Contracts Manager (Hard FM Contractor / Mechanical)
£55,000 - £60,000 OTE (£70k+) + Uncapped Bonus + Car Allowance + Private Healthcare + Award-Winning Company + Excellent Benefits
Middleton / Greater Manchester
Are you a Contracts Manager from a Hard FM / Mechanical background looking to take ownership of a nationwide portfolio of commercial, industrial, retail, and public-sector clients?
On offer is the chance to join a rapidly growing FM & Building Services provider, working with an expert team delivering planned maintenance, reactive works, minor projects, and compliance services. You will manage full contract lifecycles, with autonomy, clear progression pathways, and excellent bonuses.
In this role, you will become a key part of the operational management team, overseeing projects from initial survey, scoping, equipment selection, and costing through to quotation, delivery, completion, invoicing, and handover. You will work closely with clients, subcontractors, engineers, and internal teams to ensure compliance, quality, H&S, and high-level service delivery across multiple sites nationwide.
This company is a Manchester-based FM and Building Services contractor with a strong in-house team and well-developed supply chain, delivering mechanical, HVAC, and Hard FM services. They are known for long-term client partnerships and providing opportunities for highly skilled managers to take ownership of projects from cradle to grave.
This role would suit a Contracts Manager or Project Manager with significant experience in Hard FM contracting, multi-site operations, and mechanical/HVAC projects, looking for a fast-growing environment with responsibility, autonomy, and a clear progression route.
The Role
*Take ownership of FM contracts from survey, design, costing, and quotation to delivery, completion, invoicing, and handover.
*Coordinate engineers and subcontractors across multiple sites nationwide.
*Lead client meetings and maintain high standards of H&S, compliance, and quality.
*Monday to Friday, 9am - 5pm, 40 hours per week.
The Person
*Proven Contracts Manager or Senior Project Manager within a Hard FM environment.
*Extensive experience managing multiple sites/clients nationwide.
*Strong mechanical expertise - capable of end-to-end project delivery.


Reference Number: BBBH22193
Keywords: Project Manager, Contracts Manager, Mechanical, HVAC, M&E, Facilities Management, Hard FM, Multi-Site, Nationwide, Building Services, Project Delivery, Greater Manchester.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates. The salary advertised is a guideline for this position. The offered remuneration will be dependent on the extent of your experience, qualifications, and skill set.
Ernest Gordon Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers.