Contract Manager

Location Cardiff
Discipline: Project Management Recruitment Agency
Salary: £59000.0
Contact name: James Cairns

Contact email: james@hvacrecruitment.com
Job ref: 17795
Published: 3 days ago

Contract Manager – Cardiff (CF24 4HQ)

Location: Cardiff
Employer: UK leading FM provider
Salary/Package: Up to £59,000 + package
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00am–5:00pm

The Opportunity
One of the UK’s leading building services companies, with a reputation for delivering reliable, cost-efficient and energy-efficient solutions are looking for an experienced Contract Manager to take responsibility for a prestigious University contract, overseeing the smooth delivery of multi-disciplined maintenance services across the estate.

This is a key leadership role where you’ll be accountable for service delivery, financial performance, client satisfaction, and team development.

The Role
Key duties include:

  • Managing the day-to-day delivery of building services and ensuring compliance with all statutory, client and company policies
  • Leading, mentoring and motivating a multi-disciplinary engineering team
  • Acting as the main point of contact for site, building strong relationships and handling any escalations
  • Ensuring contractors and service partners meet service standards and value for money expectations
  • Overseeing budgets, P&L performance, quotations, invoicing and debt management
  • Driving performance improvements, reporting and compliance through CAFM systems
  • Supporting business growth through contract renewals, service improvements and new opportunities

What You’ll Bring

  • 5+ years’ experience in contract management within building services
  • Strong technical background and understanding of complex systems
  • Recognised qualification (QCF Level 4 or equivalent) plus IOSH Managing Safely or NEBOSH preferred
  • Proven leadership and team management experience
  • Excellent communication, problem-solving and client relationship skills
  • Familiarity with statutory compliance, CAFM systems and industry regulations

What’s on Offer

  • Competitive salary with full benefits package
  • Company vehicle and phone
  • 33 days holiday (increasing to 35 with service) plus bank holidays
  • Employer pension contribution of 5.7%
  • Company sick pay scheme, referral bonus and staff perks (e.g. birthday voucher, socials)
  • Ongoing training, development and manufacturer-approved courses
  • Opportunity to manage a high-profile client contract with room to grow further within HFL

If interested, please apply for more information!