Contract Support
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Position Overview & Specifications
Job Title: Contract Support CBRE Global Workplace Solutions is a leading global provider of integrated facilities and corporate real estate management. We are recruiting a Contract Support to join the team located in Milton Keynes or Cambridge or Norwich or Northampton or Ipswitch. The main feature of this role will be to provide exceptional customer service and business support in order to contribute to the continued growth and success of the Business Unit. Understanding, anticipating and delivering to customer needs, achieving results within quality and time constraints.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Providing support to the client and answer calls and emails in a professional and timely manner
- Determine the nature, priority of faults based on information provided by the client
- Liaise closely with site teams and head office, ensuring accurate processing of quotations and purchase orders
- Managing the supply chain and drive them to attend within required SLA’s
- Driving the engineering team to attend to all callouts within required SLA’s
- To obtain a comprehensive understanding of the scope of the contract and ensure that all work is carried out in accordance to the contract scope and not outside of this
- Raise and assign work orders to relevant resources
- Actively identify and implement innovation across the contract to enhance performance and continue to meet client expectations
- Promote and maintain CBRE culture throughout teams
- Monitoring calls received from the customer through to call completion and updating records
- Allocation of internal engineers to call outs and maintenance visits, driving the engineering team to attend to all callouts within required SLA’s.
- Ensure QHSE documentation is maintained and readily available using company systems
- Manage system as a key user on site including PPM records, reactives and reporting
- Promote and maintain company culture throughout the team
- Maintain people records such as new starters, leavers, general staff changes, contact details, etc
- Effective communication with all levels of internal teams and external customers
- Familiar with daily operations and the specific scope of the contract
- Undertake any other duties as requested by the Contract Manager, Lead Contract Support, or Finance & Contract Support Manager
- Good basic education to GCSE (or equivalent standard), which will include an English and Maths qualification.
- Education to A-Level/HNC standard would be beneficial
Training
- Very proficient in the use of Outlook, Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint. Excel skills to include basic functions, v-lookups, etc.
- Experience of using Dynamics, Concept, Maximo.
Experience
- Experience of a similar customer facing role in a medium-sized business.
- Well-developed communication skills enabling the individual to work with Senior Managers, clients, suppliers, and staff of all levels and abilities.
Aptitudes
- Excellent command of the English language demonstrated through good verbal and written communication.
- Must be detail conscious, accurate and methodical in approach.
- Strong organizational and communication skills
- Able to work systematically and use own initiative.
- Able to work on more than one task at any given time.
- Must demonstrate strong interpersonal skills and be able to work as part of a team as well as independently.
- Must demonstrate a strong sense of customer focus, and promote a sense of team spirit and good morale within the office.
- Reliable, able to complete work within required time frame and manage own deadline requirements.
- Calm manner able to work under pressure and against rapidly changing demands and priorities.
- Able to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, providing support to other areas of the business on occasions, as required.
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: Real Estate
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Contract Support roles across CBRE's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to Real Estate.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £23,600 - £28,400 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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