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Job description
Fixed Term for 12 months, Full Time 37 hours per week working Monday to Friday.

A fantastic opportunity has arisen within the Bristol City Council Housing Service for a motivated and experienced Contract Management professional for up to 12 months.

This is an opportunity to join Bristol City Council's Housing Repairs & Maintenance Service, with a £42m p.a. revenue budget and £90m p.a. capital programme.

You will act as a dedicated expert on a portfolio of contracts within the Housing Repairs and Maintenance Service, ensuring high quality and efficient delivery in line with contractual commitments and working with operational teams to develop business cases and specifications for upcoming contracts.

Bristol City Council is seeking to recruit a Contracts Manager working within the Service managing contracts of various types and scopes, including goods, services and works. Contracts that sit within the portfolio include:

- Material Supply

- Asbestos Surveying and Consultancy

- Waste Management Services

- Responsive Repair related works including:

- Drainage

- Roofing Repairs

- Flooring Works

- Damp & Mould related works and services

You will be required to have experience of developing and managing contracts with a proven knowledge in contract negotiations, data analysis and performance monitoring. Ideally with experience in Private and Public sector.

What do I need to have?

We need someone with excellent understanding of the principles of contract and performance management and ability to apply these practically within a working environment within the Housing & Landlord Service, as well as understanding of the challenges of this sector.

You will need to have knowledge and experience of applying contract law within a diverse/ complex organisation.

You will also need experience of developing and sustaining effective professional working relationships with a wide range of partners, stakeholders and suppliers, with a proven ability to lead and manage people and budgets.

Knowledge and understanding of the Procurement Regulations and a relevant qualification would be advantageous.

This role will be primarily office based at Sandy Park to support the operational teams. Some hybrid working will be possible. You will be required to attend meetings with clients that may be face to face.

Why Bristol City Council?

At Bristol City Council, we go that extra mile for our people; we offer a work environment which is fast moving and supportive, giving you the chance to use your skills and develop new ones within a high-profile organisation. For the majority of our roles hybrid working arrangements are available, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice - mixing both home and office working.

Join us and you'll receive an excellent rewards package including flexible working and flexitime, membership of the Local Government Pension scheme, and a generous annual leave allowance. In addition, you'll be working in a supportive environment where you'll have the chance to make Bristol a better place and contribute to its future.

How do I apply?

If you share our values and are ready to be part of our exciting journey please select the apply button below.

To be shortlisted for interview you'll need to demonstrate how you meet each of the essential criteria in the Person Specification within the Further Information section of your application. On occasion we will receive high numbers of applications, we may then shortlist against the desirable criteria along with the essential criteria, so if you can, please demonstrate how you meet this in your application.

For permanent Bristol City Council employees, this post will be a secondment.

For employees who are currently on a fixed term contract with Bristol City Council, the secondment must not extend beyond the end of the fixed term period to ensure there is a substantive post to return to.

If you are currently a casual worker or a member of an employment agency (currently working with Bristol City Council) this post will be a fixed term contract.

We're a Disability Confident employer which means we value recruiting and retaining disabled people. Any job applicants who consider themselves to be disabled and meet the essential criteria in the Person Specification are guaranteed an interview. We'll make reasonable adjustments throughout the interview process and provide continued workplace support throughout your career.

Interviews will be held in-person at A-Shed, Sandy Park Road, BS4 3NZ.

If you have any further queries after reading the job advert along with the attached job paperwork then please contact Aaron Lewis on aaron.lewis@bristol.gov.uk

Bristol City Council strives to have a workforce that reflects the communities it serves, we are therefore committed to ensuring diversity in our hiring process. We welcome, develop and promote people from all sections of the community. Appointments will be made on merit.

The personal information section (including your name) you'll complete as part of the application form will not be visible to hiring managers but is used confidentially to make sure that everyone is treated fairly.