FM Contract Manager
📍 Newcastle upon Tyne / North East
💷 £55,000 – £60,000 + Car / Allowance, 26 Days AL + BH, Pension, Career Development
Branta Recruitment are recruiting for a dynamic and experienced Facilities Management Contract Manager to lead the delivery of hard FM services across a portfolio of sites in the North East.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a technically qualified professional (Mechanical or Electrical bias) to step into a high-impact leadership role, overseeing operations, compliance, and commercial performance for a major contract.
Key Responsibilities
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Lead all aspects of hard FM service delivery across multiple client sites, ensuring contractual performance and operational excellence.
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Manage and develop site-based engineering teams, promoting a high-performance, safety-first culture.
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Control budgets, drive cost-efficiency, and report on financial and operational KPIs.
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Ensure full compliance with statutory, health & safety, and contractual obligations.
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Build and maintain strong client relationships, acting as the primary point of contact for service delivery and escalation.
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Lead lifecycle planning, contract renewal strategies, and support asset upgrades and technical projects.
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Identify and implement service improvements, innovation, and value-added initiatives.
Requirements
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Recognised technical qualification (e.g. City & Guilds Level 3 in Electrical or Mechanical discipline, or equivalent).
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Proven track record in hard FM contract management within a multi-site facilities environment.
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Strong commercial awareness with experience managing budgets, reporting, and delivering against KPIs.
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Confident leadership skills and experience managing multi-disciplinary engineering teams.
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Excellent client-facing, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
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Full, clean UK driving licence.
Package & Benefits
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Salary: £55,000 – £60,000
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Company car or allowance
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26 days annual leave + bank holidays
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Employer pension scheme
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Ongoing training, development, and progression opportunities
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Additional company benefits
📞 To discuss this role in confidence, please contact Astrid Camacho at Branta Recruitment