Contract Manager

Kier Group; Essex; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure services company is seeking a Contract Manager in Essex. The role involves ensuring accurate asset management and compliance, as well as supporting a team of engineers. Ideal candidates should have a solid background in facilities management and relationship management skills. This position offers flexible remote working with occasional office travel.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Tailored benefits package

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in facilities management.
• Ability to manage contracts effectively.
• Strong interpersonal skills and communication.

Responsibilities

• Ensure asset base is accurate in CAFM system.
• Manage cost base through daily operations.
• Develop engineers for reactive and planned tasks.
• Ensure statutory compliance and safety.
• Manage interface with the Kier Helpdesk.

Skills

Facilities management expertise

Understanding of industry standard contracts

Relationship management experience

Excellent communication skills

Team player attitude

Job description

We're looking for a Contract Manager to join our Kier team based in Essex.

Location: Essex – remote working available, with occasional travel to the office required

Hours: 40 hours per week – Monday to Friday, 08:00am to 5:00pm

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Contract Manager, you'll be working within the Kier team, supporting them in delivering hard services across a designated account portfolio.

Your day to day will include:

• Ensuring the asset base is accurate and maintained in the required CAFM system
• Managing the cost base through daily operations and management accounting
• Developing engineers to handle reactive jobs and planned preventative tasks
• Ensuring statutory compliance and safe working environments
• Managing the interface with the Kier Helpdesk and/or customer

What are we looking for?

This role of Contract Manager is great for you if:

• You have extensive experience in facilities management
• You understand industry standard contracts
• You're experienced in relationship management
• You're a team player who is assertive yet pragmatic
• You have excellent communication and interpersonal skills

We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information about benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

We look forward to seeing your application to join Kier