Contracts Manager

• Contracts Manager
• £55,000 - £60,000 p/a
• Hull

We are recruiting for a Contracts Manager to manage a portfolio of 4 local schools. The contract is a TFM including grounds, cleaning, catering, M+E and fabric works. The Contracts Manager will be in charge of overseeing the management team as well as responsible for achieving KPI's across the contract, managing the P+L and the customer relationship.

Duties of the role include:

• Manage a team of 9 direct middle managers, providing support and career/skill advancement.
• Ensuring the KPI's on the contract are closely monitored and met.
• Working with the customer to provide high levels of satisfaction, improving and developing the client relationship.
• Have a strong understanding of the contract to ensure you're working within service delivery guidelines, minimizing fines and giving the best experience to the customer.
• Ensure all subcontractors on the contract are working to a high standard and competing jobs on time.
• Looking at P+L, minimising and fines and looking to get cost effective service from subcontractors.
• Look for opportunities to maximise profits while minimising risk.
• Managing all planned and reactive work across the contract as well as project, lifecycle and variation work.
• Ensure all work is completed to a high standard of health and safety and is in line with all best practice guidelines.
• Using the CAFM system, ensure a robust asset management system is in place and monitored.
• Work in collaboration with the Client to develop and implement FM initiatives.
• Work closely with compliance team and feed into relevant processes and systems as required.

The ideal candidate will have the following skills and experience:

• Experience managing contracts with a t/o circa £2m+
• Experience in managing an FM operations team on a TFM contract
• Experience within complex contracts or public sector clients is desirable
• PFI experience is desirable
• Strong communication and motivational skills
• Friendly and professional attitude, able to work with the customer but also assert themselves a required.