Working in the Contract Management team which has a national remit, the Contract Manager will be positioned regionally alongside experienced Disposal team colleagues and will play a critical role in helping the agency manage the contracts we enter into with housing developers to oversee delivery of a wide range of fantastic housing projects. The Contract Management team is a small and enthusiastic team of contract specialists who are committed to making positive changes in ensuring contractual obligations are maintained whilst at the same time as building and maintaining excellent relationships with our network of housing development partners.

The Contract Manager will take ownership of newly instructed and existing projects in a phased way, all with the support and collaboration of a strong Contract Management team and Disposal colleagues who have already worked hard to get those projects underway. Collaboration is a critical element of this role, as the Contract Manager will need to be able to liaise between people and teams within the agency as necessary, as well as provide a critical interface to external parties such as consultants and developers.

The role will require visits to development sites and an ability to make an assessment as to whether the works are being undertaken in accordance with our specification agreement with the developer, whilst desk-based time will include ensuring critical lease events such as payment are addressed in a timely manner.

A bit about you…

As an experienced Contract Manager, you will already understand the need to be able to clearly interpret contract and lease clauses, be highly organised, methodical, and have the skills to communicate with a wide variety of specialists, and all of those skills will be used to succeed in this role.

You will be comfortable with being on construction sites in an observational capacity, and be able to adhere to site rules and the protocols established by the site manager.

Delivering on a mission as bold as ours isn’t always easy. You will be resilient and comfortable managing stakeholders at a senior level and your discussions will always be shaped by a good understanding of the commercial and operational impact of what we do as a national team. You will enjoy working in an innovative, fun and engaging way and be able to negotiate and persuade.

Who are we?

We are the Government’s national housing agency. Our role is to accelerate the pace of house-building across the country, particularly in areas where there are the most serious affordability issues – meaning people are struggling to find homes.

We have the appetite, influence, expertise and resources to drive positive market change and meet the Government’s ambition to deliver 300,000 new homes a year. We are using our land, influence, funds and knowledge to increase the pace, scale and quality of new homes accelerating delivery in areas of greatest demand and helping create great places to live. Within the next few years, we will have invested over £27 billion across our programmes. To deliver against these aims we’re building a different kind of public service - join us to help make this happen.

What we offer...

We understand how important life is outside of work so, as well as competitive salary and 33 days annual leave, we are totally committed to flexible working. We’ll support you, wherever possible, so that you don’t miss out on what truly matters to you.

If you do ever need a little bit of extra help we have a great employee assistance programme, financial well-being support and access to loads of great discounts with leading high street names.

Our range of network groups are also there to support you to truly be yourself at work and play a key role in helping shape our future.

If you are a member of a professional body we’ll pay for your membership and once you get your top of the range digital kit you’ll be good to go in one of our great offices (or at home!)

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Contract Manager

Salary: £48,945 - £57,582

Working Pattern: Full Time

Contract Type: Permanent

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This role will require working on hybrid basis from our listed offices as advertised. Please can you confirm which office would be your preference?

This is not a role that involves site or construction management and works contracts, but instead is focused on the Developers and the Agency meeting their relative contractual, legal and statutory obligations as defined under the Building Lease to facilitate the delivery of large housing developments. Please could you provide a statement indicating your experience and suitability for this type of role. (In no more than 500 words)

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