A growing and successful National Manned Guarding Security provider are seeking a Contracts Manager to manage a portfolio of circa 4,000 hours across a number of sites throughout Bristol and its surrounding areas.

Working from a local base your main priority is the welfare of officers and the commercial and operational viability of the contracts you run.

What are they offering?

• Company Car / decent Car Allowance, mobile phone and Laptop
• Future career advancement within a growing company with structured training and development
• Salary to £35,000 (dependent on experience)
• Private Health Care and Pension

What are they asking for?

• Operational Management (ideally contracts management) experience within the manned guarding sector.
• Highly computer literate
• Holder of an SIA Licence + Full clean driving license (not more than 3 points)
• Must live within an hours commute from Bristol
• Personable and credible in their dealings with both clients and officers

Responsibilities:

• Management of a 4000 hour portfolio of contracts including Corporate, Educational and Defence clients.
• Managing + recruiting across sites inc: discipline, absenteeism, appraisals+ holidays, in support of Site Managers.
• Liaison with client to ensure that KPI’s exceeded and new business opportunities identified.
• Site administration to include compliance with the SIA Approved Contractor Scheme
• Regular visits to sites under management inc: completion of site and client visit reports
• Ensure that all personnel are properly attired
• Ensure assignment instructions are up to date and that all risk assessments have been carried out
• Providing senior management with statistics, to include information on total hours worked, and the labour cost of fulfilling assignments under management

Key Search Terms:

Contracts Operations Manager Manned Guarding SIA Guard Educational Corporate

Palmer McCarthy is a specialist recruiter to the Security Industry and acts as an agency for their client on this vacancy.