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Interim Contracts Manager - FM

East Riding of Yorkshire Temporary £400 - £500 per day View Job Description
The Interim Contracts Manager requires a strategic approach to managing contracts, ensuring compliance, and achieving value for money on behalf of a large Local Authority based in Yorkshire. The team manage 5 schools PFI contracts for 16 schools. Our client are seeking someone to be responsible for the operational delivery, management and co-ordination of 2 of these facility management contracts and have input into the other school contracts as required.
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  • Large Public Sector organisation
  • Flexible hybrid working

About Our Client

This organisation is a large public sector entity in Yorkshire, serving a population of over half a million people. Committed to providing high-quality services and improving the lives of its community, it is renowned for its strong commitment to maintaining ethical and sustainable procurement practices.

Job Description

  • To take responsibility for the operational delivery, management and co-ordination of contracts as identified by the Contracts Manager.
  • Ensure systematic processes and procedures are in place to manage contracts ensuring effective performance monitoring and evaluation against contract delivery requirements. This will include forming and reviewing KPI's, ensuring performance information is provided and reviewed, and managing any performance credit or deduction payment mechanisms.
  • Ensuring supplier and customer relationship management is in place and applied over the life of the contract. Be responsible for relationships and deal with issues.
  • Supporting the senior manager in working with the contractor and client to ensure there is service delivery planning, continuous improvement and benefit realisation and reporting.
  • Take the lead for change management, risk management, dispute resolution, document management, contingency planning, exit planning, managing key contractual events.
  • Be responsible for supplier performance issues (cost, quality, delivery etc); monitor and report on supplier performance.
  • Ensuring supplier and customer relationship management is in place and applied over the life of the contract. Be responsible for relationships and deal with issues.
  • Specific site related activity, monthly contract meetings, meetings with the schools on a half term basis, ad-hoc site visits to undertake performance reviews and audits.

The Successful Applicant

A successful Interim Contracts Manager should have:

  • Excellent knowledge of public sector procurement regulations.
  • Preferably experience working with PFI Contracts
  • Strong contract management and negotiation skills within facilities management
  • The ability to develop and implement procurement strategies.
  • Excellent stakeholder management skills.
  • The ability to lead a team and promote a positive work environment.

What's on Offer

  • A competitive daily rate of £400+ per day
  • Hybrid working with occasional on-site visits in the area
  • The opportunity to work in a vital public sector organisation.
  • The chance to make a significant impact on the community
  • A supportive and inclusive work environment.



We encourage individuals who are passionate about public sector work and have a strong background in procurement and contract management to apply for this exciting opportunity in Sheffield.

Contact
Callum Robson
Quote job ref
JN-072024-6481954
Phone number
+44 113 243 7729

Job summary

Job function
Procurement & Supply Chain
Subsector
Indirect Procurement
Sector
Public Sector
Location
East Riding of Yorkshire
Contract type
Temporary
Consultant name
Callum Robson
Consultant phone
+44 113 243 7729
Job reference
JN-072024-6481954