Contracts Officer

Responsibilities

• Responsible for managing and overseeing building services contracts across the local authority estate, ensuring compliance, value for money and adherence to key performance indicators.
• Monitor contractor performance, manage financial and contractual processes and support maintenance, safety, and continuous improvement in collaboration with internal teams and external partners.

• To manage and oversee the administration of building services contracts across the Local Authority’s managed estate, ensuring contractors meet statutory, operational, contractual and performance requirements.
• Ensure compliance, value for money and high-quality service delivery across mechanical, electrical and maintenance contracts supporting building operations and financial administration, auditing and contract management.
• Manage the efficient functioning of the local authority’s construction, maintenance and building services contracts, applying procurement procedures, complying with governance processes and assisting with financial tasks and reporting.
• Monitor contractor performance, manage quality assurance processes and review KPI metrics for contractors including coordination of social value commitments.
• Support compliance, risk management, financial control, and continuous improvement across building services.
• Work closely with the Property Services team, other local authority teams, contractors, and external partners to maintain high standards of safety, compliance, and financial accountability.

• contract management
• financial administration
• auditing
• procurement procedures
• quality assurance
• KPI metrics
• risk management
• continuous improvement
• building services
• mechanical and electrical maintenance

• collaboration
• communication
• oversight
• monitoring
• performance management
• problem-solving
• organizational skills
• attention to detail
• leadership
• stakeholder engagement