Senior Contracts Manager

Our service is responsible for maintaining 27,500 homes for residents and leaseholders, delivering reactive and planned maintenance on an annual budget exceeding £100m. We are dedicated to providing high-quality repairs while ensuring value for money and positive outcomes for the community. What You'll Be Doing In this role, you will:

• Lead the management of contracts for responsive repairs and planned maintenance programmes.
• Develop and implement procurement strategies aligned with council objectives and compliant with legislation and policy.
• Use market intelligence to optimise spending, foster supplier relationships, and deliver value through effective tendering and contract management.
• Act as the primary point of contact for all internal and external contractual agreements, ensuring governance and operational systems are robust and effective.
  
  We are looking for two Senior Contracts Managers to join our Housing Repairs and Maintenance team at Bristol City Council. These roles are an exciting opportunity to lead the procurement of external repair contracts, implement them successfully within our service, and manage them to deliver safe, secure homes for our residents., Expertise in procurement and contract management, ideally supported by CIPS membership or equivalent experience.
• Proven success managing large service contracts and meeting financial, quality, and performance objectives.
• A strong understanding of public procurement law, Public Contract Regulations (2015), and the principles of contract law and governance.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills, with experience producing reports, tender documents, and strategic plans.
Additionally, you should have a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications and a commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion in your work.

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. 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 rising to 30 days (plus bank holidays) with 5 years' service. 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 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. 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 take place in January 2025. For further information, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification or alternatively, please contact . At Bristol City Council, we value having a workforce as diverse as the city we serve. We therefore welcome, develop and promote people from all sections of the community. Appointments will be made on merit.