Contracts Manager

Location: Wigan
Salary: £60K per Year
Contract: Permanent
Type: Full Time

Reference: VAC-347256a_
Posted: May 28, 2025

My client are one of the leading Property Maintenance and Social Housing Contractors in the country. They are an award winning business with a great reputation, great staff retention rates and excellent benefits.

They have a rare opportunity for an experienced Contracts Manager, who is ready to take the next step to Operations Manager. This role is to run a long term (at least 10 year) Repairs & Maintenance Contract in Wigan. This will largely include responsive maintenance over a large number of properties across the West Lancashire region, but there is also a small planned element (kitchens, bathrooms etc.) and some void work.

The successful candidate will come from a Social Housing Contractor/Provider background and have experience managing Repairs & Maintenance Contracts at high level, having previously worked as a Contracts Manager/Operations Manager within Social Housing. Experience of kitchen replacements, voids, or electrical works is also advantageous.

Some duties will include:

• Responsible for all regional delivery; building and maintaining an effective and motivated team
• Lead the division with an operational and commercial mindset making sure the team are aware of contract obligations and how they can always influence profitability
• Ensure that all projects are set-up with company governance maximised, production control in place and productivity regularly monitored
• To work and develop relationships with all key clients to allow each contract to run in accordance with the brief and the clients' high expectations.
• Attend all client progress meetings giving feedback, progress and all KPI data as requested.
• Procure work by maintaining and developing contacts in the industry, as well as have direct involvement in the strategic thinking applied to the Unit's tenders
• To work with all key supply chain partners making sure all Operating Framework compliance details are in place before commencement of any projects
• Monitor and approve the financial forecasts; ensuring that the best cost planning information is provided
• To drive compliance and operating excellence throughout the division at all levels.

The successful candidate will already be in an Operations Manager position and have a proven track record of managing maintenance teams, and experience of managing contracts from pre-construction through to handover.

The company are looking for a motivated leader, who can influence and drive teams forward in the right direction - someone who is a strategic thinker with a bigger picture in mind.

If you are interested in the role and would like more information or to apply, please follow the link below or call Steph at Fawkes & Reece on