Senior Contracts Manager, Grounds Maintenance

Talent Solutions - Idverde RPO; Doagh; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Diverse workplace

Meaningful projects

Benefits package

Job summary

idverde is seeking a Contracts Manager to oversee the day-to-day management of a large NI portfolio, ensuring contracts meet performance, safety, and financial targets. The role will be based at the Templepatrick depot, with occasional travel to client sites across Northern Ireland.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in contracts management (grounds maintenance preferred), strong budgeting, KPI delivery, and excellent people management. A full valid UK driving licence is essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience as a Contracts Manager or adjacent position (strong preference for Grounds Maintenance).
• Experience delivering a large number of contracts and their specifications.
• Strong experience in scheduling and planning PPM cycles to meet client specs and SLAs.
• Commercial financial knowledge and budgeting to meet KPIs.
• Strong people management skills with internal and external stakeholders.
• IT proficient and able to use portals; training available.
• Full valid UK driving licence is essential.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day running of the contracts in Northern Ireland.
• Manage a large portfolio of public sector contracts to industry-wide standards.
• Ensure contract performance, objectives delivery, client relationships, and financial performance.
• Lead people management and uphold health & safety compliance.

Skills

Contract management

Portfolio management

PPM planning

Budgeting & KPIs

People management

IT proficiency

UK driving licence

Microsoft Office

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

idverde is seeking a Contracts Manager to oversee the day-to-day management of a large NI portfolio, ensuring contracts meet performance, safety, and financial targets. The role will be based at the Templepatrick depot, with occasional travel to client sites across Northern Ireland.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in contracts management (grounds maintenance preferred), strong budgeting, KPI delivery, and excellent people management. A full valid UK driving licence is essential.