Contracts & Compliance Manager

Hours: 35.75 hours per week

Contract Basis: Open-ended

Join Our Dynamic Team as a Contracts & Compliance Manager!

Are you skilled in Mechanical or Building Services Engineering? We're looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic professional to manage our Hard Facilities Management (HFM) operations.

What you'll do:

• Manage specialist engineering contracts and legislative compliance activities.
• Ensure safe and compliant operation of university plant, equipment, and infrastructure.
• Lead investigations and resolve complex technical issues critical to business continuity and safety.
• Oversee building services maintenance contracts, including mechanical and electrical maintenance, surveys, inspections, and reactive repairs.
• Prepare tender documents, cost estimates, and manage project delivery.

What we're looking for:

• Expertise:Significant experience in managing HFM M&E operations in large buildings, contract management, cost planning and risk control for building services (MEP) issues.
• Professionalism:High degree of accuracy, attention to detail, and ability to meet tight deadlines.
• Skills:Strong communication and interpersonal skills; effective planning and operational management; innovative problem-solving skills; ability to manage multiple projects and budgets; strong commercial awareness; well-developed IT skills, including Microsoft Office, BMS and CAFM.
• Adaptability:Ability to work independently and as part of a team, with flexibility to meet workload and team requirements.

Why join us?

• Impactful Role: Play a key role in maintaining and enhancing our vibrant campus.
• Collaborative Environment: Be part of a team that values teamwork and operational excellence.
• Diverse Responsibilities: Enjoy a role with variety and the opportunity to make a real difference.
• Sustainability Focus: Contribute to a sustainable and well-maintained campus environment.

This is a campus based role.

The closing date for this position is 23:59 on 27^th April 2025.

Please note, this vacancy may close earlier than the stated closing date if we receive a high volume of applications.

Should you wish to apply for the vacancy please visit our vacancies page download the job description and complete an application online.

If you have any queries regarding the application process or require special assistance, please contact Human Resources by email at recruitment@qmu.ac.uk

This role does not meet the minimum requirements set by UKVI to enable sponsorship of migrant workers. Therefore, we cannot progress applications from candidates who require sponsorship to work in the UK.

As a university, we are committed to the Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers alongside Concordat to Support Research Integrity  and  were, in fact, the first Scottish Higher Education Institute (and part of the first UK cohort of institutes) to publicly declare our commitment to its principles.

Queen Margaret University is committed to equality of opportunity for all by providing a supportive, flexible and inclusive working environment, and we welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds. Please have a look at our Diversity, Wellbeing and Inclusion Calendar

We are proud to hold an Athena SWAN Bronze Award which recognises the advancement of gender equality at QMU. Find out more about Athena SWAN here

We have a number of family friendly policies and are happy to consider job share applications.

We are a Disability Confident Employer, should you require any specific arrangements during the recruitment process please contact Human Resources on recruitment@qmu.ac.uk.

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