Contracts Manager
Location – Cornwall 


The Company:
Build Recruitment provides specialist recruitment services, supplying quality candidates on a temporary or permanent basis to leading organisations throughout the built environment – from executive to operative level.


With offices in London, Manchester and the Southwest, we specialise in Housing, Construction, Facilities Management, Property, Surveying, Health & Safety and Sales. We supply candidates from executive to operative level, and are currently working with a Social Housing Contractor, who are looking for a Contracts Manager to cover a contract in the North Cornwall area.

Our client a Housing Association has a temporary requirement to cover a responsive repairs contract management role for the social housing sector. Previous experience of Repairs programming and managing sub contractors is beneficial.  Applicants will need to have experience of managing multiple sites, sub contractors and surveyors in different locations. This role is very process and systems driven, looking at contract performance and KPIs.


Day to Day:

• Day to day management of a contractors maintaining and upgrading council properties
• Providing line management support to Supervisors and Surveyors – direct and subbies working on contract.
• Planned, reactive maintenance or FM experience essential – experience of high volume planned works.
• Carryout surveys and H&S inspections
• Dealing with and resolving complaints
• Client focused role, on site and building relationships.
• Excellent communicator
• Strong IT skills

Requirements (Skills & Qualifications):

• Construction related qualification desirable
• Experience of managing people
• Experience of managing maintenance contracts
• Experience of working with strict processes and procedure
• Experience of managing multiple responsive repairs works at a high volume
• Experience of SORs
• Good technical building knowledge & understanding
• Computer literate – Microsoft Office programmes,
• Full Driving licence

Please apply or contact Kirsty at Build Recruitment - South West for further details - 07494 544 290.
We'll take the time to understand your career history and motivations for a new role. We'll also take references and may ask for proof of eligibility to work in the UK.
We work with a wide variety of clients in the public and private sector, and we will work with you to identify clients in which your skills, experience and personality will fit. Once we submit you for a role you will receive support and regular communication throughout the interview process. 

From there our commitment to you is all about being your career partner. We'll identify suitable jobs, provide support, and career guidance and even provide regular salary benchmarking.