Job Title: HVAC Contracts Manager
Location: Wakefield
Salary: £60,000 + car allowance (£6,500)
Contract: Full time, permanent
The Role
We are seeking an experienced Mechanical Facilities Contracts Manager to lead the delivery of mechanical maintenance services across a hospitality-focused estate. Based in Wakefield the role involves managing a dedicated on-site teams
The Mechanical Facilities Contracts Manager will be responsible for operational performance, statutory compliance, team leadership, financial control, and client satisfaction across the contract.
Key Responsibilities:
Leadership & Team Management
- Directly manage a team of HVAC engineers, gas and AC.2
- Lead performance management, training plans, and competency development
- Manage resource planning, scheduling, overtime, and absence
- Foster a positive, safety-first, and performance-driven culture
Operational Delivery
- Oversee PPMs, reactive maintenance, statutory testing, and minor mechanical works
- Ensure effective maintenance of heating plant, gas systems, ventilation, AHUs, cellar cooling, refrigeration, and air conditioning
- Provide technical support and escalation for complex faults
- Drive reliability, uptime, and service quality across the estate
Compliance & Health & Safety
- Ensure full compliance with Gas Safe, F-Gas, HVAC, and mechanical safety legislation
- Maintain all statutory records, certification, and compliance documentation
- Review RAMS, permits to work, and safe systems of work
- Deliver toolbox talks and promote best-practice H&S standards
Client & Commercial Management
- Act as the primary mechanical services contact for the contract
- Build strong relationships with client stakeholders and site teams
- Produce performance reports and asset insights
- Manage mechanical budgets, costs, and contractor spend
- Validate quotations, approve invoices, and identify cost-saving opportunities
- Support revenue growth, margin improvement, and lifecycle planning
Continuous Improvement
- Analyse CAFM data to reduce reactive works and improve asset condition
- Support innovation across HVAC and mechanical services
- Contribute to system upgrades, refurbishments, and asset replacement programmes
Key Requirements:
- Proven experience in a Mechanical FM Contracts Manager, Mechanical Services Manager, or Senior Mechanical Engineer role
- Strong technical expertise in heating and gas systems
- Experience managing Gas / Heating and AC Engineers or HVAC teams
- Excellent understanding of statutory compliance (Gas Safe, F-Gas, HVAC)
- Strong client-facing and commercial skills
- Experience managing PPMs, reactive maintenance, and quoted works
- Confident people manager with strong organisational skills
- Full UK driving licence
Apply today or email (url removed) for further details
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