Deputy Contract Manager

Job Introduction

Due to business growth, we are looking for an experienced Deputy contract manager in Glasgow or Edinburgh area to drive the day to day management activities and delivery of soft FM services. You’ll support in the development of the strategy and the implementation of initiatives and goals and exceed our client and customer expectations. This is a fantastic opportunity to enhance your facilities management career by leading a dedicated large team, developing solutions and driving innovation!

To be successful in this role you will have strong leadership and financial acumen, experience running a large site with multi-services. You will also need management and communication skills, a real hunger for continual improvement and change within a growing business.

What’s in it for you?

• £35,000 - £40,000 per annum
• 10% UK&I bonus plan
• Car
• Career development

Due to the nature of the role it will involve travel to client’s sites across Scotland.

Role Responsibility

• To perform and supervise the day to day management activities and delivery of soft services.
• To support Contract/Account Management and Site Leads in the planning, organisation and coordination of all soft services activity
• To ensure standards of service detailed in the service level agreement and within the schedules of the contractual terms and conditions are achieved, maintained and developed
• To grow services in order to meet client and commercial expectations whilst maintaining strict budgetary control in line with client and Sodexo expectations

A full list of responsibilities can be found in the attached job description

The Ideal Candidate

Essential

• Demonstrate experience of working in a similar role within the service industry at a comparable level in a company
• Good numerical and communication skills, must be able to demonstrate effective verbal and written communication
• Management knowledge of health & safety and food safety
• Able to work on own initiative within a team environment
• Able to demonstrate working knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel and Outlook)
• Proven experience in soft services delivery
• Able to demonstrate attention to detail and adherence to standards
• Able to analyse problems analytically, develop opportunities and implement innovative solutions.
• Experience of using UDC payroll (or similar payroll system), SAP, Eprophit, Kronos, Leanpath, Innovise, Servicetrac, Affinitext and other IT system, as appropriate
• Experience of managing a team
• Level 3 Police vetting required

Desirable

• IOSH and CIEH qualifications or equivalent
• Proven experience of managing client relationships
• Proven track record of leading, managing and developing a team
• Frontline SIA Licence

Package Description

Work Pattern - Monday to Friday 8am - 4pm

We also offer Sodexo Discounts site promoting discounted mobile phone tariffs, savings across restaurant chains and days out, where you and your family can save money on everything from your weekly food shop to the latest cinema blockbuster and much more!

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs around 30,000 people, and partners with clients in many sectors across business and industry; schools and universities; sports and leisure; energy and resources; government and agencies; healthcare; justice and defence.

Sodexo’s connected; people-centric approach brings together a diverse range of expertise. The breadth of services it offers ranges from food and hospitality; cleaning; reception; concierge (Circles); security; property management and technical services through to data driven workplace strategy and design (Wx); employee engagement and recognition services (Sodexo Engage) and personal home services through Prestige Nursing + Care and the Good Care Group.

Vital Spaces is Sodexo’s value proposition that puts people at the heart of everything we do, bringing together services and solutions and focusing on the productivity and wellbeing of people wherever they are.

Sodexo is committed to being an inclusive employer; we welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities.

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations.

We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to  support ex-forces personnel and reservists, those applying for jobs with us who meet the ideal candidate criteria for the role advertised are guaranteed to progress to the selection process