - Contracts Manager seeking a dynamic and diverse work environment, we're offering:
  • Competitive salary and benefits package
  • Opportunities for career progression aligned with the company’s growth
  • Immediate interview for qualified candidates
If you are ready to be part of our expanding team and contribute to our success, apply today for immediate consideration. Join us on this exciting journey of growth and innovation!As a business United Living prefer to hire directly and we will be in touch with our PSL Agencies if we require support. We do not accept speculative CVs from agencies. If speculative CVs are sent, no fee will be applicable.United LivingUnited Living is a leading and rapidly expanding infrastructure, construction, and property services company in the UK.We help our customers and the communities they serve benefit from resilient infrastructure, affordable homes, and improved living spaces that are fit for the future. We employ over 1800 people and work with a broad range of public and private sector clients.United Living consists of four complementary businesses, all dedicated to our mission of a more connected and sustainable future.
  • Infrastructure Service
  • Property Service
  • New Homes
  • Connected (Telecomms)
Across all our businesses we are commited to nurturing our employees and providing an exciting and fast paced environment aimed at fufilling our values of collaboration, agility, excellence and integrity.Please visit our website for information about our careers, mission, services and case studies.

United Living