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Job Description Summary
Oversee public housing estate operations, lead property officers, coordinate improvement projects, and engage stakeholders to enhance living environments and ensure effective town council service delivery.

Job Title
Contract Manager
Job Description Summary
Oversee public housing estate operations, lead property officers, coordinate improvement projects, and engage stakeholders to enhance living environments and ensure effective town council service delivery.
Job Description
What you will be doing:

• Draft, review, and negotiate contracts for goods, services, and works in accordance with Council policies and statutory requirements.
• Maintain a central contract register and ensure timely renewals, extensions, or re-tendering.
• Monitor contract performance and ensure service level agreements (SLAs) and key performance indicators (KPIs) are met.
• Support procurement planning and tendering processes, including preparation of tender documents and evaluation criteria.
• Ensure compliance with public procurement laws and internal governance frameworks.
• Advise departments on procurement strategies and contract structures.
• Identify and mitigate contractual risks, ensuring appropriate indemnities, warranties, and insurance provisions are in place.
• Ensure all contracts are compliant with relevant legislation, including the Public Contracts Regulations and local government policies.
• Liaise with internal stakeholders to understand service needs and ensure contracts align with operational goals.
• Manage relationships with suppliers and contractors to foster collaboration and resolve disputes.
• Provide regular reports on contract status, performance, and risks to senior management.
• Analyze contract data to identify cost-saving opportunities and improve procurement outcomes.
  

You Are

• Bachelor's degree in Project and Facilities Management, or any other related field.
• Minimum 3–5 years of experience in contract management, preferably in the public sector.
• Strong knowledge of procurement regulations and contract law.
• Experience with contract management systems and tools.
  

Why join Cushman & Wakefield?
As one of the leading global real estate services firms transforming the way people work, shop and live working at Cushman & Wakefield means you will benefit from;

• Being part of a growing global company;
• Career development and a promote from within culture;
• An organisation committed to Diversity and Inclusion
  

We're committed to providing work-life balance for our people in an inclusive, rewarding environment.
We achieve this by providing a flexible and agile work environment by focusing on technology and autonomy to help our people achieve their career ambitions. We focus on career progression and foster a promotion from within culture, leveraging global opportunities to ensure we retain our top talent. We encourage continuous learning and development opportunities to develop personal, professional and technical capabilities, and we reward with a comprehensive employee benefits program.
We have a vision of the future, where people simply belong.
That's why we support and celebrate inclusive causes, not just on days of recognition throughout the year, but every day. We embrace diversity across race, colour, religion, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or persons with disabilities or protected veteran status. We ensure DEI is part of our DNA as a global community - it means we go way beyond than just talking about it - we live it. If you want to live it too, join us.
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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

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