Contract Delivery Officer

Salary Starting salary £38,189 - £41,000

Location Manchester

Permanent, Full Time

Reporting into the Delivery Manager, you will be responsible for delivering projects on the Great Places annual investment programme, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget and to the appropriate quality standard.

You will be required to liaise directly with the key stakeholders within Great Places as well as contractors and consultants to ensure the successful investment programme delivery.

What you will be doing

Overseeing the projects as part of the annual investment programme

Managing external contractors and consultants

Coordinating with CLO to ensure customer communication with regard work

Review data in terms of monthly completions against target

Review monthly financial performance against target report highlight any risk to Delivery Manager and Quantity Surveyor

Undertake site inspection for quality of work and completion inspections

Complete snagging inspections and sign off

Undertake monthly progress meetings and reporting with contractors

Monitor contractor performance against KPI’s including customer satisfaction, agree improvement plans as appropriate

Provide technical advice in terms of building design and building pathology

Ensuring compliance with legislative and statutory obligations

Positive customer engagement

Represent Great Places at stakeholder meetings

What you will need

Experience working in a property / construction with a good technical knowledge.

Ideally, experience of working in a social housing Assets / Property team.

Track record dealing with building contracts, contract management and project delivery.

Data analysis skills to prepare reports progress and financial reporting.

A good knowledge of IT and systems

Build and sustain working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Ability to work in a fast-paced work environment and manage activities and priorities to a deadline.

Customer focussed with track record of high customer satisfaction.

Relevant qualification or experience as appropriate

Strong customer focus

What we need from you

An experienced professional

Strong leadership

Excellent communicator

Full driving licence

A commitment to understand the challenges and opportunities that exist in the communities in which we work. We particularly value lived experience in social housing

A passion to advocate on behalf of people and communities

A commitment to work in partnership with others for the benefit of Great Places

A commitment to continuous learning and improvement

Ability to work flexibly and when needed outside normal working hours to ensure service continuity

An ability to work in uncertainty

To be professional and work with integrity, inclusivity and respect for diversity

What we give you in return for your hard work and commitment

Pension ¦ DC scheme (up to 10% contribution from both colleagues and Great Places)

WPA ¦ Healthcare auto enrolled at no contribution level with £1250 of savings available - option to increase & add family members

Annual leave ¦ Start at 26 days annual leave, increasing up to 30 days within 5 years + Bank Holidays

Reward & Recognition ¦ You Count Rewards are individual reward’s for going 'above & beyond’

Professional Fees ¦?The business pays the cost of one professional membership fee for each colleague?

The Market Place ¦ high street, restaurant & supermarket discounts, gym memberships, cycle to work, smart tech loans and much more

Health and Wellbeing Initiatives ¦?Our colleagues enjoy wellbeing campaigns throughout the year, with activities designed around our four pillars of wellbeing, these include career wellbeing, mental wellbeing, physical wellbeing and financial wellbeing