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Interim Repairs Contract Manager – Basildon Borough Council

Essex County Council • Fixed Term • SS14 1DL, Basildon, Essex, England • max £600 / day • 1w ago

Interim Repairs Contract Manager - Basildon Borough Council

Basildon Borough Council

Temporary (6 months), Full Time

£600 per day umbrella

Location: Basildon

Closing Date: 23rd September 2026

Essex County Council (ECC) are delighted to be supporting Basildon Borough Council in recruiting an Interim Repairs Contract Manager on a full-time basis for a period of 6 months. Please note this role is being offered on a hybrid basis.

The Borough of Basildon is alive with opportunity and has the ingredients to be one of the most successful and desirable places in the South-East. As the largest economy in the Thames Estuary outside London, we are incredibly proud of what we have achieved but we are never complacent.

We are driving inclusive, sustainable growth to provide opportunity and prosperity for local people and businesses, access to quality homes, vibrant town centres and an enhanced local environment.

The Role

The interim role is within the Repairs & Maintenance department of Basildon Borough Council (BBC) client side and is responsible for ensuring that contractual obligations, service standards, costs, quality, compliance, resident satisfaction and performance targets are achieved and that value for money is obtained. The role will suit someone with significant contract management experience gained whilst in a senior repairs and maintenance role.

Key deliverables

Ensure contractor performance is delivered in-accordance with the contract and KPI requirements
Ensure that the contract is delivered in-accordance with financial requirements
Ensure that works are delivered in-accordance with quality requirements, including workmanship and materials
Ensure subcontractor controls are in place and complied with
Act as the client-side gatekeeper to ensure that variation requests are processed and approved in-accordance with contractual requirements
Develop and implement action plans to address areas of non-compliance
Ensure residents have a positive customer repairs journey
Maintain a constructive client and contractor relationship
Ensure complaints are dealt with promptly and effectively in-accordance with the Housing Ombudsman Complaint Handling Code.

The experience you will bring

Degree in Building Surveying or a related subject
Membership of a relevant professional body eg RICS, CIOB
Extensive demonstrable knowledge of repairs and maintenance contract requirements, building legislation, building safety and health and safety law
Significant senior experience of managing contractor compliance against contract requirements, including developing and implementing action plans to address areas of non-compliance
Demonstrable knowledge of statutory, regulatory, and best practice requirements in relation to repairs and maintenance
Good understanding of procurement and contract management requirements
Demonstrable knowledge in the gathering, analysis, and interpretation of complex performance data
Good working knowledge of Microsoft packages, especially Outlook and Microsoft Excel.
Significant experience in producing and monitoring operational and assurance Key Performance Information (KPIs).
Significant experience in producing and presenting reports to a wide range of audiences.
Experience of working closely with resident groups.

Please note

Basildon Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults, and expects all employees, contractors and volunteers to share its commitment to prevent abuse, harm or exploitation.

What to do next

If you are interested in finding out more about this role, we would love to hear from you. Please apply via the Working for Essex website.

If you have any queries relating to this post, please email louise.butler@essex.gov.uk

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