Contract Manager / Facilities Manager

Build Recruitment; Greater London; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Build Recruitment is currently recruiting an Interim Contract Manager / Facilities Manager to oversee a large FM contract across Enfield and the North London area. The role requires strong electrical knowledge and hands-on leadership of engineers to ensure delivery of service and compliance.

You will manage a team of four, coordinate around 150 PPM visits monthly, track maintenance schedules, and act as the primary contact for operational issues, ensuring contract obligations are met.

Qualifications

• Previous experience working as Contract Manager or Facilities Manager in FM.
• Electrical background with good understanding of building services.
• Strong technical knowledge of facilities management and statutory compliance.
• Experience overseeing PPM programmes and reactive maintenance environments.
• Experience managing engineers and coordinating operations teams.
• Organized, proactive and confident taking ownership of a contract.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing the day-to-day delivery of a facilities management contract covering just under 100 buildings.
• Managing a team of 4, consisting of a Lead Engineer and 3 Engineers.
• Overseeing approximately 150 PPM visits per month.
• Ensuring statutory planned maintenance is completed in line with compliance requirements and contractual obligations.
• Managing engineer workloads, priorities and day-to-day operational activity.
• Monitoring service delivery and ensuring maintenance standards are consistently met.
• Acting as a key point of contact for operational matters and ensuring any issues are dealt with effectively.
• Keeping on top of maintenance schedules, compliance records and reporting.

Skills

Electrical

Team management

Building services

Compliance

Job description

Interim Contract Manager / Facilities Manager

Location: Enfield, North London

Rate: £36.67 per hour Umbrella

I'm currently recruiting for an Interim Contract Manager / Facilities Manager to join a well-established FM operation, overseeing a large facilities management contract across the London Borough of Enfield.

This is a great opportunity for someone with a strong electrical background and solid FM technical knowledge, who is confident managing engineers, overseeing service delivery and keeping on top of statutory maintenance requirements across a varied property portfolio.

The Role

• Overseeing the day-to-day delivery of a facilities management contract covering just under 100 buildings.
• Managing a team of 4, consisting of a Lead Engineer and 3 Engineers.
• Overseeing approximately 150 planned preventative maintenance (PPM) visits per month.
• Ensuring statutory planned maintenance is completed in line with compliance requirements and contractual obligations.
• Managing engineer workloads, priorities and day-to-day operational activity.
• Monitoring service delivery and ensuring maintenance standards are consistently met.
• Acting as a key point of contact for operational matters and ensuring any issues are dealt with effectively.
• Keeping on top of maintenance schedules, compliance records and reporting.

What we're looking for

• Previous experience working as a Contract Manager, Facilities Manager or similar within the FM industry.
• An electrical background with a good understanding of building services.
• Strong technical knowledge of facilities management and statutory compliance.
• Experience overseeing PPM programmes and reactive maintenance environments.
• Previous experience managing engineers and coordinating operational teams.
• Someone organised, proactive and confident taking ownership of a contract