Contracts Manager - Facilities Management | Full-time Permanent

Australian Capital Territory; Canberra; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Flexible working

Employee assistance program

Onsite physiotherapist

Onsite cafes

Staff cafeteria

Pharmacy on site

Gift shop on site

Job summary

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is seeking a Contracts Manager in Facilities Management to lead procurement activities and manage maintenance contracts across the CHS portfolio. You will develop, review and administer contracts, SLAs and variations, monitor performance, resolve issues, and ensure compliance with procurement and leasing legislation.

The role supports panel deeds, contract registers, audits, and coordination with FM teams in a busy healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in contract management or procurement in healthcare is preferred.
• Strong administrative and client-focused skills.
• Excellent stakeholder management and organisational abilities.

Responsibilities

• Manage procurement activities and maintenance contracts across the CHS portfolio.
• Coordinate development, review and administration of contracts, variations and SLAs.
• Monitor contractor performance and assist in issue resolution and KPI delivery.
• Maintain Panel Deeds, contract/work order registers and conduct compliance audits.

Skills

Contract management

Procurement

Job description

Contracts Manager - Facilities Management
Full-time Permanent

• Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.
• Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
• Flexible working conditions.
• Access to Employee Assistance Program.
• Access to onsite Physiotherapists.
• Access to onsite cafes, staff cafeteria, pharmacy and gift shop.

About the Role:

Ready to take ownership of contracts that keep healthcare facilities running? Can you balance compliance, performance and stakeholder relationships with ease? If so, we'd love to hear from you.

In this role, you will be responsible for managing procurement activities and maintenance contracts across the CHS portfolio maintained by Facilities Management (FM). You will coordinate the development, review and administration of contracts, variations and Service Level Agreements (SLAs), ensuring all required approvals are obtained. Working closely with the FM Maintenance and Asset Teams, you will monitor contractor performance, assist in resolving contract-related issues and disputes, and support the delivery of contractual obligations and KPI requirements.

You will also manage Panel Deeds, including panel refresh and retendering activities, maintain contract and work order registers, undertake compliance audits, and coordinate actions arising from contract-related meetings. In addition, you will maintain a strong understanding of relevant procurement and leasing legislation, policies and regulations to support compliant and effective contract management.

The ideal candidate will have excellent administrative and client-focused skills, strong organisational abilities, and the capacity to perform in a busy and demanding maintenance environment. You will bring previous experience in contract management or procurement, preferably within a hospital or healthcare environment.

Join a dynamic Facilities Management team and play a key role in supporting the contracts and services that help keep healthcare facilities operating effectively across CHS.

Note:

There is one Full-time Permanent position available and two Full-time Temporary positions available for a period of six months with the possibility of extension and/or permanency.

Note: Under the ACTPS employment framework you may be placed in another role where required for the efficient administration of the service.

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community-based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website.

Our Vision:

creating exceptional health care together

Our Role:

to be a health service that is trusted by our community

Our Values:

Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind

CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.

The ACT public service is committed to closing the gap, underpinned by the belief that when Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a genuine say in the design and delivery of policies, programs and services that affect them, better life outcomes are achieved. More information can be found here ACT Closing the Gap Implementation Plan - ACT Government Transparency Portal.

Note

There is one Full-time Permanent position available and two Full-time Temporary positions available for a period of six months with the possibility of extension and/or permanency.

Administration and Governance
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