Contracts Manager

Reed; Dalkeith; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent benefits

Permanent, full-time

Job summary

RSR is in partnership with a respected organisation seeking a Contracts Manager to take ownership of maintenance across a large estate. You will lead engineering services, manage contractors, ensure safety, compliance, and value for money, while coordinating with senior stakeholders.

The role requires a technical background in engineering, strong people management, and experience with FM services in complex environments. A permanent, full-time position with competitive benefits is offered.

Qualifications

• Qualified mechanical or building services engineer with relevant discipline.
• Experience in managing hard FM and M&E maintenance services in large estates.
• Strong knowledge of compliance, asset management, and maintenance best practice.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of maintenance and engineering services across the campus estate.
• Oversee planned and reactive maintenance to ensure service continuity.
• Drive statutory and regulatory compliance across building services and systems.
• Manage external contractors to ensure quality and value for money.
• Provide technical expertise on building services, infrastructure, and asset performance.
• Support budget management, asset planning, and estate development programmes.
• Develop collaborative relationships with operational departments and stakeholders.
• Lead and develop the support team to maintain outdoor spaces and facilities.
• Identify opportunities to improve service delivery, efficiency, sustainability and customer experience.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Budget management

People management

Engineering knowledge

Contractor management

CAFM systems

Compliance knowledge

Education

Mechanical/Building services engineering degree

Tools

CAFM software

Building management systems

Job description

Location: Scotland Salary: Competitive + Excellent Benefits Contract: Permanent, Full-Time

RSR is proud to be working in partnership with a well-respected organisation to recruit an experienced Contracts Manager

This is an excellent opportunity for a facilities or engineering professional looking to take ownership of operational maintenance across a large and diverse estate. The role offers a blend of strategic responsibility and hands-on leadership, with oversight of maintenance delivery, contractor performance, compliance, grounds operations, and estate improvement initiatives.

You'll join a forward-thinking team that plays a vital role in supporting the organisations students, staff, research activity, and wider campus community.

The Opportunity

As Contracts Manager, you'll be responsible for ensuring the organisations buildings, infrastructure, and engineering assets are maintained to the highest standards of safety, efficiency, and reliability.

Working closely with senior stakeholders, you'll lead maintenance programmes across a varied property portfolio, manage specialist contractors, support capital investment projects, and help shape future estate strategies.

This is a highly visible position requiring strong technical knowledge, excellent stakeholder engagement skills, and the ability to balance operational priorities with long-term planning.

Key Areas of Responsibility

• Leading the delivery of maintenance and engineering services across the campus estate.
• Managing planned and reactive maintenance activities to ensure service continuity.
• Driving statutory and regulatory compliance across building services and engineering systems.
• Overseeing external contractors and service providers to ensure quality, safety, and value for money.
• Providing technical expertise on building services, infrastructure, and asset performance.
• Supporting budget management, asset planning, and ongoing estate development programmes.
• Developing collaborative relationships across operational departments and key stakeholders.
• Managing and developing the support team ensuring outdoor spaces are maintained to a high standard.
• Identifying opportunities to improve service delivery, efficiency, sustainability, and customer experience.

About You

We're keen to hear from candidates who have experience managing engineering or hard FM services within large and complex environments such as healthcare, local authority, commercial property, defence, manufacturing, or public sector estates.

You'll be a proactive leader who is comfortable managing multiple workstreams, influencing stakeholders, and delivering high standards through both in-house teams and contracted partners.

We're looking for:

• A qualification in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Building Services, or a related discipline.
• Proven experience managing Hard FM and M&E maintenance services.
• Strong knowledge of compliance, asset management, and maintenance best practice.
• Experience overseeing contractors and supplier performance.
• Previous people management experience with a track record of developing teams.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience working with CAFM systems and building management technologies.
• Commercial awareness and experience managing budgets and operational expenditure.