PFI Contracts Manager

The Methodist Church in Britain; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Development opportunities

On-site leisure facilities, shopping &

Reduced-cost Stagecoach bus travel to/

Free Park and Ride and train station

Subsidised on-site parking for staff

Reduced-cost hot food on campus

Job summary

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a PFI Contracts Manager to oversee a private finance initiative building contract and its budget. The role focuses on monitoring payments, auditing the contract and resolving disputes between building users, the facilities provider and the project company.

Hours are open to discussion; visa sponsorship is not offered. The post requires a degree in property/estates management or equivalent experience and strong contract management and

Qualifications

• PFI contract management, including performance management
• Leading, negotiating and delivering robust contracts
• Financial management, budget management and reconciling contract expenditure accounts
• Management-level contracts work
• Working with staff and managers at all levels, including senior management

Responsibilities

• Manage the PFI payment mechanism and its budget, monitoring and reporting all sums against it
• Monitor and apply contractual provisions, and resolve complex queries and disputes
• Ensure the FM provider meets the contract's performance specifications
• Carry out contractual audits
• Liaise between building users, FM Co and Project Co to resolve issues
• Chair regular meetings with the parties to review contract performance
• Act as liaison between the Trust's technical teams and FM Co
• Progress and monitor small works and variation order requests
• Protect the Trust's position at all times

Skills

Contract management

Budget management

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Education

Degree in property/estates management, business or contracts management, or equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

Job description

This PFI Contracts Manager post at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust oversees a private finance initiative building contract and its budget. The core work is monitoring payments, auditing the contract and resolving disputes between building users, the facilities provider and the project company. The role also chairs performance reviews and handles small works and variation orders, with hours open to discussion. Visa sponsorship is not offered, and candidates need at least six months' right to work from the start date.

What the job involves

• Manage the PFI payment mechanism and its budget, monitoring and reporting all sums against it


• Monitor and apply contractual provisions, and resolve complex queries and disputes


• Ensure the FM provider meets the contract's performance specifications


• Carry out contractual audits


• Liaise between building users, FM Co and Project Co to resolve issues


• Chair regular meetings with the parties to review contract performance


• Act as liaison between the Trust's technical teams and FM Co


• Progress and monitor small works and variation order requests


• Protect the Trust's position at all times

What’s required

Qualifications

• Degree in property/estates management, business or contracts management, or equivalent experience

Experience

• PFI contract management, including performance management


• Leading, negotiating and delivering robust contracts


• Financial management, budget management and reconciling contract expenditure accounts


• Management-level contracts work


• Working with staff and managers at all levels, including senior management

Skills & knowledge

• Knowledge of PFI contracts, key contractual risks and payment mechanisms


• Risk mitigation and methods to incentivise performance improvement


• Knowledge of KPIs, contracts procurement and administration


• Knowledge of variation order and small works processes under PFI


• Excellent communication, presentation and report writing skills


• Data analysis and interpretation of complex information

Checks & eligibility

• Right to work for at least six months from the proposed start date

Other

• Microsoft Office and Excel


• Working in a team and independently, in a demand-driven service


• Behaving in line with the Trust values of Together, Safe, Kind, Excellent

Nice to have

• Postgraduate certificate or diploma in management, or equivalent


• Contracts and budget management within NHS PF2 contracts


• Detailed knowledge of NHS standards and guidance


• Knowledge and practical application of statutory legislation for healthcare premises


• Knowledge of subleases and Landlord and Tenant legislation

What’s offered

• Development opportunities


• On-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries


• Reduced-cost Stagecoach bus travel to the site


• Free Park and Ride and train station routes


• Subsidised on-site parking for eligible staff


• Reduced-cost hot food on campus, available 24/7


• Staff break space with free tea and coffee


• Flexible working options, including part-time, job-share and term-time