Contract Manager

Anchor Group Services; West Yorkshire; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car/allowance

Laptop & phone

25 days + bank holidays

Anchor Academy courses

Pension

Cycle to Work

EAP counselling

Hospital Saturday Fund

Recognition awards

Career development

Job summary

Anchor Group Services is seeking a Security Contract Manager to oversee multiple sites in South & West Yorkshire. The role involves leading Site Managers and frontline teams, ensuring service delivery aligns with SLAs, KPIs, and client expectations while maintaining compliance and excellent customer relations.

You will travel regularly to customer sites with a full UK driving licence, and report to the Regional Operations Manager. Competitive salary plus car allowance and benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing large multi-site security contracts.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Knowledge of SIA regulations and Health & Safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational leadership across a portfolio of customer sites including Leeds, Sheffield, Bradford, Barnsley and Doncaster.
• Manage and support Site Managers, Security Supervisors and officers across multiple locations.
• Conduct regular site inspections, audits, and quality assurance visits.
• Lead KPI review meetings and provide detailed management information and performance reports.
• Ensure compliance with SIA requirements, GDPR and Health & Safety legislation.
• Monitor budgets and labour costs to ensure viable service delivery.

Skills

Leadership

Multi-site management

Client relationships

Budgeting

SIA Regulations

Education

SIA Frontline Licence

Tools

MS 365

Job description

• SIA Frontline Licence.

Job Role: Contract Manager

Working Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday - flexible to meet the needs of the business

Salary: £32,000-£35,000 per annum + car allowance/company car

Location: Hybrid/Field Based - South & West Yorkshire (North East Region)

Reporting to: Regional Operations Manager

Overview

Due to Anchor Group Services’ continued growth and ongoing success, an exciting new opportunity has arisen for a Security Contract Manager to join our team, overseeing the delivery of security services across a portfolio of customer sites throughout the South & West Yorkshire region.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing organisation where you will play a key role in ensuring operational excellence, client satisfaction, compliance, and commercial performance across a diverse portfolio of security contracts. As a newly created role, this position offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact, helping to shape service delivery and build strong, lasting relationships with our clients.

About The Role

Reporting to the Operations Manager, you will be responsible for the day-to-day management and performance of multiple security contracts, ensuring services are delivered in line with contractual commitments, customer expectations and company standards.

You will be responsible for leading Site Managers, Security Supervisors and frontline security teams across the portfolio, ensuring services consistently deliver against contractual requirements, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and customer expectations. You will act as the primary operational contact for key clients, building strong relationships, and driving continuous improvement across the portfolio, while providing leadership, support and direction to teams across multiple sites.

The successful candidate will be a highly organised operational leader with experience managing multi-site security contracts and a proven ability to deliver exceptional service, maintain compliance, and drive performance across a diverse portfolio of sites.

A full UK driving licence is essential, as the role requires regular travel to customer sites and occasional attendance at our Head Office in Chester.

Main Responsibilities

• Provide operational leadership across a portfolio of customer sites including Leeds, Sheffield, Bradford, Barnsley and Doncaster.
• Ensure all security services are delivered in line with contractual requirements, Service Level Agreements (SLAs), and client expectations.
• Manage and support Site Managers, Security Supervisors and onsite security officers across multiple locations.
• Conduct regular site inspections, audits, and quality assurance visits to ensure compliance and service excellence.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key client stakeholders, acting as the primary escalation point for operational matters.
• Lead KPI review meetings and provide detailed management information and performance reports.
• Ensure full compliance with SIA requirements, company policies, assignment instructions, GDPR, and Health & Safety legislation.
• Investigate incidents, security breaches, complaints, and operational challenges, implementing corrective actions where required.
• Support business continuity planning and ensure sites remain resilient to operational disruptions.
• Manage deployment, workforce planning, recruitment requirements, and absence management across the portfolio.
• Conduct performance reviews, welfare meetings, investigations, and disciplinary processes in partnership with HR.
• Monitor contract performance, budgets, and labour costs to ensure efficient and commercially viable service delivery.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement, innovation, and added value for clients.
• Support contract mobilisation, variation requests, and business growth opportunities where required.
• Maintain accurate operational records, audit trails, risk assessments, and compliance documentation.

Requirements

• Proven experience managing large, multi-site security contracts.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate, develop, and manage remote teams.
• Excellent client relationship management and stakeholder engagement experience.
• Strong commercial awareness with experience managing staffing budgets and contract performance.
• Excellent communication, organisational, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience managing service delivery against KPIs and contractual requirements.
• Good understanding of SIA regulations, Health & Safety legislation, risk management, and security compliance standards.
• Experience conducting audits, investigations, and operational reviews.
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365 applications including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Experience using workforce management systems such as Timegate, Partner System, or similar platforms.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel regularly to customer sites as required.
• SIA Frontline Licence.
• Full 5-year checkable employment history.
• Right to work in the UK.

Benefits

• Company car or car allowance
• Laptop and mobile phone
• 25 days holiday per annum plus 8 bank holidays
• Access to a range of nationally recognised courses via the Anchor Academy
• Auto Enrolment Pension
• Stream - access to pay as you earn it
• Cycle to Work Scheme Available
• Free Employee Assistance Programme 24/7 including access to counselling
• Hospital Saturday Fund
• Reward and Recognition awards
• Career development opportunities within a growing national business

Other companies may call this role:

Security Contracts Manager, Regional Operations Manager, Account Manager, Security Operations Manager, Service Delivery Manager, Area Manager, Security Account Manager, Portfolio Manager, Regional Security Manager, Client Services Manager, Security Contract Operations Manager, Distribution Security Manager.

Within commuting distance of: Leeds, Sheffield, Wakefield, Barnsley, Huddersfield, Bradford, Halifax, Rotherham, Doncaster, Dewsbury, Pontefract, Castleford, Keighley, Batley and surrounding areas