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Job title: Contract Manager
Location: Manchester / Remote-Based (with travel)
Salary: £70,000 + Car/Allowance + Benefits
Contract Type: Permanent | Full Time (40 hours, Monday-Friday)
Role Overview
Our client is looking for an experienced Contracts Manager / Technical Operations Manager with a strong background in petrochemical, fuels, or forecourt operations. You will oversee a Facilities Management contract across the UK, ensuring safe, compliant, and efficient delivery of maintenance and projects.
This role offers a mix of remote-based working and regular travel (2-3 days per month in Manchester, plus travel to sites across the UK).
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the management and operations of the FM contract.
- Oversee subcontractors delivering works across the sites.
- Full responsibility for budget management, financial operations, CAPEX and OPEX.
- Develop and implement supply chain strategies, ensuring performance against SLA and downtime targets.
- Build and maintain strong client relationships, ensuring business drivers are understood and delivered.
- Ensure HSSE standards are upheld and continually improved across all operations.
- Drive regional consistency and best practice, setting stretch targets for supply chain partners.
- Deliver clear, impactful reporting and presentations to reinforce client confidence.
Essential Skills & Experience
- Proven experience within petrochemical / fuels / forecourt operations - essential.
- Strong knowledge of fuel systems, LOPC risk management, PLIP, and forecourt safety.
- Track record in contract and operational management within Hard FM services.
- Strong stakeholder management and client-facing skills.
- Commercial awareness with experience of budgeting, CAPEX and OPEX management.
- Ability to work at both strategic and operational levels.
- Flexible and happy to travel across the UK as part of the role.
Benefits
- Company car / Car allowance
- 26 days holiday (+ bank holidays)
- Generous pension contribution
- Life assurance
- Ongoing training and development opportunities
- Flexible working
Apply today or email (url removed) for further details
