2887 Project Manager (Regeneration & Retrofit) - Moat Homes

Project Manager (Regeneration & Retrofit)

Moat Homes

• Location: Dartford, Kent / Working from home / Site Based
• Hours: Full time Contract: Permanent Salary: £47,253 to £59,067 per annum plus a Car Allowance of £2,174 per annum (offered between this scale dependent on experience)

We’re on the lookout for a Project Manager (Regen & Retrofit) to join our team!

We are avid supporters of agile working, allowing you to work flexibly between our Dartford office and your home. Looking to make a difference? Moat is one of the top 30 housing associations in the UK, with over 21,000 homes spread across Southeast London, Kent, Essex and Sussex, with around 50,000 people living in our homes.

Our vision is a simple one – it’s to end housing need. We believe that everyone should have somewhere that they can call home and be really proud of. This has always been fundamental to people’s life chances, but the current crisis has really brought that home. We are also proud to announce we have been awarded an accreditation for ‘The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2023’, based on our employee feedback.

As a Project Manager (Regen & Retrofit) you will:

• Ensure the effective delivery of regeneration and retrofit works across Moat’s property portfolio via the day-to-day management of Project Surveyors and external contractors. This includes estate improvement, regeneration, decarbonisation retrofit and fire safety remediation.
• Provide technical advice on building maintenance and all related surveying services, including new builds.
• Lead, co-ordinate and guide the activities of the Project Surveyors to effective delivery of programmes.
• Ensure that quality control and supervision is maintained for each contract, via site visits, assessing contract implementation.
• Deliver effective contract management of suppliers, contractors and consultants.
• Keep detailed records of various aspects of the work, based upon frequent site visits and ensuring the asset management database is updated.
• Provide technical support to our contractors, including contract administration, defects diagnosis, the design and specification of improvement works, liaison with internal and external customers and the monitoring of project expenditure.
• Conduct property inspections, instructing contractors to provide estimates where required and commission remedial works.
• Ensure that a clear and consistent approach is in place in relation to the management of all risk areas connected to project delivery and that this is monitored and accurately recorded.
• Provide regular management reports relating to key aspects of work.
• Act as Contract Administrator/Employers Agent/Principal Designer, where required, by standard form of construction contracts/regulations. This will include the management of budgets and programmes in the delivery of maintenance and property services.
• Investigate and resolve any complaints raised by residents relating to projects or services provided by Moat, in accordance with Moat’s corporate requirements.
• Work closely with the Building Safety Managers ensuring all relevant legislation is being adhered to.
• Ensure safety, quality control and productivity assessments are carried out so that all work complies with current codes of practice, standards, and legislation, particularly Health and Safety

We’re looking for someone who:

• Has a relevant Construction / Property qualification (HNC or above) or equivalent experience to the role.
• Has a sound knowledge of building construction technology, contract administration, managing and delivering budgets and legal requirements.
• Has a good knowledge of building pathology, with the ability to manage a range of building related cases in domestic residential dwellings.
• Understands the section 20 process and the party wall regulations.
• Has expertise in a building construction, surveying, or planned maintenance projects environment.
• Has the ability to produce accurate written reports and communicate with customers.
• Has appropriate means of transport and a Full UK Driving Licence.

Your benefits:

Check out our employee benefits video here: https://bit.ly/3HN6AWF

Interested? We want to hear from you! Please submit your application by Sunday 31 March 2024

Please note we may close this vacancy early should we receive a large volume of applications.

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