Contracts & Commercial Services Manager
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Are you looking to develop an interesting and rewarding career in an ambitious city? Are you, highly motivated, professional and friendly? We are looking for an experienced Contract & Commercial Services Manager to join our team.
Southampton is a city of opportunity. Can you help us deliver the vision for the entire city, ensuring we leave a positive legacy for future generations?
About us:
We are committed to being a Resident Friendly City where people are proud to live and work and where you can make a significant difference to our local communities. We want Southampton to be a modern city, amongst the best places to grow up, live and work in and we are committed to tackling inequality and to creating a city that is greener, fairer and healthier.
About Southampton:
- Our city is easy to travel around on foot, bike and public transport
- We have a fantastic range of retail outlets, restaurants, bars, cinemas and theatres.
- Our City has award-winning parks and open spaces with the New Forest National Park and beautiful beaches on our doorstep
- We have one of the major ports in the UK operating 364 days a year.
About you:
You will be part of the busy and ever-growing Contracts & Commercial Services team undertaking both domestic and commercial work carried out within Southampton City Council properties. Your basic duties for example, will include leading and developing a designated team of trades, undertaking preparation and management of projects of varying sizes, dealing with finance, tendering and quoting for work, quality control/quality assurance, day to day matters, contract management/management of contractors whilst working in conjunction with other teams and departments in order to meet deadlines. As a manager you will assist and support your senior managers in achieving corporate aims, goals and assist in the performance of a fast moving and dynamic department. Knowledge and experience in CDM is a must.
As the work is heavily varied a flexible approach is required to meet changing needs and tight deadlines. You will be liaising with residents, peers and colleagues on a daily basis so communication and customer focus will be essential to the role. Experience and knowledge in this field is a must.
You will need a full driving licence in order to drive to site and will also be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check as part of the pre-employment checks.
As the work is varied a flexible approach is required to meet changing needs and tight deadlines. Excellent customer service skills, enthusiasm, and a ‘can do’ attitude is all essential as you’ll be our ambassador when you visit our customers’ homes to carry out repairs and installations to the highest of standards You will liaise with residents, peers and colleagues on a daily basis so communication and customer focus will be essential to the role. Organisational, customer service, time management and physical skills are key to this role.
Why work for us:
You can be confident of a rewarding career, with a competitive salary, job security and a wide range of employee benefits including generous annual leave and career progression opportunities in return for your dedication to bettering the lives of Southampton’s residents.
We'll provide:
- Uniform and all PPE
- Access to the Hampshire Local Government Pension Scheme
- Interest free travel loans and discounts.
- Employee Support Services.
- Employer pension contributions
- Maternity/Paternity/Adoption leave
If you’d like to be part of our team and our City, apply today!
What we can offer you:
Salary: The salary band for this role is £47,181 - £51,356. The starting salary is £47,181 with annual progression through the salary bands.
Here at SCC we have a range of different benefits, a few examples can be found below.
- Excellent local government pension with 16.8% employer contribution
- Death in service benefit of x3 salary, and optional salary sacrifice shared cost AVC (additional voluntary contribution)
- Generous holiday 25–31 days, based on role and service
- Flexible working options (role-dependent)
- Family-friendly policies - Maternity, Paternity, Adoption, Shared/Unpaid Parental Leave, Time off for Dependents
- Training and development, including coaching and mentoring
- Health and wellbeing support - Employee Assistance Programme, Menopause Pledge, Mental Health First Aiders and access to a variety of staff networks
- Veteran-friendly employer with the Armed Forces Covenant
- Retail discounts and savings through the Southampton City Council benefits platform
- Discounted memberships at local sports and fitness centres
- Sustainable travel benefits - low emission car scheme, cycle to work, season ticket loans
- Employee volunteering scheme with 2 paid days leave to volunteer