Job Description
Contracts Manager
On-months contract
Hackney
About the role
Contract manager responsible for the delivery and management of mechanical services across the council's housing estates. The services include but are not limited to, Domestic boiler, Communal boiler/plant/energy rooms, Fire Safety disciplines such as Wet & Dry Risers/Sprinklers, Communal Ventilation, Gas supplies, HRU/Air Source Heat pumps, Water (domestic as well as communal) etc.
Responsibilities
You need to have an in-depth knowledge and understanding of the mechanical Industry including the relevant regulations, guidelines and legislation as well as practical experience delivering both repairs & maintenance, servicing and upgrades/replacements and new installation programmes. Your experience must include setting budgets, monitoring spend and forecasting future budget requirements.
You should also have the know-how to be able to take into consideration the requirements of new regulations such as the Building Safety Act, but at the same time meeting the needs and expectations of our residents and the council's other key stakeholders.
You should have experience in managing a team of at least 6 plus officers ranging from Service managers/supervisors, COW and project support officers. This experience should include managing the allocation of work, performance, development of staff and the wellbeing of officers.
You must also need to have knowledge and experience of contracts and how they are used to deliver work and manage contractors, whether they are internal or external. You must also have a good understanding of procurement, the different stages involved and the tender evaluation process. Your experience should include developing contract and technical documents, being part of an evaluation panel in order to assess potential bidders, right through to contract award and moblisation.
You must have excellent professional interpersonal skills along with good communication, verbally as well as written, as this role will often require you to provide technical support and advice to such teams as but not limited to Housing, DLO (In house contractor), Tenancy Services and the Regeneration and Delivery teams.
You will often be required to deputise for the M&E Manager in certain situations and therefore must be able to inform, advise, and respond to residents, as a group or on an individual basis as well as liaise and negotiate with interested parties such as contractors, developers or professionals from other multidisciplinary areas
The candidate must hold an mechanical qualification which should include Heating, Ventilation and BS7967 regulation and be up to date on CDM regulations as well as hold a relevant project and/or contract management qualification.