Salary: £32,076 - £35,745 Per annum
Grade I
Hours: 37 Hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Location: Harrogate based, expected to travel to Richmond and Selby when required.
Supporting the Team Leader and Manager in the procurement and delivery of Repairs, Maintenance & Construction and internal service level agreements.
Our Service
North Yorkshire Councils Housing Standards team, we are responsible for ensuring the Council’s social housing portfolio of circa 8,400 dwellings is maintained to meet all current statutory, regulatory, and legislative and good practice standards.
The team offer effective and efficient delivery of a vast array of contractor delivered works including but not limited to - Repair & Maintenance, Fleet, Materials, Construction Sub-Contractor Framework, Contractor DPS Administration, Service Level Agreements with Facilities, Parks, Highways.
The role
The Housing Standards Team are looking for Contract Supervisors to carry out service procurement and contract management of contracts for the Direct Delivery team from our bases in Harrogate, Richmond, or Selby offices. The Direct Delivery team are looking for candidate with experience in Damp surveys and works, Plastering and Rendering, Soft Facilities, Roof Repairs, Scaffolding and Access Equipment, Flooring, Groundworks and Fencing and Gates.
As a Contract Supervisor you will:
· Take responsibility for own area of work, ensuring behavioural, quality and safety standards are adhered.
· Liaise regularly with tenants and a variety of providers, suppliers, and contractors.
· Seek to always deliver best value ensure that work is carried out safely, to the required specification and that it complies with all current service standards, codes of practice and legislation.
· Carry out all aspects of day-to-day contract management, ensuring all contracted obligations are effectively met.
· Chair and minute contract liaison meetings, ensuring actions are fully documented.
· Manages standard independence adaptation works.
· Manages the delivery of contracted out planned improvement and compliance works.
· Site inspections to verify the quality of workmanship / service delivery and that safe working practices are maintained on our sites.
· Interpret technical recommendations and progress works to ensure.
· Contribute to the development of new contracts, participating in the procurement process e.g. drafting simple specifications and at evaluation stage.
The post holder must keep up to date with all compliance, health, and safety related guidance and actively engage in the development of the service through continuous improvement initiatives.
The role involves spoken and written communication, so a confident use of the English language is required.
Post holders must have the ability to travel across the housing stock localities when required.
Professional Qualifications
Post holders must be working towards / or be willing to train to obtain the Qualifications below -
• IWFM Level 4
• IOSH Managing Safely
• Prince 2 Fundamentals
Other qualifications will be considered, to be discussed during an informal conversation.
Additional building or construction related qualifications appropriate to the contracts being managed would be an advantage.
What you will bring
• Knowledge of building regulations and building maintenance or construction
• Knowledge of procurement and contract management
• Ability to work in a team
• Ability to work under pressure to achieve targets and meet deadlines
• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• Good numeracy skills, ability to interpret data
• Excellent standard of oral and written communication skills
• Ability to use initiative
• Ability to respect and maintain confidentiality.
Contact
If you would like to learn more about a role within our new service area, please contact Carl Thompson, Team Leader on 07525 988238 or Amy Davidson, Team Leader 07525988234 for an informal conversation.
Key documents
Key dates:
Closing date: 18th August 2024
Interview dates: 27th / 28th August 2024 in Harrogate office
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