Soft Landing Manager (Technical Services)

Job Introduction

Soft Landing Manager (Technical Services)

Location: Kingston-upon-Thames

Salary: £75,000 - £80,000 & a range of excellent employee benefits

Onsite – Monday-Friday - Fixed-Term Contract

Sodexo has a great opportunity for a Soft Landing Manager to join our established team working with our clients based in Kingston-upon-Thames.

Joining our team at their large site, you will provide coordination & mobilisation of FM services and delivery of Hard FM engineering project works and manage commercial risks associated with costs and the agreed form of contract, set out any identifiable risks, share with management team and allocate appropriate Risk owners.

The Soft Landing Manager will support segments in a professional manner, aiding decision making, cost management and governance, review project requests, analyse information and support with end to end cost management duties, including feasibility estimates, value engineering & cost control and support with contract administration duties, including interim valuations, variation/change control procedures, final account preparation and issuing of all required certificates under the contract.

You will prepare the tender and contract documents such as asset management & possible future projects, negotiate with contractors and clients around project costs; verifying actual costs vs set our budgets, liaise with clients, end users, accounts, operations & senior team colleagues to ensure works meet all legal & compliance standards to deliver on the key stages of the BSRIA Soft Landing process.

Soft Landings requires the team to be fully aware of the project’s success criteria. It also requires the facilities manager and the end users’ representative to be much more closely involved in the project, especially in the decisions which affect operation and management of the delivered building. 

Soft Landings is a mindset; delivering better buildings by setting requirements at the start of the project, and then maintaining the focus on those throughout the project from inception to completion and beyond. Soft Landings should not be seen as yet another burden for delivery teams to deal with, on top of all their other duties. Instead, it should be seen as complementary to existing processes, highlighting existing activities which can be used to ensure that the client’s success criteria are kept in focus and achieved

About You 

Experience and knowledge requirement for this role: 

• Minimum of 4 years’ experience in construction / Hard maintenance environment
• Ability to keep focus on day-to-day performance whilst simultaneously pursuing longer-term opportunities
• Customer services experience and the ability to communicate at all levels 
• Project Cost Control, from feasibility through to final account
• Project risk, cost, compliance issues reported and mitigated
• Experienced in managing budgets and project finance
• Present and provide professional service at all times 
• Effective organisation, co-ordination and planning 
• Maintain good client relations internal and external
• Governance and adhered to processes in place
• Supply chain management experience 
• Influencing people and negotiation
• Experience in administering
• IT skills using Microsoft Office applications
• Attention to detail

Qualifications required:

What we offer

Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it’s a chance to be part of something greater. You’ll belong in a company and team that values you for you. 

In addition, we offer:

• Up to 10% Annual Bonus
• Eligible for Flex benefits (including Private Medical)
• Flexible and dynamic work environment
• Competitive compensation
• Wide range of Employee benefits
• Access to ongoing training and development programs
• Countless opportunities to grow within the company
• Employees can opt to increase their employer contribution up to a maximum of 6% with an equal employee match
• Life Assurance Coverage of 1x annual salary

About Sodexo 

At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better every day for everyone to build a better life for all. We operate in 55 countries, serving over 100 million consumers each day through our unique combination of On-Site Food and FM Services, Benefits & Rewards Services and Personal & Home Services. 

We are committed to being an inclusive employer. We are a forces friendly employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds, and identities. 

We encourage our employees to get involved with our Employee Networks such as Pride, Sodexo Parents & Carers, Sodexo Disability, Ability network, So Together, Generations and Origins.

We are a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations. We run a Disability Confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria for the job.

Ready to be part of something greater? 

Apply today!