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Operations manager
- Shefford, QC, Canada
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Wates Property Services is seeking an experienced Operations Manager to lead the mobilisation and delivery of a significant new social housing planned works contract across the Bedfordshire area.
This is a unique opportunity to join a growing business at the beginning of a new client partnership, taking a leading role in establishing successful operational delivery, building high-performing teams, and ensuring exceptional service for residents and clients alike.
We are looking for a candidate who is already operating as an Operations Manager within the social housing planned works sector, with a proven track record of managing multiple projects, client relationships, operational performance, and commercial outcomes.
The Role
Reporting to the Contracts Director, you will be responsible for the safe, compliant and profitable delivery of planned maintenance programmes, ensuring high levels of customer satisfaction and operational excellence.
Typical Workstreams May Include
To be successful in this role, you will already have:
Essential
At Wates, we are committed to creating thriving communities through the delivery of high-quality housing services. Joining us means becoming part of a business that values innovation, collaboration, inclusion and sustainability, while providing genuine opportunities to develop your career.
If you are an established Social Housing Planned Works Operations Manager looking for an exciting new challenge with a major new client in Bedfordshire, we'd love to hear from you.
Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually, and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicant's criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses. Additionally, certain roles may be subject to additional pre-employment checks.
To learn more about the checks included in this process, please click on the following link:
This is a unique opportunity to join a growing business at the beginning of a new client partnership, taking a leading role in establishing successful operational delivery, building high-performing teams, and ensuring exceptional service for residents and clients alike.
We are looking for a candidate who is already operating as an Operations Manager within the social housing planned works sector, with a proven track record of managing multiple projects, client relationships, operational performance, and commercial outcomes.
The Role
Reporting to the Contracts Director, you will be responsible for the safe, compliant and profitable delivery of planned maintenance programmes, ensuring high levels of customer satisfaction and operational excellence.
Typical Workstreams May Include
- Kitchen and bathroom replacement programmes
- Roofing and external works
- Window and door replacement
- Energy efficiency and retrofit schemes
- Planned refurbishment projects
- Lead the operational delivery of multiple planned works projects across Bedfordshire.
- Manage Contract Managers, Project Managers, Commercial teams and site-based delivery teams.
- Ensure projects are delivered safely, on time, within budget and to the highest quality standards.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, residents and key stakeholders.
- Drive operational performance against KPIs, SLAs and contractual obligations.
- Support mobilisation activities and continuous service improvement initiatives.
- Work collaboratively with commercial teams to maximise profitability and contract performance.
- Champion customer service and resident satisfaction throughout all stages of delivery.
- Ensure compliance with health, safety, environmental and company standards.
To be successful in this role, you will already have:
Essential
- Significant experience as an Operations Manager within social housing planned works.
- Proven leadership experience managing large-scale planned maintenance programmes.
- Strong understanding of social housing contracts and client expectations.
- Demonstrable experience managing multiple projects and operational teams simultaneously.
- Strong commercial awareness with experience of budget and cost control.
- Excellent client-facing and stakeholder management skills.
- Full UK driving licence.
- Experience delivering retrofit, decarbonisation or SHDF programmes.
- SMSTS qualification.
- Relevant construction management qualification (HNC/HND, Degree or equivalent).
- Experience mobilising new contracts.
- Competitive salary
- Car allowance
- Annual bonus and profit share opportunities
- 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Birthday leave
- Enhanced pension contribution
- Flexible benefits package
- Ongoing professional development and career progression opportunities within one of the UK's leading property services businesses
At Wates, we are committed to creating thriving communities through the delivery of high-quality housing services. Joining us means becoming part of a business that values innovation, collaboration, inclusion and sustainability, while providing genuine opportunities to develop your career.
If you are an established Social Housing Planned Works Operations Manager looking for an exciting new challenge with a major new client in Bedfordshire, we'd love to hear from you.
Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually, and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicant's criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses. Additionally, certain roles may be subject to additional pre-employment checks.
To learn more about the checks included in this process, please click on the following link:
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Responsibilities
Lead the safe, compliant, and profitable delivery of multiple planned works projects across Bedfordshire, managing operational teams and ensuring delivery on time, within budget, and to quality standards. Build strong client and resident relationships, monitor performance against contractual requirements, support mobilisation and service improvement, and promote customer satisfaction.
Requirements
Candidates must have significant experience as an Operations Manager in social housing planned works, with a record of leading large-scale maintenance programmes and managing multiple projects and teams. Strong commercial, budget-control, client-facing, and stakeholder-management skills are required, as is a full UK driving licence; retrofit experience, SMSTS, a construction management qualification, and contract mobilisation experience are desirable.
Skills
- Social Housing Planned Works
- Operational Leadership
- Planned Maintenance
- Project Management
- Team Management
- Stakeholder Management
- Commercial Awareness
- Budget and Cost Control
- Contract Mobilisation
- KPI and SLA Management
- Health and Safety Compliance
- Customer Service
- Resident Satisfaction
- Retrofit and Decarbonisation
Benefits
- Car Allowance
- Annual Bonus
- Profit-Sharing Opportunities
- 26 Days Annual Leave Plus Bank Holidays
- Birthday Leave
- Enhanced Pension Contribution
- Flexible Benefits Package
- Professional Development
- Career Progression Opportunities
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Management & Leadership
- Construction
- Trades
- Environmental & Sustainability
Keywords
- Social Housing
- Planned Works
- Planned Maintenance
- Kitchen Replacement
- Bathroom Replacement
- Roofing
- External Works
- Window Replacement
- Door Replacement
- Energy Efficiency
- Retrofit
- Decarbonisation
- SHDF Programmes
- Contract Mobilisation
- Project Management
- Operational Performance
- Commercial Performance
- Budget Control
- Cost Control
- Client Relationships
- Stakeholder Management
- Resident Satisfaction
- Customer Service
- KPIs
- SLAs
- Health and Safety
- Environmental Compliance
- SMSTS
- Construction Management
- DBS Check