Customer Care Manager – Southampton, SO40 3SA
Role & Responsibilities
At Dandara, we’re proud to build homes that stand the test of time places defined by quality, precision, and craftsmanship. For over 30 years, we’ve been setting the benchmark for excellence in UK housebuilding.
The Customer Care Manager will lead and manage the customer care function, ensuring homeowners receive a high-quality aftersales service and that defects are resolved efficiently and professionally. The role is critical to customer satisfaction, brand reputation, and compliance with warranty and consumer code requirements.
Working closely with Construction, Technical, and Customer Care teams, you will oversee the end-to-end customer care process from handover through the warranty period.
Main duties and responsibilities:
Lead and manage the customer care team, including Coordinators and Technicians, setting clear standards and performance expectations.
Oversee the management of customer care cases, ensuring issues are logged, prioritised, and resolved within agreed service levels.
Act as the senior escalation point for complex or high-risk customer care issues.
Work closely with Construction and Site teams to address recurring defects and improve build quality.
Ensure compliance with warranty provider requirements (e.g. NHBC, LABC, Premier) and consumer codes.
Monitor and manage customer care budgets, costs, and subcontractor spend.
Coordinate defect inspections and quality reviews where required.
Manage relationships with subcontractors and suppliers supporting customer care works.
Track and report on customer satisfaction metrics, defects trends, and performance KPIs.
Support handover processes to ensure a smooth transition from Construction to Customer Care.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives to reduce defects and improve customer experience.
Ensure health & safety compliance across all customer care activities.
Provide regular reporting to senior management on performance, risks, and improvement actions.
Key Skills and Experience:
Proven experience as a Customer Care Manager or Senior Customer Care / Aftercare professional within housebuilding or residential construction.
Strong understanding of new-build warranty processes, defects management, and customer service best practice.
Experience managing and developing teams.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
Commercially aware with experience managing budgets and subcontractor costs.
Calm, professional, and solutions-focused approach to customer issues.
Strong organisational and problem-solving skills.
Relevant construction or customer service qualifications are advantageous.
What’s in it for you:
Competitive salary per annum depending on experience
Discretionary bonus
33 days’ holiday (inclusive of bank holidays)
Private Medical Insurance
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
Health Hero digital GP and Health Assured Wisdom App
Competitive parental leave
3x salary life assurance (option to increase to 4x)
Cycle to Work scheme
Employer-matched pension up to 5%
Flexible benefits including shopping vouchers, airport parking, and reduced gym memberships
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