Contract Manager in London, Greater London

Contracts Manager

London

Up to £70,000 + Package

We are recruiting for a permanent Contracts Manager to manage PPM contracts in London.

This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll manage the delivery of mechanical, electrical and building-services maintenance, ensuring contracts perform against agreed SLAs and KPIs while maintaining strong client relationships, commercial performance and statutory compliance.

You'll lead engineering and support teams, manage specialist subcontractors and work closely with clients to ensure planned and reactive maintenance is delivered safely, efficiently and to a consistently high standard.

What you'll be doing

Your responsibilities will include:

• Taking operational and commercial ownership of Hard FM contracts
• Managing the delivery of planned and reactive M&E maintenance
• Ensuring contractual SLAs and KPIs are consistently achieved
• Leading and supporting Supervisors, Engineers and Contract Support
• Planning annual maintenance programmes and ensuring statutory PPM is completed on time
• Managing specialist M&E subcontractors and supply-chain partners
• Ensuring engineering teams use simPRO effectively to manage and close maintenance activity
• Producing and managing quotations for mechanical, electrical and building fabric works
• Managing contract budgets with full P&L accountability
• Monitoring contract performance, costs, risks and opportunities
• Holding regular client meetings and producing monthly performance reports
• Identifying opportunities for service improvement and contract growth
• Supporting project works and planned power shutdowns
• Ensuring high standards of Health & Safety, statutory compliance, RAMS and permit-to-work processes
• Developing and mentoring engineering teams and supporting their ongoing technical development

The role has direct responsibility for Supervisors, Engineers and Contract Support, so we're looking for someone comfortable leading both people and technical service delivery.

You'll also bring:

• Previous Contract Management experience within Facilities Management
• Experience managing Hard Services / M&E maintenance delivery
• A good understanding of mechanical and electrical fundamentals
• Experience managing PPM, reactive maintenance and statutory compliance
• Strong client and stakeholder management skills
• Experience managing engineers and specialist subcontractors
• Commercial awareness and budget management experience
• Understanding of SLAs, KPIs and contract performance
• Strong Health & Safety knowledge
• Experience managing RAMS and permit-to-work processes
• Strong leadership, communication and organisational skills
• Good Microsoft Office skills