Area Manager (Contract Manager)
Job type:
Monday to Friday, 8am
5pm
Location:
Regional, covering London & Surrey
Salary:
Up to £70k + car allowance
The role:
The Contract Manager will be responsible for managing key relationships with clients, external stakeholders, management team in the provision of facilities management services that fall within the given areas of responsibility .
The responsibilities:
Management, supervision, liaison, and control of the delivery team to ensure compliance with the Companys policies and procedures, which include but are not limited to Health & Safety, Quality Assurance, Procurement, British Standards, CDM regulations and UK codes of practice.
Develop and maintain effective, strong internal, supplier and customer relationships to reduce commercial risk and to maximize future business opportunities.
Develop effective working relationships with sub-contractors to ensure their outputs are managed in accordance with business needs and agreed KPIs / SLAs.
Provide tendering facilities for materials or extra works projects to suit client requirements, liaising with the appropriate internal departments and service providers.
Carry out regular site safety audits, report on observations, investigate anomalies, review risk assessments, method statements and COSHH assessments.
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Ensure all works delivered are compliant with all applicable statutory standards, legislative requirements, and other regulations / guidance as applicable to the nature of the customers estate.
Candidate specification:
Excellent communication skills with
clear and confident written and verbal communication skills.
Have the ability to interface and communicate effectively at all levels, l i a i s i ng w
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Customer and client focused with excellent stakeholder management skills.
Ability to think strategically & commercially and to problem solve.
High level of self-motivation, organisational ability and drive to meet deadlines
Experience of hard services management within an academy / education environment
Knowledge & experience of building services and engineering contractual procedures.
Proficient in IT systems and software applications.
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IOSH Managing Safely or recognised H&S qualification, awareness of asbestos, legionella, fire safety regulations, COSHH etc.
Experience in managing a portfolio of sites via mobile team, preferably within
t he education environment.
Role required successful candidate to be able to pass requirements to achieve enhanced DBS clearance
Have a recognised qualification or suitable experience in Electrical, Mechanical, HVAC or Building Services Engineering (desired, but not essential)
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