Contracts Manager

Contract Manager - Orkney - immediate start - Leading employer - Permanent contract

Our leading Facilities Management client is seeking Contract Manager to join the team in Orkney.

Job Title: Contracts Manager
Location: Orkney
Duration: Permanent
If you're interested in this role open at Orkney and can relocate, we will also provide you with relocation fee.

Role Summary:

• Responsible for the contract management of the staff, operation and maintenance of all electrical and mechanical plants/services, project works and Building performance.
• Daily management of the Engineering team including compliance with CBRE disciplinary processes and procedures.
• To direct, instruct and manage all CBRE staff under their control as well as SSP's ensuring compliance with working practices.
• To complete the weekly operations report to the client and attend weekly operations meeting, client meetings as requested, in conjunction with the client.
• Ensure that all matters that may impact the smooth running of the building and facilities are immediately reported to both CBRE and the contracts Senior Management.
• To conduct regular reviews of operating procedures making recommendations for improvement with appropriate working practices and emergency/contingency procedures within the critical systems.
• Liaise and keep informed both the client and the CBRE Area Manager on all aspects of contract problems (defects & deficiencies).
• To ensure that all staff within their control are conversant with the operation and control of critical and noncritical systems installed within the portfolio.
• To ensure quality is maintained throughout the facilities.
• Ensuring business policies and processes are effectively communicated, and implemented within the contract.
• Ensure optimum staffing structures operate across contracts, balancing cost reduction with the delivery of service excellence.
• Working with other Operations Managers to ensure the collaborative development of the business, effective team working, and support to colleagues.
• Development of contract financial plans for revenue and profit delivery, reduction of WIP, debt, cost reduction and contract growth, and ensure that these are met and exceeded.
• Ensure appropriate control systems to ensure statutory, policy and contractual commitments are met.
• Ensuring a customer focus within all areas of operational activities, and that effective relationships are maintained with key client contacts.
• Provision of leadership and guidance, advice, coaching and direct support, where required to deliver best practice selection, training, assessment and recognition/reward.
• Delivering effective business communication through advice, review, leadership and direct contribution to management and team meetings, briefings, consultation forums, correspondence, publicity, monthly and ad-hoc reporting and other publications, as appropriate.
• Provide a learning environment, and appropriate training and development planning. Ensure basic training needs are delivered, employees are fully competent to undertake their roles, and are able to reach their full future potential.
• Demonstrate a willingness to attend on and off site training for plant and systems as they are installed.
• This may require nights away from home.

What we are looking for:

• Experience in Facilities Management industry.
• Strong communication skills. Ability to lead, motivate and direct a team of
• technicians/operatives.
• Possess an understanding of Health and Safety issues, NEBOSH / IOSH, or equivalent formal
• training would be desirable.
• Conversant with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).
• A good level of English and Mathematics required.
• Strong organisational and communication skills with the ability to prioritise workloads.
• Ability to work under pressure whilst remaining calm, clear thinking and able to deliver the
• required services to the client within given time constraints.
  

If you think you're a perfect match and ready to start - apply now.

Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

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