Senior Contract Supervisor

Grade: JK

Salary: £37,035 - £41,511 per annumContract: Temporary, 1 Year

Hours: Full time

Location: Harrogate or Selby area

About Us: At North Yorkshire Council, we take pride in maintaining our social housing portfolio of approximately 8,000 homes to the highest standards. The Housing Standards team is passionate about providing safe, compliant, and well-maintained homes for our residents. The Direct Delivery Team is responsible for the procurement and contract management of contractors for reactive repairs and maintenance of the housing stock and new build construction, across the Richmond, Selby and Harrogate areas. The team are also responsible for the procurement and contract management of Housing Standards Fleet Vehicles, Uniform & PPE & Service Level Agreements with other NYC departments. We're seeking talented Contract Supervisors to join our team and help us achieve excellence in service delivery and quality. For the mid and senior level posts, we are looking for candidates who have previous experience in a housing maintenance role such as a clerk of works, contract manager or surveyor for example.

Your New Role: As a Contract Supervisor, you will play a crucial role in procuring and managing contractor-delivered projects, ensuring quality, safety, and compliance. We are hiring for both Entry, Mid and Senior Level positions, each offering opportunities to contribute to meaningful work and advance your career.

Senior-Level Contract Supervisor

About the Role: At the Senior-Level, you will be responsible for developing new contracts and leading in the procurement process, liaising with procurement and legal to resolve any significant contractual matters, day to day contract management on high value and complex contracts.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Contract Oversight: Manage the day-to-day aspects of high value contracts, ensuring performance meets or exceeds expectations.
• Site Inspections: Conduct visits to verify quality of work and adherence to safety protocols.
• Team Liaison: Work closely with contractors, internal departments, and external service providers to maintain efficient operations.
• Health & Safety: reviewing risk assessments and method statements to ensure suitable processes are in place
• Develop Contracts: Contribute to the creation of new contracts, incorporating lessons learned and working closely with procurement teams.
• Training & Mentorship: Assist and mentor Entry & Mid-Level colleagues as needed, sharing knowledge and best practices.

What We're Looking For:

• Essential: IWFM Level 4, IOSH Managing Safely, Prince2 Practitioner (or willingness to work towards these). Strong experience in contract management and performance oversight.
• Desirable: Experience in social housing or construction sectors, project management knowledge.
• Personal Attributes: Proactive, a strong problem solver, good negotiation skills, and able to manage multiple priorities effectively.

Why Join Our Team?

• Professional Development: Tailored training and career progression opportunities to help you grow and reach your full potential.
• Supportive Work Environment: A culture that values teamwork, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Impactful Work: Contribute to maintaining high housing standards and make a real difference in people's lives.
• Attractive Benefits: Our employees are our greatest asset, enjoy 28 days of annual leave (rising to 34 days with continued service) plus public holidays, and a generous local government pension scheme.

Additional Information:

• Ability to travel across the County as needed.

Contact and Apply...

For more information/informal discussion please contact [email protected] (HS Manager - Direct Delivery Contracts) [email protected] (Housing Standards Team Leader).

Applying is easy, simply click on apply now, register your details, remove your personal details from your CV and upload by midnight on 12 January 2025.

Key Documents:

Job Description

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Key Dates:

Closing Date: 12 January 2025

Interview Date: 20 January 2025

Don't miss the chance to join a rewarding career that offers both personal and professional growth while making a positive impact in your community. Join us and help shape the future of housing standards. We look forward to welcoming you to our team!

NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies. We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. North Yorkshire Council (NYC) advertise vacancies on behalf of schools and external organisations (third parties) in North Yorkshire. NYC are not responsible for the recruitment/employment practices of third parties and accept no liability in relation to the vacancy and any subsequent recruitment/employment processes. Enquiries regarding the vacancy or practices should be made directly with the third party.

North Yorkshire Councils' purpose is to deliver services and facilities to the diverse residents and visitors of North Yorkshire. To ensure we deliver inclusive services we strive to have a diverse workforce where everybody can be themselves by respecting differences and embedding equality of opportunity. We celebrate diversity and recognise each other's contributions; we therefore welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds.

North Yorkshire Council are committed to the health and safety of our employees and of others including the general public. It has a responsibility to ensure employees who hold a position that is deemed to be safety critical as it requires the performance of duties which are directly related to the safe operation or security of a facility, piece of equipment or vehicle, handling of chemicals or work at height or in confined spaces and which, if not performed properly, could result in a serious safety risk or environmental hazard to employees, a facility or the general public , do not attend work whilst under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Individuals offered employment with North Yorkshire Council will be subject to the Workplace Substance Misuse policy. For safety critical roles as detailed above, random alcohol and drug testing may take place during the course of employment.