Contracts Manager

Contracts Manager Summary: Contracts Manager Salary up to £36,000 Chesterfield Based Facilities Management 27 days annual leave (+public holidays) Great progression opportunities My client is recruiting for a contract manager who will be responsible for the management of all maintenance service contracts and ad hoc maintenance contractors to ensure seamless service delivery between in house and contract labour. Key Responsibilities: Manage all maintenance service contracts and specialist reactive maintenance contracts ensuring safety standards, quality control and maximising value for money. Carry out regular quality reviews on all contractors work and ensure formal contract review systems are in place to formally monitor and record contractor performance. Manage all contractors to ensure full compliance with all relevant Health & Safety legislation and guidance. This should include compliance with all safe systems of work, method statements and the use of all personal protective equipment as agreed with Engineering and Environmental Risk team. Ensure technical and operational estates issues are communicated and understood by all contractors. Evaluate all service and framework contracts in a systematic basis to ensure optimum efficiency and service provision. Produce options to improve efficiencies and implement through effective contracting and change management techniques. Organise and plan work for contractors around client and service needs. Organise and prioritise workloads to achieve effective delivery of service and the meeting of priority standards. Have devolved responsibility for the management and control of contracting budgets and ensure a balanced budgetary position is maintained. The ideal candidate will have: Experience of working in a contracts environment Experience of working within facilities management Proficient user of Microsoft Office Experience of working in a facilities management healthcare environment - desirable. Excellent organisational skills Technical knowledge across all sections of estates management IOSH/NEBOSH Benefits: Salary up to £36,000 27 days annual leave (+public holidays) On-site parking Work from home availability Great career progression