Senior Contract Manager

Cardiff

£62,000 - £62,000

Permanent

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Recruit4staff are representing a leading building services and facilities management company in their search for a Senior Contract Manager to work in Cardiff

Job Details:

  • Pay: £62,000 per annum
  • Hours of Work: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 8:00am – 5:00pm
  • Duration: Permanent
  • Benefits: Company vehicle and fuel card, Perk Box, Birthday voucher, regular company socials, charity events, £750 staff referral scheme, 5.7% employer pension contribution, 33 days holiday increasing to 35 days with long service, Company Sick Pay Scheme
Job Role: The Senior Contract Manager will oversee hard services facilities management operations for a major education sector client across Cardiff. The role is responsible for ensuring service delivery excellence, maintaining compliance standards, managing profitability, and developing strong client relationships. The Senior Contract Manager will lead a team of 10 engineers and support staff, oversee contractor performance, manage contract budgets and P&L responsibilities, and identify opportunities for organic contract growth while ensuring all QSHE requirements are met.

Essential Skills, Experience, or Qualifications:

  • Proven experience managing facilities management or building services contracts
  • Excellent technical knowledge of hard facilities management services including plumbing, HVAC, and electrical systems
  • Experience working with critical system infrastructure
  • Strong commercial acumen with a proven track record of developing and growing commercial contracts
  • Exceptional customer relationship management skills with the ability to understand and anticipate client needs
  • Strong leadership and team management capabilities
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
  • The Senior Contract Manager must be capable of leading multi-disciplined engineering teams while maintaining service excellence and profitability

Advantageous Skills, Experience, or Qualifications

  • IOSH Managing Safely qualification or NEBOSH Certificate
  • Vocational Level 4 Qualification in a related field or equivalent
  • Relevant industry certifications including Refcom Elite, IET Wiring Regulations, ACS, Gas Safe, BCGA, WRAS, BOAS, Lift Engineering or equivalent
  • Previous experience operating as a Senior Contract Manager within a large-scale facilities management environment
Additional Information
  • Team size of 12 personnel
  • Education sector client environment
  • Budget ownership and full P&L responsibility
  • Compliance management responsibilities across the contract
  • The Senior Contract Manager will be expected to drive continuous improvement, operational efficiency, and long-term client satisfaction

Commutable From: Cardiff, Swansea, Newport, Bridgend, Bristol, Merthyr Tydfil, Abergavenny

Similar Job Titles: Contract Director, Contract Manager, Account Director, Account Manager, Senior Facilities Manager, Hard Services Manager, Technical Services Manager

For further information about this and other positions please apply now. This vacancy is being advertised on behalf of Recruit4staff who are operating as a recruitment agency, agent, agencies, employment agency or employment business. Apply today for this Senior Contract Manager position.

Job Reference: opp-25206
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