Contract Manager - Analyst in England

Interviews will take place: Week commencing 23rd November 2026.

A bit about the role...

Working in a team led by Paul Northey, our Head of Contract Management, the Contract Manager Analyst will play a critical role in helping the Agency manage our contracts with housing developers to oversee delivery of a wide range of fantastic housing projects. The Contract Management team is a well-established group of skilled contract specialists who are committed to making positive changes in ensuring contractual obligations are maintained whilst at the same time building and maintaining excellent relationships with our network of housing development partners.

Paul believes in delivering a first-class customer service, resolving challenges informally wherever possible, taking an innovative and creative approach to provide robust data management. Paul believes in working in a collaborative and flexible way to foster good decision making and problem solving within their team.

The Contract Manager Analyst will be continuously supported and play a very important role in the team, combining excellent MS Excel skills and interpretation of legal requirements to produce overage forecasts required for Agency budget preparation. Additionally, the role will include reviewing and approving important plot completion documentation to facilitate the legal transfer of our land to new homeowners.

The Contract Management team oversees the appointment of external Compliance Inspectors, an important supporting function for the Agency, and the role will include involvement in and ultimately management of procurement processes of these consultants.

As your knowledge and skills develop, you will be introduced to more technical elements of the Contract Management function and encouraged to expand your involvement with a view to progressing into more senior roles should you aspire to do so. Whilst not compulsory, you will be encouraged to visit our sites to see housing development progress first hand, where you will gain experience of the challenges and ways of working of the housing construction industry.

Collaboration is a critical element of this role, as the Analyst Contract Manager will need to be able to liaise between people and teams within the Agency as necessary, as well as provide a critical interface to external parties such as consultants and developers.

A bit about you...

The Contract Manager Analyst will be very comfortable in working with spreadsheets, using formulae and working through sometimes complicated contract wording (the team will always be available to provide support); all these skills combine to help the Agency produce important financial forecasts. You will need to be highly organised, methodical, and have the skills to communicate with a wide variety of specialists, all required to succeed in this role.

You will be encouraged to share your ideas where you see an opportunity for change or improvement, which will naturally follow your ability to learn about and understand existing protocols and ways of working. You will be comfortable with being on construction sites in an observational capacity and be able to adhere to site rules established by the site manager.

Delivering on a mission as bold as ours isn’t always easy. You will be resilient and comfortable managing stakeholders and your discussions will always be shaped by a good understanding of the commercial and operational impact of what we do as a team responsible for the management of contracts. You will enjoy working in an innovative, fun and engaging way and be able to negotiate and persuade.

Who are we?

Homes England: The Housing and Regeneration Agency. We believe that affordable, quality homes in well-designed places are key to improving people’s lives. As the government’s housing and regeneration agency, we create thriving new places and transform urban areas, combining the full breadth of our powers, expertise, land, capital and influence to bring investment to communities and get more homes built.

How? We form long-term partnerships that bridge the gap between the public and private sector to meet local needs and aspirations. We use our influence to champion the creation of sustainable homes, communities and places that are brilliantly designed for the people that live there now, and in the future. And we use our funding and support to build a more resilient, diverse and innovative housing sector, helping new entrants in the market, encouraging modern methods of construction and design, and promoting the utmost attention to building safety.

Together with our partners, we’re accelerating the pace of house building, remediation and regeneration across the country, as we seek to deliver ever more affordable homes in places people are proud to call home for generations to come.

What we offer...

As well as a competitive salary and 33 days annual leave, we are committed to 50/50 hybrid working. We’ll support you, wherever possible, so that you don’t miss out on what matters to you.

Membership of the Homes and Communities Agency Pension Scheme, which is a contributory defined benefit scheme with the amount you receive on retirement based on your salary and years worked at the Agency.

If you ever need a bit of extra help, we have a great employee assistance programme, a wide range of healthcare plans, financial wellbeing support and access to many great discounts with leading high street names.

Our range of network groups are also there to support you to be yourself at work and play a key role in helping shape our future. If you are a member of a professional body, we’ll pay for your membership and once you get your digital kit, you’ll be good to go.

Homes England are a geographically diverse community. We work to a 50/50 office/home based model. Moving back into our office environments has enabled us to utilise our space and time together in the most collaborative way.

We’re a diverse team of more than 1,000 professionals spanning 17 professions, helping Homes England to be effective, efficient and deliver for communities. Our people remain at the heart of everything we do, and we’re committed to building an Agency that not only reflects the diverse communities we serve, but also champions inclusion in how we shape homes and places across the country.

You will be required to have the Right to Work in the UK and Homes England do not offer visa sponsorship. If your application is shortlisted to interview we will require you to provide proof of your Right to Work in the UK at this stage.

Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action.