Contract Manager

Are you looking for the right role for you?  Then look no further… Contract Manager Salary – £54,606 to £68,257 per annum (plus benefits) Hours – 37.5 hours per week, 8.30am to 5.00pm Location Postcode – Bedford MK41 0QS As a Contract Manager at FCC Environment, you will be fully conversant with the operational requirements of the Contract under your remit. This vacancy is for a full-time position, working 5 days per week, however, we will consider requests for job shares to suit your lifestyle (working full days). Our promise to you - 25 days’ annual leave (full-time working) plus Bank Holidays - Pension scheme - Life Insurance - Discretionary bonus scheme - On the job training/progression - Recognition - Flexible benefits including high street savings, cycle to work scheme and Gymflex membership - Access to an Employee Assistance Programme and the Best Doctors Service What will you be doing? - Ensure that the contract and vehicles are operating to maximum efficiency - Ensure full and satisfactory use of the Whitespace operational management and support system - Oversee and deliver all reporting requirements to the Authority - Implement the Group’s Health and Safety Policy, SHE Manual and statutory regulations - Oversee and ensure the efficient use of resources - Apply the necessary standards for recruitment and training of personnel - Ensure operations are legally compliant and that processes and systems are consistent with quality and environmental policies and procedures - Ensure that safe systems of work are in place - Oversee operational cost reporting and prepare forecasts and budgets - Be fully aware of planning consents, waste disposal permits, operator licences relating to the sites and ensure that they are not breached - Implement and follow site management system (IMS) and site filing systems (SFS) to ensure compliance with operational standards What are we looking for? - Experience of operational management, ideally within the waste or similar industry - Experience delivering projects on time and to budget within a demanding environment - Operational management experience within a sector where compliance with regulatory controls is an important factor - Experience managing teams in a production environment with a track record of delivering to production and financial targets. - Experience preparing and working to budgets - Transport Manager CPC qualification or be willing to work towards About Us We are FCC Environment, one of the nation’s leading waste and resource management companies.  Committed to sustainability, we strive to minimise the amount of waste that ends up in landfill by transforming it into valuable resources wherever possible.  Our vision is to be the environmental company of choice, delivering change for a sustainable future. We operate over 200 facilities in England, Scotland and Wales and employ around 2,500 employees. With the Environment Bill going through Westminster this year and DEFRA’s new Resources and Waste strategy focusing our minds on ever more recycling and best practice in waste management, the profile of the UK's waste management industry has never been higher. With more local authorities calling a Climate Crisis and a clear push towards net-zero carbon across the economy, the pressure is on us all as citizens and us as a business to reduce waste and maximise re-use and recovery. We need people who are up for the challenge. We need people with ideas.  We need you.  Together we will meet the UK’s waste management and energy recovery needs. FCC Environment is an equal opportunities employer, values diversity and is strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environment is, the better our work will be. How to apply So, if you want to advance your career as a Contract Manager, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency