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Divisional Director

🚀 Join Wates Group as a Divisional Director – Property Services (Planned Maintenance, London & South East)Are you ready to lead with purpose and drive meaningful impact in communities across London and the South East? We’re looking for a passionate and strategic Divisional Director to join our WPS team, overseeing a portfolio of Planned Maintenance contracts across Greater London, the South, and South East. Reporting directly to the Regional Managing Director, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of social housing maintenance—delivering excellence, driving growth, and building strong client relationships.🌟 What You’ll Be Doing: Lead the Vision: Develop and execute a high-performing divisional strategy—from mobilisation to delivery—anchored in our “Delivering the Promise” principles. Own the Numbers: Take full P&L responsibility for the region, ensuring sustainable profitability and growth across all contracts. Champion Safety & Sustainability: Set the standard for Health, Safety & Environment performance, aligning with our strategic commitments. Be the Client’s Trusted Partner: Build and nurture long-term relationships with local authorities and housing associations, ensuring exceptional service and satisfaction.🧠 What You’ll Bring: A proven track record of growing and evolving contracts within the social housing or property services sector. Strong leadership in delivering outstanding customer service at a regional level. Commercial acumen and the ability to drive continuous improvement and innovation across multiple contracts.✅ Additional Info:Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually, and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicant's criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses. Additionally, certain roles may be subject to additional pre-employment checks. To learn more about the checks included in this process, please click on the following link: National Security Vetting A member of the Recruitment Team will be in touch to guide you through the next steps.

Finance Manager

Hiring: Wates Family Enterprise TrustHours: 2 days a week – (15 hours)Location: flexible – one day a week in our Leatherhead office -. mix of home and office working Salary range: £ £19,800 (pro rata salary) plus benefitsLength: Permanent Start date – July 2025About Us Wates Family Charities is comprised of two independent, grant-making charities: Wates Family Enterprise Trust and The Wates Foundation. Together, we are committed to supporting positive social impact through strategic grant-making and community investment. With a combined annual spend of over £2.5 million, we play a key role in supporting individuals and organisations across a range of vital initiatives. The Role We are seeking an experienced and proactive Finance Manager to oversee the financial operations and compliance for both charities. As the sole finance professional within a close-knit team of seven, this role is crucial in maintaining the financial integrity and regulatory compliance of the organisation. Key Responsibilities Oversee and manage the preparation of statutory accounts and financial information for the annual audit Maintain accurate financial records, including bank reconciliations, journals, and trial balances Prepare quarterly management accounts, cash flow reports, and forecasts Authorise and process payments including grants and internal recharges Manage external audit processes, liaising with auditors and internal teams Maintain compliance with Companies House, Charity Commission, and other regulatory bodies Draft and submit annual reports and accounts, with support from the Director Develop and implement policies (e.g. safeguarding, GDPR, whistleblowing) Provide financial data for trustee meetings and assist in drafting decision papers Maintain accurate records of training and hospitality for trustees and staff Support grant assessments and related administrative processes as required What We’re Looking For Essential: Part-qualified ACA/ACCA or fully qualified AAT Solid technical knowledge of financial accounting and bookkeeping Strong skills in preparing management accounts and managing cash flow Experience of working independently in a finance function Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain financial matters to non-specialists Proficiency in Microsoft Office and accounting software (SAGE) Desirable: Experience of charity accounting and knowledge of SORP Familiarity with regulatory requirements for UK charities Understanding of deposit management and placing funds with platforms such as Flagstone Working Pattern This is a part-time role (15 hours per week) with hybrid working. A fortnightly presence in Leatherhead is required, ideally on Wednesdays. Flexibility will be necessary around the time of the annual external audit and at Board meetings, approx. two per quarter which are held between central London and Leatherhead

Senior Planner

Wates Construction are looking for a Senior Planner to join our team in Suffolk, delivering high-profile, technically complex projects.We’re looking for someone who thrives in a collaborative environment, brings sharp analytical thinking and proven planning expertise, and is eager to challenge the norm with innovative solutions. If you're ready to make an impact and push boundaries in your planning career, we’d love to hear from you.ABOUT THE ROLEOur Senior Planners are a valuable part of our business, the focus of this role is to provide an effective and professional planning and programming services for pre-contract and project teams.As our Senior Planner you will:· Instigate and monitor a balanced suite of performance measurement criteria throughout a project’s lifecycle· Ensure proper integration of design and procurement elements of programmes with construction· Produce integrated tender programme and method statement and present proposals to settlement meeting· Change management: review programme effect of changes and advise on EOT issues· Produce schedules as well as obtain and analyse quotes for all time-related preliminariesWHAT WE OFFER· Competitive salary & profit share scheme· Flexible working· Car Allowance / Company Car (subject to Role/Grade)· Travel covered to any of our sites (subject to HMRC advisory rates)· Extensive corporate benefits including, Private Medical, Pension 8% employers’ contribution, Health and Wellness programme, 26 days holidays + bank holidays and much more…· Excellent range of learning and development activity to support your career progression.· Industry leading family leave benefits to included 26 weeks fully paid maternity, 12 weeks fully paid paternity.To find out more about LIFE AT WATES please click on the following link https://www.wates.co.uk/careers/ We are always looking for a variety of new talent to join our teams, to help us grow and innovate as a business. Although you may not have all of the skills listed, many of them may be transferable to other roles within the WATES Group.  If you would like clarity on any of our vacancies, discuss career opportunities in strict confidence or need anything to make our recruitment process easier, please contact our In-House Recruitment Team directly or via recruitment@wates.co.uk and one of us will get in touch as soon as possible.  As a responsible and inclusive employer, we are committed to equality and are proud to have been recognised for this through a range of accolades including gold accreditation with Investors in People, we are also a Disability Confident employer. Being a family owned, business means we understand and value long term relationships. Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Standard Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually, and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicant's criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses. Additionally, certain roles may be subject to additional pre-employment checks. To learn more about the checks included in this process, please click on the following link: National Security Vetting

Commercial Administrator

WPS have an opportunity for a Commercial Administrator to join our team in our Walton On Thames office to engage in full commercial administrative duties and provide ongoing support to the team in a few key contract areas. Key Accountabilities will include: Producing and sending subcontractor pre works schedule of rates from supervisors’ scope of works. Produce scoping and pricing documents for checking. Inputting variations into client’s systems. Subcontractor application checking and processing. Releasing pre agreed invoices within our financial system. Tracking and clearing post inspection queries. Take new orders and code the works from booking sheets, photos and subcontractor invoices, passing it to the Quantity Surveyor for final review and the client for approval. Create invoices for the client and liaise with their payroll department to ensure payment is received within agreed terms.We are looking for an experienced Administrator who is a confident communicator, highly computer literate (Microsoft suite – Word, Excel etc) and extremely organised. The successful individual will have ideally worked in a commercial/ maintenance industry, but this is not essential.Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually, and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicant's criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses. Additionally, certain roles may be subject to additional pre-employment checks. To learn more about the checks included in this process, please click on the following link: National Security Vetting One of the Recruitment Team will be in contact to discuss the role in more detail and advise of the next step.