Job Description:

Job Title: Principal Manager – Maintenance & Contracts
Location: Ipswich, Suffolk
Salary: Up to £55,250
Sector: Housing & Community Services

The Role

Accept Recruitment is working with our client in Ipswich to recruit Principal Managers into its Maintenance & Contracts service. Several posts are available:

• Principal Manager (Assets & Compliance)
• Principal Manager (Revenue) x 2
• Principal Manager (Capital)
• Principal Manager (Surveying)

You’ll lead a significant part of the service, deputise for the Operations Manager and sit on the senior management team. You’ll help shape the strategic direction of the client’s Housing & Community group of services.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver services to required standards across project management, legislative compliance, building and quantity surveying, asset management, and mechanical and electrical.
• Hold full responsibility for budgets and financial matters within your area.
• Develop procurement systems and strategies, and lead the procurement of significant contracts.
• Represent the client in major contractor disputes and claims.
• Lead on health and safety, including producing CDM Health & Safety plans and contributing to H&S policy.
• Support the client’s climate change agenda for improving its housing stock.
• Manage, develop and appraise staff, and set performance management systems.
• Maintain external quality accreditations and deliver high standards of service to tenants and the public.

About You

Essential:

• A degree (e.g. BSc Construction Management or Quantity Surveying) plus 5+ years’ relevant experience.
• Up-to-date knowledge of building and construction regulation and legislation, with evidence of CPD.
• Senior-level management experience within a comparable organisation.
• Experience managing QS, estimating, project and contract management functions.
• Strong budget management experience, including monitoring, reporting and preparing estimates.
• A significant understanding of H&S, CDM and environmental requirements relating to DLOs.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001, 14001 and 18001 management systems.
• Strong leadership, communication, negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
• Competent IT skills.

Desirable:

• MCIOB, MRICS or MCMI membership.
• A management qualification (DMS or MBA).
• A NEBOSH General Certificate.
• Experience with specialist building vehicles and plant, and O-licence compliance.
• Experience developing trading opportunities to grow income.

Additional Information

Occasional work outside normal hours is required, including evening meetings and extra hours at peak times.

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