Contracts Manager in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

Facilities Management Contract Manager – Healthcare

Location: Edinburgh (hybrid working with travel to remote site) 
Salary: Competitive, depending on experience
Hours: Monday to Friday, 38.75 hours per week
Benefits: Company car or car allowance & private healthcare 
Working Arrangement: Hybrid working with fully expensed travel costs covered 

FM Search & Select are currently recruiting for an experienced Facilities Management Contract Manager to oversee the delivery of Hard FM services across a remote healthcare facility. 

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced FM professional with a strong technical background or technical understanding and proven experience managing healthcare contracts, ideally within a PFI environment.

The successful candidate will take responsibility for the operational, commercial and financial performance of the contracts, ensuring high standards of service delivery, statutory compliance and client satisfaction.

Key Responsibilities 

• Oversee the day-to-day delivery of Hard FM services across a healthcare facility.

• Lead, manage and develop multi-disciplinary maintenance and facilities management teams.

• Take full responsibility for contract performance, including P&L management and budget control.

• Manage CAPEX, OPEX and lifecycle budgets, ensuring effective financial and operational performance.

• Ensure statutory compliance, health and safety standards and contractual obligations are consistently met.

• Oversee planned preventative maintenance (PPM), reactive maintenance and asset management activities.

• Maintain accurate compliance records in line with healthcare regulations and contractual requirements.

• Build and maintain strong working relationships with clients and key stakeholders.

• Monitor contract performance, producing monthly reports covering KPIs, compliance, financial performance and service delivery.

• Conduct regular site inspections, audits and health and safety reviews.

• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement, operational efficiencies and service development.

• Ensure effective use of CAFM systems for maintenance management, helpdesk activities and reporting.

Requirements

• Proven experience managing Hard FM contracts, ideally within a healthcare or PFI environment.

• Strong technical knowledge of mechanical and electrical building services and maintenance operations or previous experience of managing these teams.

• Experience managing multi-disciplinary FM teams across multiple sites.

• Good understanding of statutory compliance, building regulations and health and safety requirements.

• Knowledge of NHS Scottish Health Technical Memoranda (SHTM) and healthcare engineering standards.

• Experience managing complex budgets, P&L responsibilities and commercial contract performance.

• Previous experience using CAFM systems for maintenance management and reporting.

• Relevant qualification in Facilities Management, Building Services, Estates Management or a related discipline.

• Recognised health and safety qualification, such as IOSH.

• Excellent communication, leadership and client relationship management skills.

• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel to a remote site.

What's on Offer?

• Competitive salary package up to £63,000

• Company car or car allowance

• Private healthcare for you and partner 

• Relocation package available

• Hybrid working opportunities

• Opportunity to manage established healthcare FM contracts

• Long-term career development within an established facilities management organisation

Interested?

If you're an experienced Facilities Management Contract Manager with a strong technical background or understanding and experience delivering healthcare or PFI contracts, we'd be keen to hear from you.

Apply today or contact FM Search & Select for a confidential discussion about the opportunity.