Job Description

Company Overview

B4Box Limited is an award-winning construction training provider dedicated to empowering local learners and skilled employees. Our unique integrated model is guided by our core values of promoting social justice, addressing inequalities, tackling poverty, and combating climate change.

Role Summary

The Contracts Manager has overall responsibility for the co-ordination, management, and delivery of assigned projects, ensuring they are completed profitably, safely, on time, and to a high standard whilst promoting strong client relationships.

As a newly created role, the ideal candidate will be able to make their mark by developing and implementing new ways of working to increase efficiency, safety and productivity. They will confidently lead to ensure the efficient management of the proactive and reactive repairs and maintenance of our client's properties, ensuring that these properties meet the required housing and quality standards, whilst ensuring customer satisfaction, business performance and financial strength.

The Contracts Manager will work across a variety of projects, which will include:

Voids / Whole house Refurbs

- working closely with our Social Housing clients to deliver refurbishment and repair works on empty properties that need to be swiftly re-let.

Kitchen and Bathroom Replacement

- design, materials procurement, rip-out of existing and installation of new complete bathrooms and kitchens- including all trade elements.

Fire Stop and Fire Protection Works -

delivering fire safety works to improve building structure safety, and protect from fire.

Painting and Decorating -

delivering decorating and treatment works on a variety of projects, including specialist fire protection paints, mould treatments and the decorating of communal areas.

Retrofit -

working with private and public clients to deliver energy saving retrofit works such as external wall insulation, internal wall insulation, triple glazing windows and doors.

Groundworks

- delivering quality external works: including flagging, tarmacking, fencing etc.

Main Duties

Pre-contract:

Gain a full understanding of the client requirements, and maintain full knowledge of these during the construction process

Develop construction programmes and work methodologies and communicate to site teams

Prepare appropriate Health and Safety systems of work for projects including relevant Risk Assessments and Method Statements

Procurement of appropriate, best-value resources

Sourcing, selecting, coordinating and liaising with specialist sub-contractors

Full pricing of jobs (inclusive of labour, transport, materials and sub-contractors)

Lead and deliver pre-site meetings

On-site:

Ensure jobs are completed on time and within budget

Maintain effective relationships with clients, customers and other stakeholders

Monitor quality and snagging during the construction process

Produce and analyse progress reports, updated costs and forecasts to the Director and or/ other stakeholders

Ensure health and safety compliance across multiple workstreams

By example, set the highest possible standards of leadership in promotion of HSE procedures and best practice

Ensure that works are carried out in a manner which minimises community disruption

Lead on meetings with clients and customers and report on progress to date

Mentor and support team members with their development and upskilling

Post-contract :

Collate all post contract information in readiness for handover

Attend handover meetings and confidently report on project outcomes to stakeholders

Review and report on project successes and challenges to better improve practice

Review and analyse the cost-effectiveness of projects to improve financial strength and learn lessons

General:

Provide leadership and guidance for managers and supervisors

Fulfil the role of mentor as required

Take an active role in the recruitment and selection process as required

Manage individual performances, which will include participation in formal disciplinary matters

Produce and present monthly progress reports and cash flow predictions to the Director

Undertake all relevant training and development activities as required, including the support of others

Ensure the Company values are maintained at all times

This list is not exhaustive and there is an expectation to contribute towards other projects in line with the needs of the business.

About you:

Essential:

Experience of managing building repair and maintenance programmes (5 years minimum)

Good working knowledge of contract conditions, risk management, pricing and cost management

Able to set and adhere to quality, cost, and time schedules

Able to build positive relationships with clients, customers and colleagues

Excellent people management skills with the ability to motivate, influence and mentor

Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with both customers and all levels of staff

Able to support colleagues and apprentices by working positively and supportively

Problem-solving skills and a 'can-do' approach

Strong working knowledge of health and safety principles and procedures

Full driving licence

Experience of Social Housing repairs and maintenance

Experience of building retrofit and energy efficient works

What B4Box can offer you:

Working for an organisation with a social mission committed to the training, employment and development of local people, many of whom have faced tough circumstances and disadvantage

Permanent, full-time work with social working hours - no weekend or evening work, to help sustain a good work-life balance

Work local to Greater Manchester

Use of vehicle and fuel card

Pension

A friendly, supportive team

If you are passionate about making a difference through your work and have the experience, we invite you to apply today and join us at B4 Box Limited!

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 44,000.00-50,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Company pension On-site parking
Schedule:

Day shift Monday to Friday No weekends
Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 10/08/2025
Reference ID: CCM/B4BOX-002
Expected start date: 18/08/2025