Hard Facilities Contract Manager

Hard Facilities Contract Manager

An exciting opportunity has now arisen for a Contract Manager (NHS Hard Facilities Management) to join our Hard Facilities Management team. This team delivers planned, preventative and responsive building repairs for our end client, the NHS.

The position will be offered on a hybrid working basis. When you are not required to be on one of the sites (all located in Essex) you will have the option to either work from home or from our main maintenance office in Dartford, Kent.

Rydon Maintenance is an expanding division of the Rydon Group and is successfully providing hard facilities management services to a variety of clients, predominantly within the healthcare sector. Rydon Maintenance provides hard FM (facilities management) services across England for a growing number of NHS Trusts. We look after more than 250 buildings on behalf of 20 NHS Trusts on a planned and responsive repairs, small works and minor capital projects basis.

We provide maintenance services to acute (hospital), ambulance trusts, primary care trusts as well as mental health trusts.

The successful candidate will take responsibility for the delivery of Hard FM Services (planned, preventative and responsive repairs) including health, safety, quality and performance across a number of PFI NHS contracts in Essex.

• Deliver an outstanding maintenance and repairs service through excellent team leadership, long‑term planning of resources, and continuous improvements.
• Ensure contractual commitments are met in accordance with KPI’s/SLA’s.
• Maximise financial profit levels and effectively manage risk while meeting or exceeding contractual key performance indicators.
• Plan and attend client contract monitoring meetings, ensuring supporting documentation demonstrates service delivery performance.
• Build a balanced, high‑performing team, focusing on succession planning and setting stretching targets.
• Identify and mitigate risk in all areas of contract and operational performance.
• Control and monitor the performance of specialist service providers and subcontractors through regular review meetings.

• Competitive starting salary.
• Car allowance of £5 472 per annum.
• 25 days holiday (up to 30 days).
• Employee discount scheme and wide‑range of special offers.
• Company pension, life assurance, income protection and private medical.
• Flexible benefits – Critical Illness, Den Plan, Cycle to work schemes.
• Health and wellness benefits – free flu vaccinations, Employee Assistance and Wellbeing Programme, BUPA Health & Wellbeing Plans, Health and Wellbeing portal.
• Onward development opportunities for you and your team.

• Experienced contract manager with PFI (Private Finance Initiative) experience, ideally in a healthcare/NHS setting.
• Experience managing services across multi‑site operations.
• Experience leading teams that manage directly employed and subcontracted trades with up‑to‑date health and safety knowledge and qualifications.
• Strong financial acumen and strategic planning abilities.
• Excellent long‑term planning and strategic thinking to recommend continuous improvements.
• Ability to demonstrate high performance as a leader.

Rydon is an equal opportunities employer and promotes diversity in employment. Successful candidates will be selected solely on their ability to carry out the duties of the post.

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