Job Description
Facilities Contracts Manager
Location: Peterborough
Contract Type: Full Time
Salary: £3+,8+1 per annum
Hours: 35 hours per week
At Accent, we believe everyone has the right to a safe, secure, and warm place to call home. Are you ready to go above and beyond to deliver a first-class service across our offices?
We’re looking for a Facilities Contracts Manager to join our Health & Safety and Facilities team.
As our Facilities Contracts Manager, you’ll actively manage facilities contracts over five offices, ensuring value for money and a consistently excellent service. Using your communication, organisation, and stakeholder engagement skills, you’ll liaise with landlords, contractors, and our technology teams to ensure contractual obligations—such as repairs and maintenance—are carried out, that IT kit is functional and maintained, that health and safety checks, including fire safety checks, are conducted, and that our office environments are clean and fit for purpose for our colleagues and visitors.
This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys the challenge of centralising satellite offices, getting value for money, and streamlining contracts. You’ll be joining a growing team and will use your people skills to lead a small team, embedding a culture of continuous improvement.
Salary: The spot salary for this post is £3+,8+1 per annum for applicants who fully meet the requirements of the post. Applicants who do not meet all the requirements of the post will start 5% or 10% below the spot salary.
You’ll also receive:
• 28 days paid holiday (pro-rata excluding bank holidays) per year, rising by 1 day per year up to a maximum of one working week.
• A choice of Pension Schemes, including a Defined Benefit Scheme with a 7.5% member contribution or a Defined Contribution Scheme with a 4% member contribution and 4% employer contribution. Both pension schemes provide Life Insurance Cover.
• Option to purchase additional holiday of up to 2 working weeks (at manager’s discretion).
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Hapi Benefits App with multiple discounts.
• Cycle to work scheme.
What skills/behaviours do you need to be a Facilities Contracts Manager?
• Proven experience in Facilities or Office Management.
• Knowledge of finance systems and budgets.
• A 'can-do', service-first approach.
• Enthusiasm and the drive to deliver meaningful change.
• Fantastic interpersonal and communication skills, allowing you to communicate effectively across the organisation.
• Experience in managing a remote team.
Location
The successful candidate will be required to live within a commutable distance to our Peterborough office with travel throughout the south and east region as required.
We’re a keen promoter of agile working and encourage working from home, as long as we meet our customers’ needs. We’ll provide you with the equipment and software you’ll need for the role, but you’ll need to have an appropriate space to work from, as well as a suitable broadband connection/provider.
Interview Process
• First stage: Competency interview over Teams on the 21st/22nd October.
• Second stage: Behavioural Assessment and final interview in person at our Peterborough office on Monday 28th October or Bradford on Tuesday 2+th October.
Who are Accent?
At Accent, we believe that everyone should have access to an affordable, sustainable, and safe home, and our work across the country aims to do just that. We’re a national organisation with a community focus. Formed in 1+66, we have grown since then and now provide homes and services to over 40,000 customers.
We understand the impact our work can have in creating better places for people to live by providing well-designed housing and building sustainable communities where people choose to live. We are proud of our Homes England Strategic Partnership, which allows us to build even more homes in areas of housing need.
But we’re not just about building new homes. We invest in our existing homes to ensure they offer our customers the very best in living standards, adapting to meet new ideas, environmental changes, new safety regulations, and modern technology to make them a home for life in every way our customers need them to be.
As anchor institutions in the communities where we work, it’s important we leverage partnerships and seek opportunities that provide the foundations for better living. We build relationships that accelerate and advance our work to ensure customers are supported if they need it and can be happy living in their homes.
Our new operating model puts our colleagues at the heart of our communities. We are committed to building strong relationships with our customers, working alongside them to co-curate the services we deliver. We never stop evolving – we are ambitious and driven, and understand that great performance is a product of an inclusive and supportive environment where colleagues can thrive and achieve their best. With a new people strategy and corporate strategy set out from 2026-2027, it’s an exciting time to join Accent.
If you require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know and we’ll ensure your needs are met.
Please don’t delay in submitting your application. Where roles are urgent or we receive a high volume of applications, we may interview and conclude the process before the indicated closing date.
Please note candidates must have current eligibility to live and work in the UK, as Accent does not currently hold sponsorship.
We’re excited about our future, and if you are too, we’d love to hear from you.
You may have experience in the following roles: Facilities Manager, Office Manager, Contracts Manager, Property Manager, Estate Manager, Building Manager, Maintenance Manager, Health & Safety Manager, Facilities Coordinator, etc.
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Location: Peterborough
Contract Type: Full Time
Salary: £3+,8+1 per annum
Hours: 35 hours per week
At Accent, we believe everyone has the right to a safe, secure, and warm place to call home. Are you ready to go above and beyond to deliver a first-class service across our offices?
We’re looking for a Facilities Contracts Manager to join our Health & Safety and Facilities team.
As our Facilities Contracts Manager, you’ll actively manage facilities contracts over five offices, ensuring value for money and a consistently excellent service. Using your communication, organisation, and stakeholder engagement skills, you’ll liaise with landlords, contractors, and our technology teams to ensure contractual obligations—such as repairs and maintenance—are carried out, that IT kit is functional and maintained, that health and safety checks, including fire safety checks, are conducted, and that our office environments are clean and fit for purpose for our colleagues and visitors.
This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys the challenge of centralising satellite offices, getting value for money, and streamlining contracts. You’ll be joining a growing team and will use your people skills to lead a small team, embedding a culture of continuous improvement.
Salary: The spot salary for this post is £3+,8+1 per annum for applicants who fully meet the requirements of the post. Applicants who do not meet all the requirements of the post will start 5% or 10% below the spot salary.
You’ll also receive:
• 28 days paid holiday (pro-rata excluding bank holidays) per year, rising by 1 day per year up to a maximum of one working week.
• A choice of Pension Schemes, including a Defined Benefit Scheme with a 7.5% member contribution or a Defined Contribution Scheme with a 4% member contribution and 4% employer contribution. Both pension schemes provide Life Insurance Cover.
• Option to purchase additional holiday of up to 2 working weeks (at manager’s discretion).
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Hapi Benefits App with multiple discounts.
• Cycle to work scheme.
What skills/behaviours do you need to be a Facilities Contracts Manager?
• Proven experience in Facilities or Office Management.
• Knowledge of finance systems and budgets.
• A 'can-do', service-first approach.
• Enthusiasm and the drive to deliver meaningful change.
• Fantastic interpersonal and communication skills, allowing you to communicate effectively across the organisation.
• Experience in managing a remote team.
Location
The successful candidate will be required to live within a commutable distance to our Peterborough office with travel throughout the south and east region as required.
We’re a keen promoter of agile working and encourage working from home, as long as we meet our customers’ needs. We’ll provide you with the equipment and software you’ll need for the role, but you’ll need to have an appropriate space to work from, as well as a suitable broadband connection/provider.
Interview Process
• First stage: Competency interview over Teams on the 21st/22nd October.
• Second stage: Behavioural Assessment and final interview in person at our Peterborough office on Monday 28th October or Bradford on Tuesday 2+th October.
Who are Accent?
At Accent, we believe that everyone should have access to an affordable, sustainable, and safe home, and our work across the country aims to do just that. We’re a national organisation with a community focus. Formed in 1+66, we have grown since then and now provide homes and services to over 40,000 customers.
We understand the impact our work can have in creating better places for people to live by providing well-designed housing and building sustainable communities where people choose to live. We are proud of our Homes England Strategic Partnership, which allows us to build even more homes in areas of housing need.
But we’re not just about building new homes. We invest in our existing homes to ensure they offer our customers the very best in living standards, adapting to meet new ideas, environmental changes, new safety regulations, and modern technology to make them a home for life in every way our customers need them to be.
As anchor institutions in the communities where we work, it’s important we leverage partnerships and seek opportunities that provide the foundations for better living. We build relationships that accelerate and advance our work to ensure customers are supported if they need it and can be happy living in their homes.
Our new operating model puts our colleagues at the heart of our communities. We are committed to building strong relationships with our customers, working alongside them to co-curate the services we deliver. We never stop evolving – we are ambitious and driven, and understand that great performance is a product of an inclusive and supportive environment where colleagues can thrive and achieve their best. With a new people strategy and corporate strategy set out from 2026-2027, it’s an exciting time to join Accent.
If you require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know and we’ll ensure your needs are met.
Please don’t delay in submitting your application. Where roles are urgent or we receive a high volume of applications, we may interview and conclude the process before the indicated closing date.
Please note candidates must have current eligibility to live and work in the UK, as Accent does not currently hold sponsorship.
We’re excited about our future, and if you are too, we’d love to hear from you.
You may have experience in the following roles: Facilities Manager, Office Manager, Contracts Manager, Property Manager, Estate Manager, Building Manager, Maintenance Manager, Health & Safety Manager, Facilities Coordinator, etc.
REF-217 283
Report this listing
💡 Quick Summary
Seeking a career-building opportunity? The Facilities Contracts Manager position is now open for candidates interested in the Work from home Jobs sector. This role in Northern Ireland offers a professional environment and growth potential.
Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in Work from home Jobs is a plus.
