Billable Works Manager – Small Works

Site Works (Facilities) Manager

Sub Division: Defence

Location: Oxford

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full Time - 40 hours - Monday to Friday

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Purpose of Role

We’re recruiting for an experienced Billable Works Manager / Small Works Manager to lead the delivery of a varied programme of small works projects across the defence estate in Southern Oxfordshire.

Job Description

Projects can range up to £100,000, although most will typically be around £20,000–£30,000. You’ll manage multiple projects simultaneously, taking responsibility from initial customer engagement and scoping through to delivery, completion and handover. The role requires a multi-skilled technical background, ideally with an M&E bias, along with strong project management and contractor management experience. Due to the nature of the Defence estate, projects can be extremely varied, including M&E, building works, civils, airfield infrastructure, boundary fencing and repairs to ageing or historic assets.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple Billable Works / Small Works projects from scope to completion
• Manage projects up to approximately £100k, typically £20k–£30k
• Develop scopes, programmes, project files and supporting documentation
• Manage contractors, ensuring works are delivered safely, compliantly and to programme
• Maintain strong H&S and CDM standards throughout projects
• Monitor progress, quality, costs and risks
• Liaise directly with customers, end users and key stakeholders
• Manage project completion, snagging and handover
• Ensure accurate records and documentation are maintained

Essential Qualifications/Skills

• Experience managing small works, minor projects or billable works
• M&E/trades background preferred, with a broad multi-skilled understanding
• Experience managing contractors and subcontractors
• Good understanding of H&S and CDM
• Strong project administration and documentation skills
• Excellent customer-facing and stakeholder management abilities
• Able to manage a high volume of projects simultaneously

In return for your hard work we offer additional training and development, 26 days holiday (+ bank holidays), generous pension contribution, life assurance and much more.

We are VINCI Facilities – experts in the built environment. VINCI Facilities is a Facilities Management and Building Solutions provider, delivering cost-effective and sustainable bespoke solutions to customers in the public and private sectors. We are committed to working towards a lower carbon society, focusing on sustainable and innovative methods to exceed our partners' goals and add value for all stakeholders – and we were named the top-ranked FM service provider in the Sustainable FM Index for 2020. We put our people first. Always working as a team and collaborating from start to finish. We are the trusted expert in the built environment because we listen to our team and create a workplace that maximises their potential.

Fairness, Inclusion and Respect (FIR) at VINCI Facilities is about recognising and celebrating each other’s differences and what they bring to the team. Harnessing this diversity and applying the experiences, abilities and unique qualities of individuals will enhance our business; therefore, we commit to equity of opportunity and fair treatment of all current and potential employees and encourage job applications from all.

Should you require any reasonable adjustments to be made as part of the application process please contact us directly.

VINCI recognises the importance of helping our employees balance their work and home life by offering flexible working arrangements across many of our roles which include working from home to enable employees to balance their working life with other priorities.

Work Location: In person