Contract Director
| Posting date: | 04 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £75,000.00 to £87,000.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 14 December 2025 |
| Location: | No fixed place of work, SW1A 1AA |
| Company: | Sodexo Ltd |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | SDX/TP/1169817/151474 |
Summary
Contract Director
- Salary: Competitive, plus 15% bonus, Car Allowance and Sodexo Flexible Benefits
- Hours: 40 per week – Monday to Friday
- Location: No fixed location, must be willing to travel when required
Lead Our Future – and Yours
Are you ready to shape the future of property management and drive real transformation? At Sodexo, we’re looking for a visionary Contract Director to lead a flagship client partnership and deliver world-class Performance Partner services.If you thrive on challenge, innovation, and making a tangible impact, this is your opportunity to lead at the highest level.
Purpose of the Role
As our Contract Director, you will:
- Be the face of Sodexo for a major client, providing exceptional account management and strategic leadership.
- Deliver expert guidance on property management, budget efficiency, property strategy, risk management, and supply chain optimisation.
- Inspire and develop a high-performing contract management team, championing service excellence and compliance.
- Lead the mobilisation and transformation of the client’s property function, ensuring a seamless transition and robust supply chain integration.
- Partner with HR to build a dynamic, professionally qualified management team.
- Drive the client’s transformational journey under the FM26 programme, establishing a new standard in property management.
About the Performance Partner Model
You’ll assure, advise, and integrate property services on behalf of the client, ensuring compliance and performance excellence across a complex, high-security estate. This includes managing service providers, technology solutions, budget, Helpdesk/CAFM, asset management, and performance management.
Key Responsibilities
- Oversee seamless service delivery across diverse internal stakeholder groups.
- Lead the transition to a new operating model, driving stakeholder engagement and solution implementation.
- Maximise commercial effectiveness, controlling costs and resources, and unlocking growth opportunities.
- Recruit, develop, and inspire a diverse, high-performing team.
- Ensure compliance with all operational standards, policies, and legal requirements.
- Act as a Sodexo ambassador and subject matter expert for the performance partner model.
- Develop operational talent and succession pipelines for all leadership positions.
- Champion safety and compliance in complex environments, protecting both Sodexo and client brands.
Your Impact
- Develop and implement a cutting-edge property performance partner service.
- Serve as the senior escalation point for all contract-related matters.
- Collaborate with contract teams and agencies to deliver client requirements with excellence.
- Shape business planning and drive growth initiatives.
- Oversee unified service delivery from Sodexo and internal teams.
- Lead client contract negotiations and communication strategies.
- Drive continuous improvement, innovation, and cost efficiency.
- Ensure account performance meets all SLAs and contractual commitments.
- Lead on health, safety, and environmental compliance.
What We’re Looking For
- Degree (2:1 or above) or equivalent senior professional qualification.
- Proven leadership in a performance partner/integrator or similar outsourced management model.
- Extensive experience managing long-term client relationships in property/FM/Estates/QS/CS, with at least 10 years at management/leadership level.
- Membership of a relevant professional body.
- Track record of mobilising high-profile accounts from scratch.
- Strong presentation, commercial, and financial acumen.
- Experience leading large, diverse, and hybrid teams.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Self-motivated, adaptable, and able to manage multiple priorities.
Desirable:
- Qualification or experience in Business Management.
Please Note: SC and CTC Clearance is required for this role. If you already hold this clearance, that’s excellent; if not, we can assist you in obtaining it.
Why Build Your Career with Sodexo?
At Sodexo, you’re not just taking a job – you’re joining a global movement. We offer:
- Competitive salary & bonus – Rewarding you for your impact.
- Flexible benefits– Car allowance and a portfolio of over 20 benefits, including:
- Sodexo retirement plan
- Discounts at over 1,900 brands
- Fitness and wellbeing support, including discounted gym membership
- 24/7 confidential employee assistance – from emotional support to legal and financial advice
For more details on our benefits, please see the attached information.
About Sodexo
Sodexo's mission is to create a better everyday for everyone, and a better life for all.As the world leader in Quality of Life services, we operate in 55 countries, serving 100 million people every single day across Food, FM, Benefits & Rewards, and Personal & Home Services.
We’re committed to building a fair and inclusive future, celebrating diversity, and ensuring everyone can thrive as their authentic selves.As a Disability Confident Leader employer, we’re dedicated to supporting disabled people to achieve their aspirations.We offer a Disability Confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities meeting the minimum criteria.
Ready to Lead? Ready to Make Growth Happen?
If you’re a dynamic, results-driven leader with a passion for operational excellence and client partnership, it’s time to shape the future with Sodexo. Apply now and become the driving force behind Sodexo’s Facilities Management success story.
Lead a high-impact team. Shape the future of property management. Make your mark with Sodexo.