Head of External Contracts

• Annual salary of 76176 (FTE) Plus car allowance
• Permanent role
• Full-time (37 Hours)
• St Helens office base hybrid working

Please Note: We are not using recruitment agencies for this position. All applicants should apply directly through the Regenda Website. Any applications submitted through agencies will not be considered.

Proposed Interview Date: 10th February 2026

The role

The purpose of this role is to lead and manage a team of direct labour trade staff managers and supervisors overseeing the successful delivery of multiple external works contracts across the North West. The role requires a strong customer-focused approach ensuring a consistently high level of service to all external customers.

You will be responsible for the effective leadership and commercial management of several external contracts adopting a commercially driven approach to generate competitive margins while ensuring all operational delivery and financial targets are achieved. The role also involves full accountability for budget management relating to external contracts with values in excess of 10 million.

You will lead the delivery of reactive capital and compliance works programmes across the Regenda housing stock including but not limited to:

• Windows and doors

• Roof replacements

• Kitchens and bathrooms

• Communal entrance doors

The right fit

• A track record of building leading motivating and inspiring multi-disciplinary teams committed to the vision and values of the organisation.
• Significant senior level experience which demonstrates the ability to analyse interpret and report on complex information to a standard appropriate to the role.
• Successful track record of technical expertise in delivering domestic services with also a commercial focus and outlook.
• Experience in managing subcontractors performance including cost and quality of the works delivered
• Knowledge of all aspects of the building construction and maintenance industries include contractual matters and legislation together with appropriate dispute resolution methods.

Who we are

M&Y Maintenance and Construction provides responsive repairs planned works renewables facilities management and new build services to clients across the North West.

Over 40 years weve grown from a small family-run business into a multimillion-pound company employing over 200 permanent employees.

M&Y Maintenance and Construction is part of The Regenda Group; we work in places where we can make a difference and operate across the housing and construction sector in care and support and in education training and careers.

Next steps

If you like what youve read so far and think youve got what it takes to join our team then apply now with a copy of your CV and a short covering letter detailing why you think you would be a good fit the role.

Our Talent Acquisition team will review your application and will be in touch shortly.

What we offer

M&Y Maintenance and Construction really is a great place to work and you dont have to just take our word for it! Were accredited by Best Companies for our world class levels of staff engagement and have been consistently named as one of the Best Companies to Work For in the North West.

We can offer you a working environment where you can enjoy yourself develop yourself and be yourself and where you really can make a difference to peoples lives.

We also offer a fantastic reward and benefits package which amongst other things includes:

• A range of flexible working options.
• 27 days paid annual leave (rising one day per year after 3 5 and 7 years service) in addition to 8 bank holidays.
• 6 additional days for volunteering.
• Long-term and serious illness payment support scheme
• Up to 9% employers contribution to the pension scheme (match funded).
• 250 annual Live and Learn allowance to spend on learning any new skill.
• Enhanced maternity paternity and adoption pay schemes.
• Employee Assistance Programme and health and wellbeing initiatives.
• A wide variety of exciting learning and development opportunities.
• Interest free loans to assist with the purchase of tools computer equipment and travel season tickets.
• Monthly staff lottery scheme.

We regenerate places and create opportunities for people

We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from disabled minority ethnic LGBT and female candidates as they are currently under-represented within our organisation.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore if you are interested wed encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.

INDHP

The Regenda Group is a great quality forward thinking housing business building managing and maintaining the homes people need. We own or manage around 13000 properties across the region including social rented housing housing for older people supported housing private rented property shared ownership and housing for sale.

The Regenda Group is made up of Regenda Homes and its wholly-owned subsidiaries M&Y Maintenance and Construction Redwing Living McDonald Property Rentals Petrus Community The Learning Foundry Positive Footprints and Centre 56.

Our mission is to provide a comprehensive range of multi-tenure housing products and services that reflect the dynamic nature of the housing market the diversity of our customers and a rapidly changing world.

Our core purpose is to regenerate places to create opportunities for people.