Subcontractor Manager

KBS Maritime Ltd; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic joint venture company is seeking a Subcontractor Manager at HM Naval Base, Portsmouth. The role involves managing subcontract coordinators, ensuring compliance in maintenance services, and preparing operational reports. Suitable candidates will have experience in Facilities management and hold an Engineering qualification. The position offers a competitive salary and extensive benefits including 25 days holiday and enhanced pension scheme.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Enhanced pension scheme

Life assurance

Cycle to work scheme

Access to internal benefits and discounts

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience within Facilities management.
• Experience in Vendor management in Critical Environments.
• Ability to adapt to change and uncertainty.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of subcontract coordinators.
• Ensure compliance while delivering maintenance services.
• Prepare weekly operations reports and manage KPIs and SLAs.

Skills

Facilities management

Vendor management in Building Services

Ability to communicate and influence

Education

Qualification in Engineering

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Subcontractor Manager
Location: HM Naval Base, Portsmouth (HMNBP)
Service Area: Service Delivery - Base & Buildings
Hours of Work: 37 per week

What You'll be doing

KBS Maritime are recruiting a Subcontractor Manager within the Service Delivery team. The successful candidate will be managing a team of subcontract coordinators, ensuring compliance while delivering maintenance services and minor project works. This includes managing quote submissions and funding approval requests through the CAFM system.

You will be the first point of contact for customer queries on assets and contracted works as well as be responsible for preparing weekly operations reports and managing KPIs and SLAs with third parties. You will work closely with the Commercial team to highlight and progress all contractual matters ensuring appropriate control systems are in place to ensure statutory, policy and contractual commitments are met.

You'll Have

Demonstrable experience within Facilities management, Vendor management in Building Services or Critical Environments.

About you

You'll hold a qualification in Engineering along with demonstrable facilities management experience along with a strong aptitude for flexibility—able to adapt effectively to change and uncertainty while delivering value and meeting evolving needs, and you'll be confident in building relationships through positive engagement and collaboration.

Equally important is your ability to communicate and influence across a range of styles—whether passionate, empathetic, assertive, or reflective. You'll take ownership of your actions, set clear priorities, and offer support where needed to drive outcomes and foster a productive environment.

What you'll get

• A competitive salary
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Additional Holiday purchase scheme
• Enhanced pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Access to our internal benefits and discounts programme for all colleagues
• Cycle to work scheme
• Group income protection
• Flexible parental benefits (if applicable)
• Access to our Internal employee assistance network, giving you the opportunity to reach the heights of success within your new position.
• Continued professional career development
• Kudos reward opportunities (internal achievements scheme)
• Occupational Health & Wellbeing Services
• 50% off entry into the Historic Dockyard

Application process

Applications are urged to apply prior to the advertising closing date of Friday 31st October 2025 with a view of interviews scheduled to commence week commencing Monday 3rd November 2025. For all queries, please contact the Recruitment Team in the first instance who will advise accordingly.

About Us

At KBS Maritime, we're not just another company - we're an exciting and dynamic joint venture between industry leaders BAE Systems and KBR. Our team is dedicated to providing Asset Management, Infrastructure Management, Energy Solutions and Alongside Services at His Majesty's Naval Base Portsmouth (HMNBP), the beating heart of the Royal Navy.

With almost two-thirds of the Royal Navy's surface ships stationed at HMNBP, working with KBS Maritime means being at the forefront of innovation and progress. We operate in a unique and fascinating environment, with a mix of historic dockyards and cutting-edge infrastructure that's unlike any other.

By delivering state of the art solutions to the Royal Navy, KBS Maritime offers the chance to work on projects that make a real difference to the safety, security, and sustainability of the UK's National Defence and Security. But it's not just about the work - at KBS Maritime, we believe in the value of our people. We have the ethos of a small business, which means we value and empower our team members to succeed