What's involved with this role: Interim Contracts Manager - FM Reference no: K&C 5259139 Pay Rate: £34.59 per hour PAYE 36 Monday – Friday, normal working hours This opening assignment is for 3 months City: KENSINGTON, LONDON Basic DBS disclosure required The Contracts Manager role is to ensure the effective delivery of the Facilities Management related to hard services to the Council’s operational estate including performance management, contract management, stakeholder management and performance auditing, working closely with H&S and Compliance Manager to ensure all requisite statutory compliance is met and the service supports delivery of the Council Plan. The role will deliver excellent customer service and lead the team to continually improve performance and service delivery in their field of work. As a key part of the Property functions management team they will also work with the portfolio managers to deliver the objectives of the operational Asset Management Strategy and ensure that every property has a detailed suite of information enabling effective short, medium and long term management. Key Responsibilities: Management of the FM service including delivery of responsive repairs and proactive maintenance and investment services to maintain a good quality operational estate. Carry out trend analysis and understand the long term issues across the estate feeding into the wider Asset Management Strategy including managing the medium and long term maintenance plan and delivery of minor works Provide engineering and FM advice and assist in the delivery of a centre of excellence for FM. Develop the service in partnership with key stakeholders to ensure a fully integrated Property approach. Actively performance manage the suppliers of FM contracts by providing strong leadership ensuring value for money, quality of service and efficiency is achieved. Agree and monitor Key Performance Indicators to ensure performance of suppliers is high, implementing the payment mechanism as required and monitoring supplier action plans if performance requires improvement. Implement, manage and contribute to the strategic development of corporate initiatives on FM with regard to commissioning and delivery. Work with Property colleagues to drive improvement and overall state of repair and fitness for the operational properties. Ensure that the Council’s professional agents are resourced and trained to ensure compliance with all Health and Safety and other legislation and statutory requirements as it affects the FM Properties portfolio. Review audits of professional agents and contractors to ensure all necessary reports and records are in place to provide proof of compliance. Key requirements: Qualifications in FM Management or equivalent experience Knowledge and experience of leading contract management Expertise in use of Microsoft applications to assist in management of service Significant experience in FM management Experience of performance reporting and contract management of a similar size Demonstrable management experience of a similar size service / function Ability to clearly and logically present written and verbal arguments, anticipating reaction and focusing on key benefits Ability to review processes and procedures to ensure they are working in practice Adapts communication style effectively when working with different staff groups or third parties Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for. Unless the DBS requirement stated above is for a Basic Disclosure, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service. Clients are generally looking for candidates who are local to, or who can commute easily to the place of work. It will help your application if your CV states, in broad terms, where you reside – there is no need for a full address. Please feel free to apply to us directly via jobstclrec.com by quoting the job reference and exact job title. If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension, you will be working at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than umbrella pay terms. We do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity. 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