Partnership Director

Ready to shape the future of our multi‑contract Maintenance division? We’re looking for a visionary Strategic Partnership Director to lead a £100m+ operation, drive sustainable growth, and deliver outstanding customer outcomes. 🚀

• Lead long‑term growth strategy & expand into new markets
• Oversee operational delivery across R&M, Planned, NZC, Heating & Compliance
• Sponsor major mobilisations, transitions & transformation programmes
• Inspire a high‑performing team of c.300 people 💼
• Strengthen customer partnerships & exceed KPIs/NPS
• Champion innovation, digital transformation & continuous improvement 💡
• Own divisional P&L, financial performance & risk management
• Embed strong governance, compliance & SHE leadership 🌱

• Senior leadership experience in Maintenance/Property Services/Social Housing
• Proven P&L ownership & growth track record
• Strategic, commercially sharp & digitally forward-thinking
• Inspirational people leadership & excellent stakeholder engagement
• IOSH/NEBOSH and ideally degree‑qualified
• Passion for innovation, inclusion, wellbeing & delivering great outcomes ❤️

If you’re a strategic thinker, a relationship builder, and a leader who looks for a better way… we’d love to hear from you! 🌟

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family‑owned development, building and property maintenance companies. Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:

• Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
• Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
• Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in, and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer. We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.

• BEST PROJECT Inside Housing Development Awards
• WINNER 2022 Construction News Awards Winner
• GOLD AWARD Investors in People 2022
• GOLD AWARD Considerate Constructors Schemes (CCS) National Site Awards
• TOP 50 EMPLOYERS 2022 Top 50 Employers for Women
• WINNER 2022 Working Families Best Practice Awards