Overview

We are currently recruiting for a Contract Manager on behalf of one of the UK’s leading building services companies.

Established over 40 years, their head office is based in London, and they also have several over offices across the nation. They are known for their services in M&E, FM, Design and Construction.

They are a well-known company with hundreds of employees working for them. They work in a range of sectors including commercial, residential, health and transport.

This is working on a hard FM contract which carries out service and maintenance work to train stations down the East Coast from Edinburgh to Kings Cross. It is a straightforward contract overseeing mechanical, electrical and fabric maintenance and small works. This role will be based from an office in York.

As the Contract Manager you will have overall responsibility for the contract, engineers, and sub-contractors including commercial and reporting. Day to day close liaison with the client. Based in York. Will be a confident, self-motivating, experienced manager that has worked in Building Services maintenance/contracting.

Responsibilities

• To be responsible for all staff, budgets and performance of Building Services maintenance services to ensure day to day contract requirements are fully met.
• Ensure a safe working environment.
• Managing projects and delivering against contracted targets.
• To manage the team including recruitment, development, appraisal, absence, discipline, etc.
• To exercise financial and commercial controls in the management of expenditure and income within budget.
• To develop and maintain collaborative relationships with clients to ensure client satisfaction.
• To ensure operational delivery is high quality and compliant with statutory and contractual obligations.
• To meet all key performance and management indicators.
• To add value, increase productivity and identify and implement cost efficiencies.

Skills & Attributes

• Previous experience working as a Contracts Manager ideally with an M&E/Building Services Contractor.
• A team player with a high level of self-motivation and organisational ability.
• Strong leadership skills.
• Analytical and methodical in approach to problem solving.
• People management and staff supervision skills.
• Must have excellent communication, leadership and motivational skills.
• Good understanding of statutory compliance and contract deliverables.
• Will have experience of managing multi-functional teams.
• Will be able to demonstrate strong financial acumen.
• Competent in the use of computers and data handling including Microsoft Office systems.

Note:- Apex Resourcing Solutions are acting as an Employment Agency