Contracts Officer

Open ended, full time, 37 hours per week. 

We’re looking for a talented and enthusiastic individual to join the Loughborough University Engineering, Maintenance and Sustainability team, in the Estates and Facilities Management department as a Contracts Officer. 

The role shall involve managing soft and hard FM services contracts and duties are summarised as follows: 

• Preparation of tender stage documents and specifications. 
• Carrying out tender evaluations. 
• Following the contract approvals process. 
• Monitoring contractor performance. 
• Contract administration. 
• Managing contractor payment processes. 

The position is key to ensuring that the University facilities are functional and reliable, and the campus remains well maintained, compliant with legislation and a safe and healthy environment for our students, staff and visitors. 

Key Requirements: 

• Experience of commercial contracts, ideally in a similar environment. 
• Good knowledge of Health & Safety and Environmental legislation. 
• Excellent communication skills. 
• Proficient at Microsoft Excel and Word. 
• Qualified to Ordinary National Certificate or City & Guilds Level 3 or equivalent. 
• Ideally candidates shall have experience of Electrical or Mechanical Engineering Services, or Building Fabric Services, although this is not essential. 

Loughborough University is committed to allowing its employees to work dynamically with a combination of working on campus and remotely, where possible. It is anticipated that the postholder shall be able to work from home 1-2 days per week, with the remaining days being spent at the Loughborough campus. 

Join us and be part of a vibrant community at Loughborough University.   

Our Benefits 

• Generous annual leave allowance of 36 days, rising to 40 days on completion of 5-years’ service, and 41 days on completion of 25-years’ service (inclusive of Bank Holidays & University closure days). 
• Flexi-time scheme. 
• Competitive pension schemes.  
• A range of childcare support initiatives and benefits including childcare vouchers; on-site university nursery (with salary sacrifice scheme); and holiday play schemes. 
• We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies.  
• BUPA Cash Plan (100 scheme). 
• Employee Assistance Programme. 
• Season ticket loan scheme. 
• On campus parking with charging points for electric vehicles. 
• Fantastic range of sports facilities and preferential membership packages available. 
• Fantastic CPD, training and inclusive resources for development. 

Why should you apply? 

With huge amount of variety in the role, there is an opportunity for you to develop and continually grow. 

If this role sound of interest, we’d love to hear from you. 

Informal enquiries should be directed to David Clayton, via email to d.n.clayton@lboro.ac.uk or by telephone to 07875241969. 

For more information refer to the Job Description and Person Specification.

We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the recruitment process. If there are any additional adjustments, you’d like to request please contact David Clayton via email on d.n.clayton@lboro.ac.uk or by telephone on 07875241969. We also offer reasonable adjustments on the job. 

The closing date for receipt of applications is 16^th February 2025

Interview Date: 28th February 2025

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