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Contract Manager (DV Cleared) - OUTSIDE IR35 - £500/day
Active DV Clearance is essential for this role.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop a strong working relationship with Estates specialists to deliver an effective and efficient security service, protecting staff, information, assets, buildings, and key infrastructure.
- Liaise with ESND Security policy experts to ensure the services meet current and future specifications.
For Re-procurement of the Contract:
- Work closely with the Category Lead for Security in the government department's Commercial team to ensure best value and compliant solutions for all procurement activities.
- Analyze threats by engaging with security experts and others to determine if our threat landscape has changed.
- Develop the specification (transitioning from output to input specification).
- Develop and secure approval of the Outline Business Case.
- Lead the procurement process.
- Develop and secure approval of the Final Business Case.
For BAU (Business As Usual):
- Manage the government department's security guarding service contract.
- Monitor and challenge service providers' performance levels against agreed KPIs to ensure contractual standards are delivered and maintained.
- Act as the point of contact for escalating issues/concerns regarding any perceived shortfalls in the delivery of the security guarding contract(s).
- Participate in operational performance meetings with relevant contractors and stakeholders to ensure operational, financial, and H&S commitments are delivered.
About You:
Required:
- Experience managing a services contract of this nature and scale.
- Experience in security services.
- Understanding of relevant statutory compliance requirements for the effective operation of our UK estate.
- Knowledge of relevant health and safety, environmental, and sustainability policies.
- Demonstrable negotiating skills.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office standard packages.
Desirable:
- Experience in the procurement of services contracts of this nature and scale.
- Understanding of HMG-approved physical or electronic security infrastructure.
- Awareness of government department governance models and requirements.
- Holding or working towards recognised qualifications in Facilities Management (e.g., IWFM) or membership of a FM professional body or related security/building industry qualification.
- Holding or working towards recognised contract management qualifications.
- IOSH Managing Safely qualification.
- Understanding of operational maintenance programs in a security context
