Contract Manager - #2162502

NEW POSITION | CONTRACT MANAGER (FACILITIES MANAGEMENT)

Location: Scotland ( Glasgow Office )

Sector: Education

Salary: £60,000 + Benefits + Car Allowance

Confero Recruitment Group is delighted to be partnering with a leading global Facilities Management provider to recruit an experienced Contracts Manager to oversee the delivery of a major education contract across a large multi-site portfolio in Scotland.

This is an excellent opportunity for an FM professional with strong leadership, client management, contracts and operational delivery experience to take ownership of a high-profile account. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring service excellence, compliance, financial performance, and long-term client satisfaction.

The Role

As Account Manager, you will have full responsibility for the operational and contractual performance of a significant education sector contract. Working closely with key stakeholders, you will lead service delivery teams, manage supplier performance, and drive continuous improvement across the portfolio.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of hard FM services across multiple education sites.
• Manage key client relationships and act as the primary point of contact for senior stakeholders.
• Ensure contractual KPIs, SLAs, and compliance requirements are consistently achieved.
• Oversee health and safety performance, statutory compliance, and safeguarding obligations.
• Manage budgets, financial reporting, forecasting, and cost control initiatives.
• Lead, mentor, and develop operational teams to deliver exceptional service standards.
• Monitor and manage subcontractor and supplier performance.
• Identify and implement continuous improvement initiatives to enhance service delivery and efficiency.
• Support asset management programmes, lifecycle planning, and project delivery.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Previous Account Manager, Senior Operations Manager, or Contract Manager experience within Facilities Management.
• Proven experience managing hard FM services within a multi-site environment.
• Strong commercial, financial, and contract management skills.
• Excellent client relationship and stakeholder management abilities.
• A strong understanding of health and safety and statutory compliance requirements.
• Exceptional leadership and people management skills.
• Experience within the education sector would be advantageous but is not essential.

Interested?

For a confidential discussion about this opportunity, please get in touch with Roddy McCallum at Confero Recruitment Group today.