Contracts Manager

The Vacancy

WPS are seeking an experienced Contracts Manager to lead the delivery of our responsive repairs service within the social housing sector. This is a pivotal role, responsible for managing both the contract and the operational team, ensuring high-quality service delivery and compliance with performance targets.

🔍 Key Responsibilities

• Oversee the day-to-day management of the responsive repairs contract.
• Lead and motivate a team of supervisors, operatives, and subcontractors.
• Ensure compliance with health & safety, quality standards, and contractual KPIs.
• Build strong relationships with clients, residents, and internal stakeholders.
• Monitor budgets, forecasts, and resource allocation to ensure cost-effective delivery.
• Drive continuous improvement and innovation across the service.

✅ Requirements

• Current experience as a Contracts Manager in responsive repairs or a closely related field.
• Proven leadership skills with the ability to manage teams and subcontractors.
• Strong understanding of social housing and the challenges of delivering repairs services.
• Excellent communication, organisational, and problem-solving abilities.
• Commercial awareness and experience managing budgets and performance metrics.

🌟 What We Offer

• A supportive and collaborative working environment.
• Opportunities for professional development and career progression.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.

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

Work for Wates

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies.  Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:

• Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
• Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
• Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer.  We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.