Contracts Manager / Repairs Manager

Salary/Rate:Negotiable
Job type:Perm
Town/City:St. Helens
County:Merseyside
Sector:Construction/Property
Job ref:48766
Post Date:11.03.25
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About the Role

Contracts Manager/Repairs Manager - Social Housing

Competitive package - Permanent

Based in Lancashire

Our client is an innovative, and award winning Social Housing Repairs & Maintenance Contractor who are looking for a Repairs Manager to join their team based in Merseyside. The key function of this role is to manage the team of Mangers, Supervisors and trades delivering the repairs service, ensuring a high quality and commercially focused service is delivered.

Key Responsibilities

Additional duties include:

  • To lead and ensure the efficient management of the proactive and reactive repairs and maintenance of our client's properties, ensuring these properties meet the required housing and quality standards, whilst maximising resident satisfaction and contributing to business performance and financial strength.
  • Ensure that all activities undertaken meet the client's business objectives, turnaround times and other key performance indicators and work/ quality standards. Develop and maintain procedures for responding quickly and effectively to complaints and enquiries from members and customers.
  • Maintain effective relationships with key stakeholders, clients, contractors and residents, whilst promoting and championing our client's values and standards at all times. Deal with escalations of complaints including disrepairs and Environmental Health Notices (EHN).
  • To effectively manage a maintenance budget and authorise spends up to agreed levels whilst maximising cost effectiveness and having regard for financial strength.
  • Ensure compliance of the day to day or void teams in respect of governance and adherence to the relevant statutory and regulatory provisions, including health & safety.

Please apply online or call Paul on 07852831276

Applications

If you feel that you have the relevant experience to be successful in this position and would like to find out more please apply online today attaching a copy of your current CV. Alternatively contact us on 01474 850707.

Howells are an Equal Opportunities employer. All applications will be dealt with in the strictest confidence. Howells acts as an Employment Business for the supply of temporary workers and an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies.

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