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Temporary role - project manager/ senior building surveyor/ housing refurbishment A large FM and Maintenance provider who is delivering a housing refurbishment programme on behalf of the MOD needs a temporary Project Manager. To oversee the external contractors are delivering on time and to the quality expected. Temporary Project Manager - Housing Refurbishment Programme (MOD Housing)Location: Home based, covering MOD bases across the Edinburgh and Fife region A 3-6-month initial contract rolling monthly thereafter. We are seeking an experienced housing refurbishment individual to oversee a housing refurbishment programme on Ministry of Defence (MOD) properties. This role is critical to ensuring high-quality workmanship and compliance with project specifications. Key Responsibilities Monitor and inspect refurbishment works across MOD housing sites, e.g. e.g. full internal strip out and re-build. Ensure all works meet required standards, specifications, and health & safety regulations. Ensure milestones are met Carry out detailed snagging inspections and report findings. Briefing contractors Liaise with contractors, project managers, and stakeholders to resolve issues promptly. Maintain accurate records of inspections and progress. Essential Skills & Experience Strong background in a building trade, e.g. joinery or bricklaying, with proven Social Housing Maintenance experience Delivering a programme of housing maintenance via contractors Excellent eye for detail and ability to identify defects. Knowledge of building regulations and quality standards. Effective communication and problem-solving skills. Ability to work independently and manage multiple sites. SMSTS is essential Desirable Previous experience working on MOD housing or similar projects. Understanding of refurbishment processes and snagging best practices. What We Offer Competitive hourly/daily rate- £300 per day basic PAYE - We cannot pay CIS/UTR Opportunity to work on a high-profile project. WORK pattern: 4 days out visiting MOD housing sites, 1 day WFH What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. #

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Quantity Surveyor to join our clients growing team in The North West. You will play a key role in the commercial management of new build & refurbishment social housing projects, ensuring cost efficiency, value for money, and successful project delivery from inception through to completion. Client Details Our client is a well known residential developer committed to delivering high quality new build homes, with a strong focus on social and affordable housing. They are passionate about creating sustainable communities and improving lives through well designed, energy efficient homes. Description Manage all commercial aspects of new build social housing developments Prepare cost estimates, budgets, and financial reports Conduct procurement processes, including tendering and subcontractor selection Monitor project costs and identify risks and opportunities Manage subcontractor accounts, valuations, and final accounts Work closely with project managers, site teams, and external stakeholders Ensure compliance with contractual requirements and industry regulations Support value engineering and cost-saving initiatives Profile Proven experience as a Quantity Surveyor within residential construction, ideally social housing Strong knowledge of construction contracts and cost control processes Excellent negotiation and communication skills Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying or a related field (or equivalent experience) Membership of or working towards RICS (desirable) Job Offer Salary of £50k-£65k depending on experience Car allowance of £5k-£6k 10-15% annual bonus 30 days hol + bank holidays Pension contribution Healthcare benefits

Project Manager - Asset Investment / Planned Works (Social Housing) Location: Bedford (Hybrid) Salary: £50,000 plus £2,000 car allowance Full Time Permanent We are looking for an experienced and motivated Project Manager to lead the delivery of our annual planned and cyclical maintenance programmes. This is a key role within our Property Services and Compliance directorate, ensuring that homes are safe, compliant, and maintained to a high standard.A central part of the role is ensuring the safe and high-quality performance of contractors. The postholder will rigorously monitor health and safety standards, ensuring all contractors work safely on site, follow method statements and risk assessments, and deliver works that meet contractual, statutory, and bpha requirements. You will manage projects from inception through to completion, working collaboratively with colleagues, residents, and external partners to ensure excellent outcomes. Key Responsibilities Lead and deliver planned and cyclical maintenance projects, ensuring compliance with legislation including CDM 2015. Ensure all works are undertaken to accord with bpha statutory obligations including but not limited to the CDM regulations 2015. Review and comment on contractor risk assessments and method statements, maintaining strong SHEQ standards. Support procurement activities in line with policy, reviewing quotations and ensuring value for money. Monitor contractor performance, chair progress meetings, and maintain accurate project documentation. Manage budgets, review applications for payment, and work with finance colleagues on forecasting and reporting. Engage with residents to gather feedback and ensure high levels of customer satisfaction. Provide support to colleagues across the team and deputise for the Senior Project Manager when required. About You You will bring strong technical knowledge, excellent communication skills, and confidence in managing contractors and budgets. You will be an experienced construction professional, ideally with sound knowledge of residential maintenance, repairs and refurbishment. Essential experience and skills Experience delivering planned maintenance or asset investment projects in social housing or similar environments. HNC or HND in Construction Management or Building Surveying. Strong understanding of health and safety legislation, including CDM 2015 and issues such as asbestos. Experience of managing contracts, monitoring performance, and managing budgets. Ability to produce high-quality reports and maintain accurate records. Excellent customer care skills and commitment to equality and diversity. Ability to work independently and collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders. Desirable Knowledge of Section 20 leaseholder consultation requirements. Project management qualifications (PRINCE2, APM). Health and safety training such as IOSH Managing Safely or NEBOSH. Why Join Us? At bpha, our values are at the heart of everything we do: We take responsibility: We do what we say and are accountable for our actions. We show empathy: We respect and listen to every colleague and customer. We are better together: We value diversity and achieve more as one team. We are ambitious: We strive for excellence and make a positive difference. Employee Benefits We believe in rewarding our team with more than just a pay cheque. In addition to a wealth of other benefits and as part of our commitment to your wellbeing and development, we offer: A competitive salary of £50,000 per annum. Annual leave entitlement of 28 days (increasing with length of service to 33 days) plus paid bank holidays. Generous contributory pension scheme, with up to 12% contributed by bpha. Free private health care (family members can also be added at a cost). Free life assurance. Discounted gym membership. A range of free wellbeing services including digital gym and fitness classes. Hybrid working. How to Apply If you're ready to bring your expertise to a role where you can make a meaningful difference, we'd be pleased to hear from you. Apply now and help us deliver safe, high-quality homes for our residents.

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Quantity Surveyor to join our clients growing team in The North West. You will play a key role in the commercial management of new build & refurbishment social housing projects, ensuring cost efficiency, value for money, and successful project delivery from inception through to completion. Client Details Our client is a well known residential developer committed to delivering high quality new build homes, with a strong focus on social and affordable housing. They are passionate about creating sustainable communities and improving lives through well designed, energy efficient homes. Description Manage all commercial aspects of new build social housing developments Prepare cost estimates, budgets, and financial reports Conduct procurement processes, including tendering and subcontractor selection Monitor project costs and identify risks and opportunities Manage subcontractor accounts, valuations, and final accounts Work closely with project managers, site teams, and external stakeholders Ensure compliance with contractual requirements and industry regulations Support value engineering and cost-saving initiatives Profile Proven experience as a Quantity Surveyor within residential construction, ideally social housing Strong knowledge of construction contracts and cost control processes Excellent negotiation and communication skills Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying or a related field (or equivalent experience) Membership of or working towards RICS (desirable) Job Offer Salary of 50k- 65k depending on experience Car allowance of 5k- 6k 10-15% annual bonus 30 days hol + bank holidays Pension contribution Healthcare benefits

JOB ADVERT: SITE MANAGER ? Social Housing Roofing Scheme Specialist Location: Nottignham Sector: Social Housing / Roofing & External Works Role: Site Manager Start Date: ASAP The Opportunity We are seeking a seasoned and dedicated Site Manager to take the lead on a major social housing roofing scheme . This essential refurbishment project involves managing the replacement and repair of roofs across a portfolio of occupied residential properties. This is a critical, hands-on role where your leadership will ensure the project is delivered safely, efficiently, and to the highest quality standards, while prioritizing the needs of the residents. What You'll Be Doing (Key Responsibilities) You will have full ownership of site operations, focusing specifically on external envelope works: Roofing Project Management: Oversee all aspects of the roofing scheme, including strip and re-tile, flat roof systems, insulation upgrades, and associated flashing/leadwork. Safety & Access: Manage and inspect all access equipment, including scaffolding and edge protection, ensuring strict adherence to Working at Height regulations. Sub-Contractor Control: Lead and manage roofing contractors, scaffolding teams, and other external trades, ensuring they adhere to the program and quality specifications. Resident & Client Liaison: Maintain excellent communication with tenants, the client (Housing Association/Local Authority), and residents, managing queries, minimizing disruption, and ensuring a sensitive approach to working on occupied homes . Compliance & Reporting: Complete site inductions, issue permits (e.g., for hot works), conduct daily H&S checks, and provide comprehensive weekly progress reports. What You'll Need (Essential Requirements) Refurbishment Focus: Proven experience as a Site Manager successfully delivering social housing or occupied residential refurbishment projects . Roofing Expertise: Specific knowledge and experience managing large-scale roofing and external envelope schemes is highly desirable. Qualifications: Must hold valid SMSTS , CSCS Card , and First Aid at Work certification. Compliance: Strong understanding of current building regulations, H&S legislation, and quality control procedures relevant to roofing works. Lead a critical social housing project. Apply today! To Apply: Please send your CV and current availability to Your Email Address/Application Link . Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application. Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK. For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.

Site Manager - Planned retrofit works £55k - £60k + Package + Benefits Slough based We are working with a leading Social Housing Contractor to recruit a proactive Site Manager to deliver an internal and external retrofit refurbishment project on Social Housing and retrofit works across the Slough area click apply for full job details

Site Manager - Planned and Retrofit works £50k + car allowance or company vehicle Based in Hull/surrounding areasFull-Time, permanent position We are working with a leading Social Housing Contractor to recruit a proactive Site Manager to deliver an internal and external retrofit refurbishment and planned works project on Social Housing and decent homes works across Yorkshire.This is a client facing role, you will be responsible for delivering external refurbishment programs to tenanted properties, through effective management of your site team of Assistant Site Managers and Customer Service Officers.You must have experience of delivering similar projects including external cladding with a reputable main contractor, delivering projects on time and within budget, whilst ensuring health and safety standards are adhered to at all times.We are looking for a hands on Site Manager, with a proven track record of driving sites through effective management and maintaining site presence. Site Manager Duties: Controlling the overall direction and whilst maintaining financial control of the contract Work in partnership with the client and client representatives, to ensure that a high quality service delivery is actually provided Cost control and subcontractor management Implementing the short, mid and long term programmes for the various work streams Carry out onsite inspections, undertake investigations, enquiries, prepare reports and offer solutions maintaining continuous improvement Hand over properties on time, working to strict key performance indicators Liaison with the client and contract administrators Health and safety on the site Management and control of the site administration and staff Scheduling and procurement of materials Chair sub-contractor progress meetings Liaising with Design Teams, Client Representatives and Consultants Programming works using MS Project You will be working for a modern, forward thinking business; that believes the strengths, skills and personalities of their people are the key to the groups success. This is a full time, permanent role for which you will receive a highly competitive salary of up to £50K + car / travel allowance + Benefits. For your chance of securing this role please apply online now, or call Meg on for more information!

Site Manager - Planned and Retrofit works £50k + car allowance or company vehicle Based in Harrogate/SelbyFull-Time, permanent position We are working with a leading Social Housing Contractor to recruit a proactive Site Manager to deliver an internal and external retrofit refurbishment and planned works project on Social Housing and decent homes works across Yorkshire.This is a client facing role, you will be responsible for delivering external refurbishment programs to tenanted properties, through effective management of your site team of Assistant Site Managers and Customer Service Officers.You must have experience of delivering similar projects including external cladding with a reputable main contractor, delivering projects on time and within budget, whilst ensuring health and safety standards are adhered to at all times.We are looking for a hands on Site Manager, with a proven track record of driving sites through effective management and maintaining site presence. Site Manager Duties: Controlling the overall direction and whilst maintaining financial control of the contract Work in partnership with the client and client representatives, to ensure that a high quality service delivery is actually provided Cost control and subcontractor management Implementing the short, mid and long term programmes for the various work streams Carry out onsite inspections, undertake investigations, enquiries, prepare reports and offer solutions maintaining continuous improvement Hand over properties on time, working to strict key performance indicators Liaison with the client and contract administrators Health and safety on the site Management and control of the site administration and staff Scheduling and procurement of materials Chair sub-contractor progress meetings Liaising with Design Teams, Client Representatives and Consultants Programming works using MS Project You will be working for a modern, forward thinking business; that believes the strengths, skills and personalities of their people are the key to the groups success. This is a full time, permanent role for which you will receive a highly competitive salary of up to £50K + car / travel allowance + Benefits. For your chance of securing this role please apply online now, or call Meg on for more information!

Role: Bid Manager Location: Home based Salary: up to 75k plus benefits Company Description Our client is comprised of four complementary businesses, all dedicated to realising our vision of creating a connected, sustainable future; Planned maintenance, Gas, retrofit, internal and external refurbishment throughout the country. Their mission is to be the partner and employer of choice for designing, building, maintaining, and connecting communities and critical infrastructure to create a more sustainable and inclusive society. Job Description We are looking for a Bid Manager or a Senior Bid Manager who can contribute to sustained business growth through the management of bid submissions and proposals from initial enquiry to tender submission for projects from 500k to 250m. Please note you will be doing 100% of the writing yourself in this role, you will not have a team to do this for you. Responsible for the timely planning, management and completion of quality submissions Read, understand and extract the key bid requirements from the documentation received and communicate with all parties via Tracking Sheets; Planning and Review meetings Identify and communicate evaluation criteria and its relevance to question specific scores Plan, write & co-ordinate submission responses ensuring client and job specific answers Development of both internal and external relationships in association with the bid process Maintain current information on company good practice from Operational and Service teams Maintain bid momentum and ensure information from operational and service teams is received on time and is of sufficient quality and relevance Maintain a high level of market intelligence, legislative requirements, best practice and Client information, sharing with the team and updating business development systems Identify any past experience with the relevant Client or source information on new clients through Business Development Managers, internet use, etc. Maintaining accurate records of Tender Expected dates, liaising with Estimating to ensure the adequate resource allocation Maintain a high level of market intelligence, legislative requirements and best practice, sharing knowledge throughout the team Identify opportunities to enhance and improve the process Identify company USP's and competitive advantage and ensure these are fed into bids Liaison with Estimators on Tenders for any price/quality synergy and timing of submission Review all bids prior to submission to check relevance, quality and accuracy Manage Site Visit or Interview requirements, identifying a 'Champion' to lead the process Compiling, updating and sharing a library of submission information Management of follow-ups with Clients to secure accurate information Maintaining accurate records relating to win/loss rates, sourcing feedback and creating action plans for improvement and proactively update corporate systems and databases Qualifications Educated to A Level Standard Computer literate in MS Office Proven track record of bid management throughout the full bid lifecycle High Attention to Detail Up to date construction/Industry knowledge and understanding Social Housing knowledge and experience Confident and enthusiastic Technical writing skills and retrofit knowledge Additional Information Applications If you feel that you have the relevant experience to be successful in this position and would like to find out more please apply online today attaching a copy of your current CV. Alternatively contact us on (phone number removed). Howells are an Equal Opportunities employer. All applications will be dealt with in the strictest confidence. Howells acts as an Employment Business for the supply of temporary workers and an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies.

Site Manager - Planned retrofit works £55k - £60k + Package + Benefits Slough based We are working with a leading Social Housing Contractor to recruit a proactive Site Manager to deliver an internal and external retrofit refurbishment project on Social Housing and retrofit works across the Slough area.This is a client facing role, you will be responsible for delivering external refurbishment programs to tenanted properties, through effective management of your site team of Assistant Site Managers and Customer Service Officers.You must have experience of delivering similar projects including external cladding with a reputable main contractor, delivering projects on time and within budget, whilst ensuring health and safety standards are adhered to at all times.We are looking for a hands on Site Manager, with a proven track record of driving sites through effective management and maintaining site presence. Site Manager Duties: Controlling the overall direction and whilst maintaining financial control of the contract Work in partnership with the client and client representatives, to ensure that a high quality service delivery is actually provided Cost control and subcontractor management Implementing the short, mid and long term programmes for the various work streams Carry out onsite inspections, undertake investigations, enquiries, prepare reports and offer solutions maintaining continuous improvement Hand over properties on time, working to strict key performance indicators Liaison with the client and contract administrators Health and safety on the site Management and control of the site administration and staff Scheduling and procurement of materials Chair sub-contractor progress meetings Liaising with Design Teams, Client Representatives and Consultants Programming works using MS Project You will be working for a modern, forward thinking business; that believes the strengths, skills and personalities of their people are the key to the groups success. This is a full time, permanent role for which you will receive a highly competitive salary of up to £60K + car / travel allowance + Benefits. For your chance of securing this role please apply online now!

Site Manager - Major Void Works £50k - £60k + Package + Benefits Guildford based We are working with a Social Housing Contractor to recruit a proactive Site Manager to deliver major void refurbishment projects in the Guildford area. This role would suit a Site Supervisor or Assistant Site Manager looking to step up. This is a client facing role, you will be responsible for delivering refurbishment programs to void properties, through effective management of your site team of Assistant Site Managers and Customer Service Officers.You must have experience of delivering void projects including external cladding with a reputable contractor, delivering projects on time and within budget, whilst ensuring health and safety standards are adhered to at all times.We are looking for a hands on Site Manager, with a proven track record of driving sites through effective management and maintaining site presence. Site Manager Duties: Controlling the overall direction and whilst maintaining financial control of the contract Work in partnership with the client and client representatives, to ensure that a high quality service delivery is actually provided Cost control and subcontractor management Implementing the short, mid and long term programmes for the various work streams Carry out onsite inspections, undertake investigations, enquiries, prepare reports and offer solutions maintaining continuous improvement Hand over properties on time, working to strict key performance indicators Liaison with the client and contract administrators Health and safety on the site Management and control of the site administration and staff Scheduling and procurement of materials Chair sub-contractor progress meetings Liaising with Design Teams, Client Representatives and Consultants Programming works using MS Project You will be working for a modern, forward thinking business; that believes the strengths, skills and personalities of their people are the key to the groups success. This is a full time, permanent role for which you will receive a highly competitive salary of up to £50K + car / travel allowance + Benefits. For your chance of securing this role please apply online now!