Contract and Performance Manager / Environment and Safety

Contract and Performance Manager with in-depth knowledge and understanding of Contracts and Performance Management and good leadership/supervisory skills is required for a well-established organisation based in Wokingham.

SALARY: £55,784 - £61,139 per annum + Benefits

BENEFITS: 31 days annual leave (plus Bank Holidays), a fantastic local government pension scheme, a range of employee discounts and much more!

LOCATION: Hybrid role – working part from the office in Wokingham and part from home

JOB TYPE: Full-Time, Permanent

WORKING HOURS: 37 hours per week

JOB OVERVIEW

We have a fantastic new job opportunity for a Contract and Performance Manager with in-depth knowledge and understanding of Contracts and Performance Management and good leadership/supervisory skills.

Working as the Contract and Performance Manager, you will lead the Contract and Performance management function for Environment and Safety to ensure the organisation has rigour, operate as an effective partner and support improvement in their contract management and outcomes.  Also, you will liaise with colleagues to support Highways and Transport related issues on occasions.

As the Contract and Performance Manager you will have had specific responsibility to lead and influence the contracting partners to support delivery and outcomes for residents and business in this essential Place based arena.

DUTIES

Your duties as a Contract and Performance Manager will include:

• Environment and Safety are a service that deliver waste and recycling, grounds maintenance, street scene, RE3 and other contracts related to various parts of the service. To ensure good governance, compliance with contract conditions and to ensure performance, value for money, efficiency, and compliance to ensure confidence of the organisation and its key stakeholders is maintained

• Ensure appropriate governance and transparency of the contracts, and to highlight or escalate issues as required from a performance, audit, financial or legal perspective to protect the organisations’ interests and contractual position

• Administer the respective contracts and performance of the contracts

• Manage external consultants appointed to undertake contract Commercial Management

• Liaise internally with Service Managers and key internal stakeholders (legal, finance, audit, Scrutiny etc.) and other internal service teams

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

• Degree-level, equivalent relevant professional qualifications, or expertise

• An in-depth knowledge and understanding of Contract and Performance management

• Demonstrable experience in leading and managing contract and performance management

• An expert understanding of term maintenance contract management, performance, and Client-side responsibilities

• Experience of working within a local authority or contracting environment for services would be advantageous

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JOB REF: AWDO-P12018

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