Contract Manager

Facilities Maintenance Contract Manager (Hard Services)

Location: Leeds (Yorkshire & North West portfolio)

Salary: £50,000 - £57,000 + £4,500 Car Allowance

Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Overview

We are recruiting an experienced Facilities Maintenance Contract Manager (Hard Services) to manage a hard FM-only portfolio of office and retail sites across Yorkshire and the North West, with a total contract value of approximately £1.5m.

This role is predominantly office-based (circa 70%) from Leeds, with 30% of time spent on-site, overseeing maintenance delivery, compliance, and contractor performance. The role suits a technically strong FM professional with a background in hard services and multi-site maintenance environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Full responsibility for the delivery of a £1.5m hard services maintenance portfolio
• Management of planned and reactive maintenance across office and retail environments
• Oversight of hard FM disciplines including mechanical, electrical, HVAC, and building fabric
• Ensure all maintenance activities meet statutory, compliance, SLA, and KPI requirements
• Act as the primary client point of contact for all hard services matters
• Financial management including budgets, cost control, forecasting, and lifecycle planning
• Management and performance monitoring of subcontractors and specialist service partners
• Ensure full compliance with health & safety legislation and statutory testing regimes
• Support contract mobilisation, variations, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Produce technical and performance reports and attend client review meetings

Key Requirements

• Proven experience in a Hard Services Facilities Maintenance Contract Manager role
• Strong technical background in hard FM (M&E / building services)
• Experience managing multi-site maintenance contracts, ideally office and retail
• Solid understanding of statutory compliance and H&S within hard services
• Commercially aware with experience managing maintenance budgets and variations
• Confident, professional, and client-facing
• Full UK driving licence

What's on Offer

• Competitive salary of £50,000 - £57,000
• £4,500 car allowance
• Permanent role managing a stable hard services portfolio
• Autonomy and ownership of your contracts
• Clear progression opportunities within a growing FM business