Contract Manager

Posted 25 February 2026
Salary 55000.0
LocationLeeds
Job type Permanent
Discipline Hard Services Engineering
Reference18626

Job description

Facilities Maintenance Contract Manager (Hard Services)

Location: Leeds (Yorkshire & North West portfolio)
Salary: £50,000 – £57,000 + £4,500 Car Allowance
Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Overview

We are recruiting an experienced Facilities Maintenance Contract Manager (Hard Services) to manage a hard FM–only portfolio of office and retail sites across Yorkshire and the North West, with a total contract value of approximately £1.5m.

This role is predominantly office-based (circa 70%) from Leeds, with 30% of time spent on-site, overseeing maintenance delivery, compliance, and contractor performance. The role suits a technically strong FM professional with a background in hard services and multi-site maintenance environments.

Key Responsibilities

  • Full responsibility for the delivery of a £1.5m hard services maintenance portfolio

  • Management of planned and reactive maintenance across office and retail environments

  • Oversight of hard FM disciplines including mechanical, electrical, HVAC, and building fabric

  • Ensure all maintenance activities meet statutory, compliance, SLA, and KPI requirements

  • Act as the primary client point of contact for all hard services matters

  • Financial management including budgets, cost control, forecasting, and lifecycle planning

  • Management and performance monitoring of subcontractors and specialist service partners

  • Ensure full compliance with health & safety legislation and statutory testing regimes

  • Support contract mobilisation, variations, and continuous improvement initiatives

  • Produce technical and performance reports and attend client review meetings

Key Requirements

  • Proven experience in a Hard Services Facilities Maintenance Contract Manager role

  • Strong technical background in hard FM (M&E / building services)

  • Experience managing multi-site maintenance contracts, ideally office and retail

  • Solid understanding of statutory compliance and H&S within hard services

  • Commercially aware with experience managing maintenance budgets and variations

  • Confident, professional, and client-facing

  • Full UK driving licence

What’s on Offer

  • Competitive salary of £50,000 – £55,000

  • £4,500 car allowance

  • Permanent role managing a stable hard services portfolio

  • Autonomy and ownership of your contracts

  • Clear progression opportunities within a growing FM business

Facilities Maintenance Contract Manager (Hard Services)

Location: Leeds (Yorkshire & North West portfolio)
Salary: £50,000 – £55,000 + £4,500 Car Allowance
Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Overview

We are recruiting an experienced Facilities Maintenance Contract Manager (Hard Services) to manage a hard FM–only portfolio of office and retail sites across Yorkshire and the North West, with a total contract value of approximately £1.5m.

This role is predominantly office-based (circa 70%) from Leeds, with 30% of time spent on-site, overseeing maintenance delivery, compliance, and contractor performance. The role suits a technically strong FM professional with a background in hard services and multi-site maintenance environments.

Key Responsibilities

  • Full responsibility for the delivery of a £1.5m hard services maintenance portfolio

  • Management of planned and reactive maintenance across office and retail environments

  • Oversight of hard FM disciplines including mechanical, electrical, HVAC, and building fabric

  • Ensure all maintenance activities meet statutory, compliance, SLA, and KPI requirements

  • Act as the primary client point of contact for all hard services matters

  • Financial management including budgets, cost control, forecasting, and lifecycle planning

  • Management and performance monitoring of subcontractors and specialist service partners

  • Ensure full compliance with health & safety legislation and statutory testing regimes

  • Support contract mobilisation, variations, and continuous improvement initiatives

  • Produce technical and performance reports and attend client review meetings

Key Requirements

  • Proven experience in a Hard Services Facilities Maintenance Contract Manager role

  • Strong technical background in hard FM (M&E / building services)

  • Experience managing multi-site maintenance contracts, ideally office and retail

  • Solid understanding of statutory compliance and H&S within hard services

  • Commercially aware with experience managing maintenance budgets and variations

  • Confident, professional, and client-facing

  • Full UK driving licence

What’s on Offer

  • Competitive salary of £50,000 – £55,000

  • £4,500 car allowance

  • Permanent role managing a stable hard services portfolio

  • Autonomy and ownership of your contracts

  • Clear progression opportunities within a growing FM business