Divisional Manager - Social Housing (Planned Maintenance)
London
80K - 100K + Benefits + Bonus
We are working with a leading national contractor operating within the property services market to recruit a Divisional Manager to join their highly successful team in London.
The Divisional Manager will oversee teams delivering planned maintenance programs including kitchen and bathroom refurbs, passive fire, decarbonisation/retrofit, electrical, legal disrepair and voids contracts for housing associations, ALMOs, and local councils.
You will be responsible for the day-to-day running of your business region, commercial and contractual performance, and client satisfaction.
We seek a qualified and competent Divisional Manager with solid experience working on social housing / planned maintenance contracts. You will be an effective leader with the ability to develop a highly talented and motivated team, whilst building strong relationships with internal business functions, stakeholders, customers, consultants, and the wider supply chain.
Divisional Manager Responsibilities:
- Recruit and lead a management team delivering reactive maintenance contracts ensuring delivery teams and contractors achieve high quality, value for money service.
- Ensure delivery teams are compliant and works are delivered on time, within budget, and meet agreed key performance indicator targets.
- Ensure the delivery team effectively delivers work through a comprehensive quality assurance system including contract administration and proactive budget monitoring
- Business technical lead including consulting with business development and bids teams, client competitive dialogue, and bid presentations
- Talent retention & development through leadership & advocacy of staff engagement programmes
Divisional Manager Experience:
- Understanding of strategic and operational processes within social housing property services contracts
- Experience in working at a strategic level, developing and implementing continuous improvement
- Ability to set and measure targets
- Strong IT skills
- Strong management skills and the ability to motivate a team at all levels
- Ability to be innovative and creative to resolve complex issues
Salary & Benefits
You will be working for a modern, forward-thinking business; that believes the strengths, skills, and personalities of its people are the key to the group's success. This is a permanent, full-time role for which you will receive a highly competitive salary along with the long-term opportunity for career progression.