At a Glance
- Tasks: Support contract management and lead teams to deliver high-quality maintenance services.
- Company: Join a respected property services organisation with a focus on growth and development.
- Benefits: Enjoy a competitive salary, company vehicle, generous leave, and health benefits.
- Other info: Ongoing training and excellent career growth opportunities await you.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in a fast-paced environment while developing your career.
- Qualifications: 5+ years in property maintenance and strong leadership skills required.
The predicted salary is between 42300 - 51700 £ per year.
Assistant Property Maintenance Manager Competitive Salary + Company Vehicle + Excellent Benefits
Are you an experienced maintenance or facilities professional looking to take the next step in your career?
We're recruiting for an Assistant Contracts Manager to join a well-established property services organisation delivering responsive repairs, planned maintenance, and refurbishment works across residential and commercial contracts.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys leading teams, building strong client relationships, and driving operational performance in a fast-paced environment.
What's on Offer
- Competitive salary.
- Company vehicle and fuel card.
- Generous annual leave allowance, increasing with service.
- Option to buy or sell additional annual leave.
- Enhanced company sick pay.
- Life assurance.
- Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme.
- Cycle to Work scheme.
- Company pension contribution.
- Employee recognition and long service awards.
- Health, wellbeing and employee assistance programme.
- Full uniform and PPE provided where applicable.
- Employee referral bonus scheme.
- Ongoing training and career development opportunities.
The Role
Supporting the Contract Manager, you'll play a key role in ensuring contracts are delivered safely, efficiently, on time, and within budget.
You'll manage both directly employed operatives and subcontractors while maintaining exceptional service standards and ensuring contractual KPIs are achieved.
You'll also contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, financial performance, and customer satisfaction across a portfolio of maintenance contracts.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the day-to-day management and successful delivery of maintenance contracts.
- Lead, motivate and develop operational teams to achieve excellent service delivery.
- Monitor contract performance, ensuring KPIs and service level agreements are consistently met.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with clients and stakeholders.
- Manage subcontractors and supplier performance.
- Ensure planned works, reactive repairs, customer complaints and disrepair cases are resolved efficiently.
- Monitor financial performance, assisting with budgets, forecasting and profitability.
- Prepare quotations for minor works and oversee projects through to completion.
- Promote a strong health & safety culture, ensuring compliance across all activities.
- Carry out inductions, toolbox talks and ongoing team development.
- Identify opportunities to improve processes, efficiency and customer experience.
- Participate in the out-of-hours management rota.
About You
You'll be an organised and proactive individual with strong leadership skills and a passion for delivering high-quality maintenance services.
You'll have
- At least 5 years' experience within property maintenance, building services or facilities management.
- Previous experience supervising or supporting the management of maintenance contracts.
- Strong knowledge of responsive repairs and planned maintenance.
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
- Commercial awareness with the ability to manage budgets and quotations.
- Good understanding of health & safety legislation and best practice.
- Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to make decisions under pressure.
- Competent IT skills, including Microsoft Office and job management systems.
- Construction, Building or Facilities qualifications (HNC/HND or equivalent) are advantageous but not essential.
If you're looking to join a respected and growing organisation where you'll have real responsibility, opportunities to develop, and the chance to make a genuine impact, we'd love to hear from you.
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