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Job Title: Surveying Manager
Location: East London
Salary: £54,684 - £57,726 per annum

Purpose
The Surveying Manager leads a team of surveyors and contractors to deliver effective, resident focussed,
value for money building surveying services. This includes stock condition surveys, diagnostic
inspections, complex casework, and resource allocation.
Working with a range of internal and external stakeholders, the Surveying Manager ensures that our clients homes are safe, warm, dry and meet all requirements.
Main duties & responsibilities
Leadership
Lead our clients surveying activities
Develop a high-performing, customer-centric team
Foster a culture of collaboration, respect, and continuous improvement
Promote a safety-first culture: ensure the team act up on health, safety, and wellbeing concerns
Represent the Surveying Team at Estate Boards, Committees, and forums
Service Delivery

Ensure that targets are met and that works are managed to time and budget
Ensure that residents are updated in a timely and courteous way, and that promises are kept
Ensure that surveying activities are compliant with statutory, regulatory, and policy requirements
Lead and manage the:
Delivery of our clients Property MOT (stock condition survey) programme
Delivery of surveys to diagnose defects and determine required remedial action
Specification, ordering, completion, and payment of works
Scrutiny and authorisation of variation orders
Implementation of robust quality control measures including post-inspections
Supervision of contractors on site
Preparation of technical reports, detailed specifications and scheme design drawings
Management of disrepair, environmental health notices, and EPA claims
Management of party wall, right to light, and alteration applications
Investigation and effective resolution of complaints

Job Title: Surveying Manager
Location: East London
Salary: £54,684 - £57,726 per annum

MMP Consultancy are looking to recruit a Resident Liaison Officer on a permanent basis in East London.

Responsibilities:

• Effectively liaise between residents and contractors to ensure that resident requirements are met and any issues are promptly and suitably addressed.
• Providing support to any vulnerable residents, you will work with carers and other relevant advocates to ensure that specific needs are taken account of and any issues are resolved to the customer's satisfaction.
• Build and maintain mutually beneficial relationships, facilitate communications and coordinate activities to streamline operations, public communications, incident response and conflict resolution.
• Deliver effective resident consultation and engagement, providing assurances at all levels that our buildings are compliant to all legislative requirements.
• Developing and delivering effective communication with residents, liaising closely with contractor staff to assist in the smooth running of the programmes and the ongoing building management

Skills & Experience Required:

• Previous experience of working as a Resident Liaison Officer or Coordinator
• Excellent written and interpersonal skills
• Proven experience of delivering excellent customer care
• Experience of handling challenging and complex situations
• An effective communicator at all levels, you will be able to work proactively and independently to deliver on tight timescales

Are you a FRA Project Manager with experience of working in the social housing sector on projects up to £5m with a core focus on Fire Safety related projects? Can you undertake comprehensive programming from overall project planning to detailed task scheduling, from inception to operation? Do you have solid experience in project management and Section 20 processes?

Do you think you've got what it takes to be part of this fast-paced, growing, dynamic company?

What we are looking for:

We are currently looking for a Lead Project Manager with knowledge of Part B building regulations to join our Planned Works team on a fixed term contract.

The primary objective of this role is to deliver a fire improvement scheme across 3 residential blocks situated in the London borough of Barking and Dagenham, complying with part B building regulations with an estimated contract value of £3.2m.

You'll be responsible for achieving target contributions by managing contracts in accordance with contract documents and programme, ensuring that projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the agreed quality standards.

You'll oversee the delivery of planned and demand-generated adaptation works, ensuring the achievement of client KPIs, including service delivery levels, customer satisfaction, quality, and compliance measures. This includes supervising of sub-contractors to meet and exceed business objectives, ensuring consistent achievement of operational KPIs, and remaining within budget targets.

This a new role for us in a growing team, we're looking for someone who can exceed our client expectations, whilst maximising value for money and adhering to company policies and strategies.

Working Arrangements:

• Working pattern: 36 hours per week, Monday to Friday.
• Location: East London/ Essex.
• Other: A DBS check, and clean driving licence will be required for this role.

Key Responsibilities:

• Dotted line responsibility to team to oversee works.
• Achieve or exceed repair service targets including financial, time, and customer satisfaction goals.
• Undertake comprehensive programming from overall project planning to detailed task scheduling, from inception to operation.
• Implement and oversee risk assessments for all activities, ensuring effective risk control and audit measures.
• Develop and manage structured project planning, including health and safety, execution methods, and quality control.
• Implement variation order procedures to maximise added value and minimise project disruption.
• Identify and address underperforming service areas with action plans to meet performance and financial targets.
• Produce and present high-quality communications and reports to senior management, Councillors, service heads, contractors, and other departments.
• Demonstrate strong commercial understanding, identify key project commercial indicators, and monitor delivery to meet targets and KPIs.
• Set and review organisational and productivity objectives aligned with contracts.
• Ensure application for all necessary licenses, permits, and compliance with planning supervisor requirements.
• Understand and communicate commercial aims of the project and business plan objectives.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Membership in a professional organisation (RICS, CIOB, or equivalent preferred).
• Evidence of Construction management qualifications
• Site Management Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS).
• PRINCE2 Practitioner certification (desirable).
• IOSH Certificate in Managing Safety (desirable).
• NEBOSH Certificate in Fire Safety and Risk Management NVQ level 3 or equivalent (desirable)

Experience:

• Proven track record with Part B building regulations on projects valued between £500k and £5m.
• Solid background in project management.
• Up-to-date knowledge of building and health & safety legislation.
• Experience with managing subcontractors.
• Demonstrated success in managing planned works in public services or social housing.
• Proven ability to manage high-value programmes of work using various income recovery approaches (schedules of rates, target prices, open book cost-based partnering) while meeting deadlines and budget constraints.
• Familiarity with Right to Repair legislation and construction health and safety laws.
• Valid driving licence and access to a vehicle as required.
• Experience in Section 20 processes.

Benefits:

In addition to an attractive salary, our benefits package includes: 

Heart Hub rewards, perks & benefits platform!

Group Life Assurance

Competitive Salaries

Pension Scheme

Paid Holidays from 21 days

Family Friendly Policies making work-life balance achievable

Health & wellbeing support including an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Career development and training

A GREAT TEAM!

Technical Supervisor - Voids Team

Location: Dagenham
Type: Full-time
Schedule: Monday to Friday
Work Style: Office/Site/Hybrid
Salary: £43,000 per annum

I'm looking for an experienced Technical Supervisor to lead a Voids team, overseeing property repairs and refurbishments for unoccupied homes. You'll manage operatives and subcontractors, ensuring high performance, compliance, and excellent service delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Supervise repairs and voids works, ensuring quality and efficiency
• Drive team performance and meet operational KPIs
• Maintain accurate job records using PDA and Accuserve systems
• Ensure Health & Safety compliance at all times
• Collaborate with internal teams and client reps
• Contribute to out-of-hours call rota if required
• Understand and apply NHF Schedule of Rates

About You

• Experience in repairs/voids, ideally within social housing
• Strong technical knowledge and supervisory experience
• Confident using MS Office and housing maintenance systems
• Strong communication, organisation, and multitasking skills

What They Offer

• Competitive salary pension
• Private Medical Insurance & Life Assurance
• 21 days paid holiday
• Heart Hub perks & rewards
• EAP & wellbeing support
• Family-friendly policies
• Ongoing training & development

Technical Supervisor - Damp & Mould / Legal Disrepair

Location: Dagenham, East London
Salary: From £45,000 (DOE) Benefits
Hours: Full-time, 36 hours/week
Travel: Across Barking & Dagenham (Full UK Driving Licence required)

About the Roles

We're hiring for two Technical Supervisor roles within a leading property & facilities group:

• Damp & Mould
• Legal Disrepair

Reporting to the Service Delivery Manager, you'll lead a team of operatives and contractors, overseeing day-to-day service delivery, performance, and quality assurance from first report to final invoicing.

Key Responsibilities

• Supervise teams and specialist subcontractors
• Manage job scheduling, inspections, and reporting
• Support service improvements and performance targets
• Handle customer queries and ensure excellent service delivery
• Attend stakeholder meetings and provide reports/MI as needed

What You'll Need

• Trade qualification (e.g. plumbing, carpentry, electrical)
• Supervisory experience in repairs or maintenance
• Strong knowledge of Damp & Mould and/or Legal Disrepair
• Good IT skills (MS Office; Accuserve a bonus)
• Full clean UK driving licence

A great opportunity has arisen for a Multi Trade Carpenter to join a Housing Association on a permanent basis paying £34,000 per annum. This will be covering the Portsmouth/Southampton areas. The successful Multi Trade Carpenter will be available within short notice, have social housing experience and must have a driving license as you will be supplied with a van and fuel card.
Working Hours are Mon - Fri - 39 hours per week
8:30am - 17:00 Mon - Thu and 8:30am - 16:00 on a Friday
Multi Trade Duties:
Carry out carry out a range of repairs and maintenance within social housing properties including carpentry, basic plumbing, tiling and patch plastering in occupied and void properties.
The Successful Multi Trade Carpenter will be required to:
Ensure works are completed at a high standard within given time frames
Carry out works allocated by appointments
Have a valid UK Driving Licence
A basic DBS check will be required
Company Benefits
34 days holiday per year including bank holidays

• Company van
• Fuel card
• A fantastic contributory pension scheme where the company will contribute double what you contribute (e.g. You contribute 3% and the company will contribute 6% - The companies contribution is capped at 10%)
• Bonus scheme (based on company performance and not guaranteed)
• Life insurance (equivalent to 4x annual salary)
• Income protection
• Health care cash plan
• Sick pay
• Uniform

A great opportunity has arisen for a Multi Trade Plumber to join a Housing Association on a permanent basis and the salary will be £34,000 per annum. This will be covering the Havant area. The successful Multi Trade Plumber will be available within short notice, have social housing experience and must have a driving license as you will be supplied with a van and fuel card.
Multi Trade Plumber Duties:

• Carry out carry out a range of multi-skilled plumbing, tiling and wet trade and repairs and maintenance within social housing properties, voids and occupied.

The Successful Multi Trade Plumber will be required to:

• Ensure works are completed at a high standard within given time frames
• Carry out works allocated by appointments
• Have a valid UK Driving Licence

Company Benefits include:
34 days holiday per year including bank holidays

• Company van
• Fuel card
• A fantastic contributory pension scheme where the company will contribute double what you contribute (e.g. You contribute 3% and the company will contribute 6% - The companies contribution is capped at 10%)
• Bonus scheme (based on company performance and not guaranteed)
• Life insurance (equivalent to 4x annual salary)
• Income protection
• Health care cash plan
• Sick pay
• Uniform

A great opportunity has arisen for a Groundworker to join a Housing Association on a permanent basis and the salary will be £34,000 per annum. This will be covering the Havant area. The successful Groundworker will be available within short notice, have social housing experience and must have a driving license as you will be supplied with a van and fuel card.
Groundworker Duties:

• Install, repair, and maintain various types of fencing, including timber, metal, and concrete.
• Carry out groundwork tasks such as post-setting, paving, drainage repairs, and concreting.
• Respond to maintenance requests, assessing and addressing fencing and groundwork issues efficiently.

The Successful Groundworker will be required to:

• Ensure works are completed at a high standard within given time frames
• Carry out works allocated by appointments
• Have a valid UK Driving Licence

Company Benefits include:
34 days holiday per year including bank holidays

• Company van
• Fuel card
• A fantastic contributory pension scheme where the company will contribute double what you contribute (e.g. You contribute 3% and the company will contribute 6% - The companies contribution is capped at 10%)
• Bonus scheme (based on company performance and not guaranteed)
• Life insurance (equivalent to 4x annual salary)
• Income protection
• Health care cash plan
• Sick pay
• Uniform

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Multi Trade Operative work for a Contractor based in East London on a permanent basis offering a salary of £36,000. The successful Multi Trade Candidate will be able to work in occupied properties carrying out reactive repairs.

Location:
* East London and Essex.

Working hours
* 08:00am to 17:00pm

You will be required to:
* Multi Trade to complete a variety of trades.
* Carry out repairs and maintenance within social housing properties, occupied.
* Provide your own basic hand and power tools.
* Have experience working within social housing properties.

You will be supplied with:
* Company van
* Fuel card

You must:
* Have use of a smartphone. Jobs will be supplied via an App, BYOD paid at £20.00 a month.

MMP Consultancy is seeking an experienced Senior Bid Writer on behalf of a Contractor based in Southampton. The successful candidate will lead the development of high-quality, persuasive bid submissions up to £1million in value that support the client's business growth across construction, social housing, and property maintenance sectors.

This is a permanent role with a salary of £60,000 - £75,000 per annum depending on experience. The client's benefits package is under review however currently they have the following:

• Perkbox
• Birthday leave after 1 years' service
• See employee eyecare
• Life assurance after 2 years' service has been completed
• 22 days holiday increasing 1 day a year to a maximum of 5 after 1 year's full service is completed.

Candidates will be expected in the office 5 days per week however there is some flexibility to work from home on occasion.

As a Senior Bid Writer, you will manage the full bid lifecycle, from strategy to submission. You will work closely with operational, technical, and commercial teams to craft responses that are compliant, client-focused, and aligned with evaluation criteria. You'll also support team development and help drive continuous improvement across the bid function.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead bid responses from inception to submission
• Write and edit clear, compelling content aligned with client requirements
• Coordinate input from subject matter experts and stakeholders
• Ensure compliance with governance and quality standards
• Mentor junior bid writers and support knowledge sharing
• Identify and implement process improvements

Requirements:

• Minimum 5 years' experience in bid writing, preferably in public sector or related industries such as maintenance and construction.
• Strong writing, editing, and project management skills
• Proven success in leading and winning bids
• Ability to translate technical input into clear, persuasive responses
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, bid management tools, and CRM systems
• Experience in mentoring and team development

A great new opportunity has arisen for a Contract Manager to join a main social housing contractor on a permanent basis based in East Sussex area.

The permanent salary is from £52,000 - £55,000 per annum Benefits. You will be required to Manage and oversee Supervisors and a team of trade operatives and subcontractors whilst working closely with the Senior Management team.

The successful candidate will:

* Manage and support work stream managers and supervisors for residential services in the strategic contract management of contracts across residential services for repairs.
* Working closely with Management and support team you will be a key influencer in decision making.
* As a natural leader you will develop relationships with colleagues and mentor them in growing their skills in support of growth targets.
* Lead as a key influencer the Companies Values and strategic objectives.
* Mentor and support internal and external Customers in support of business growth.
* Responsible for achieving Contract Excellence in all areas (H&S, performance, productivity, budgetary)

If you are interested in this role, please send me a copy of your CV or give me a call to discuss this further.
A great new opportunity has arisen for a Contract Manager to join a main social housing contractor on a permanent basis based in East Sussex area.

The permanent salary is from £52,000 - £55,000 per annum Benefits. You will be required to Manage and oversee Supervisors and a team of trade operatives and subcontractors whilst working closely with the Senior Management team.

The successful candidate will:
* Manage and support work stream managers and supervisors for residential services in the strategic contract management of contracts across residential services for repairs.
* Working closely with Management and support team you will be a key influencer in decision making.
* As a natural leader you will develop relationships with colleagues and mentor them in growing their skills in support of growth targets.
* Lead as a key influencer the Companies Values and strategic objectives.
* Mentor and support internal and external Customers in support of business growth.
* Responsible for achieving Contract Excellence in all areas (H&S, performance, productivity, budgetary)

If you are interested in this role, please send me a copy of your CV or give me a call to discuss this further.

Job Title: Driver/Labourer
Service: Cleaning Commercial
Reporting to: Cleaning Commercial Supervisor
Weekly Hours: 39 hours per week (Mon-Fri, with weekends as required)
Salary: £24,336 per annum

Job Description:
We are looking for a reliable Driver/Labourer to assist with various tasks, including clearing void properties, garden clearances, and trade waste removal across Norwich. You will report to the Cleaning Commercial Supervisor and help ensure excellent service delivery.
Main Responsibilities:

• Follow Health & Safety regulations and training.
• Perform routine and non-routine cleaning duties.
• Use equipment, chemicals, and products safely.
• Complete required paperwork (timesheets, vehicle defect log).
• Be flexible with additional duties and overtime.
• Communicate effectively with the Management Team and customers.

Qualifications/Knowledge/Training:

• Relevant qualifications or experience (Desirable).
• Knowledge of Health & Safety regulations (Essential).
• Asbestos Awareness (Desirable).

Experience:

• Experience in general building labouring/driving (Desirable).

Skills/Abilities:

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team (Essential).
• Strong communication and organizational skills (Essential).
• Full UK Driving License (Essential).
• Willingness to undertake additional training (Essential).