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Responsible for over 50 staff, this role will hold operational management responsibility for the Soft Services Contract within OCS Cleaning Services Department, it is a highly operational role and requires a well organised approach to a very busy and varied workload. The role reports to the Soft Services Contract Director.
Responsible for the overall management of two local Managers, one Senior Site Supervisor, four Cleaning Supervisors, over 30 Cleaning Operatives, three receptionists, two drivers and two porters ensuring they are technically competent and fully engaged in their role. The Contract Operations Manager will ensure a clean, safe, customer-facing service at all times whilst also ensuring that the principal objectives of Imperial War Museums Contract and its high-profile event calendar are supported.
Working on a flexible basis means that all employees are regularly met at work during their shifts, making management presence at ad hoc times the norm rather than the exception. Ensuring regular and good communications are maintained with the employees. Ensuring regular Site Quality Safety Visits, safety tours and toolbox talks are completed with the staff.
Health & Safety Purpose: To take a direct interest in the health and safety of yourself and others who may be affected by your work activities
Effective people management and staff retention and development practices
Financial Control and Management
Service Delivery – Quality KPI’s & SLA’s to agreed contract specification
Daily contract operations - maintenance of contract operational/financial specifications
Compliance with all Health & Safety and hygiene obligations and responsibilities, audit success
Quality Management & Client liaison - customer reviews/feedback
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To be the first point of contact for the management of OCS Soft Services delivery to clients and building users
Demonstrate a responsive “can-do” attitude to the client, and end users
Provide regular progress reports and service updates
Responsibility for ensuring due compliance to the contract specification
Provide reports for IWM Local FMs and for the OCS management team on all aspects of service delivery
Deal and resolve complaints in a professional and timely manner
Quality of Service Delivery
Overall responsibility for quality performance on the contract with respect to soft services which will include but is not limited to:
Maintain and monitor agreed quality systems, ensuring preventative and remedial actions are taken where necessary as laid down in the contract specification
By daily personal inspection, ensure that the scope of contract is being correctly delivered and that service standards are maintained and improved, taking remedial action where necessary
Manage and motivate the teams and ad hoc contractors to provide a quality, customer friendly service always, in line with our partnering ethos/culture
Ensure that the work schedules are regularly reviewed to ensure best value for money and efficient delivery of services to our client requirements
Monitor and report on quality-of-service delivery to include cleaning related services: feminine hygiene, consumables, waste, window cleaning, pest control, watercoolers, etc.
Monitor customer feedback and respond to customer comments
Monitor staffing levels to ensure adequate cover to maintain contract specification
Monitor productivity levels to ensure best value and compliance with the specification
Undertake independent and joint cleaning audits on a monthly basis
Personnel Management and administration
To ensure that the OCS image is reflected positively through staff appearance and demeanour
Communicate regularly with staff through formal and informal channels to ensure that there is a free flow of ideas, and that morale remains high
Maintain staffing levels in accordance with contract requirements and recruit when appropriate.
Direct activities of all reports, ensuring that they are properly trained to fully perform their duties and responsibilities
Maintain and meet the contract training and development plan for all staff employed on the contract
Ensure that the most economic resource is used to match the level/ type of skills required to do the job and optimise team flexibility, and multi-skilling
Ensure that OCS company philosophy is cascaded and adopted by team
Ensure legal, company and contractual obligations are fulfilled in relation to all employee relations matters such as investigations, disciplinary, grievance, sickness absence, maternity & paternity leave
Take responsibility for cost control of the cleaning service and promote methods to reduce costs without compromising Health & Safety or quality
Ensure that working practices on the contract are reviewed regularly by utilisation of most efficient working methods, minimising cost, to ensure the client receives value for money
Ensure the contract is reviewed regularly or in accordance with contract terms in line with agreed procedures, maintain accurate records of reviews
Ensure that hours are recorded and the contract runs within budget (via Timegate + system) and inform of any recommendations to the Soft Services Contract Director ensuring industry best practise is applied
Ensure all labour, sundry and overhead costs are managed to within the operating budget
By using a continuous re-appraisal system, regularly review and recommend potential service improvements and/or cost savings to Management. Adopt a pro-active, innovative approach in recommending improvements and changes to the service where considered to be cost effective and ensure that this change is driven through the operation in a seamless and efficient manner
Ensure that all the teams are achieving and maintaining a high standard of cleaning ensuring that audit results are consistently delivered, and the required daily, weekly, monthly records are kept and the information for IWM in all OCS systems and applications is updated regularly
Develop and maintain excellent client relationships to manage the contract
Interface with IWM teams undertaking regular joint inspections / audits reviews and meeting KPIs targets. Produce performance review, monthly reports and providing data, presenting it to the local FMs andchairing local meetings accordingly
Be an ambassador for IWM ensuring the great reputation is maintained at all times by delivering all services/projects correctly and on time including any changes to staffing levels and/or new ways of working and projects including attending IWM meetings (events, specialist services, etc)
OCS UK & Ireland is a leading facilities management company with 50,000+ colleagues and a turnover in excess of £2bn. We deliver innovative, award-winning services within facilities management, hard services, cleaning, security and catering.
Our mission is to make people and places the best they can be for our colleagues, customers and the communities we serve. Our commitment to doing business the right way is rooted in our TRUE values - Trust, Respect, Unity, and Empowerment.
✅ Award-Winning Employer : Ranked 36th on Glassdoor’s Best Companies to Work For 2025 — we value and motivate our people.
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