Contract Specialist

Mitie

The Role

Overview

Coordinate contract hand‑back, ensure compliance, manage risks for MOD contracts

Key Responsibilities

  • hand-back
  • documentation
  • condition surveys
  • risk register
  • asset compliance
  • stakeholder updates

Tasks

You will be supporting the Ministry of Defence (MOD), Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO), and other stakeholders to ensure a smooth hand-back process with a variety of contracts ending / transitioning. -Lead and coordinate contract hand-back activities, -Ensure accurate documentation (O&M manuals, compliance certificates, maintenance logs), -Provide regular updates to internal and external stakeholders, -Support condition surveys and lifecycle works, -Maintain hand-back programme and risk register, -Manage updates, risks, and dependencies across the exit lifecycle, -Work with Mitie teams to ensure asset compliance and readiness,

Requirements

  • communicator
  • driving licence
  • project management
  • security clearance
  • ppp knowledge
  • contract management

What You Bring

-Confident communicator -Full UK driving licence -Project/programme management experience in secure or defence environments -Eligible for UK Security Check (SC) clearance -Understanding of PPP models, contract law, and lifecycle obligations -Ability to interpret technical and contractual documentation -Contract management experience ideally including expiry/transition phases

The Company

About Mitie

-Headquartered in The Shard in London, delivering large-scale projects across infrastructure, property, energy, and healthcare sectors. -Projects include full facilities management for airports, hospitals, government estates, and prisons (e.g., solar-powered prison solutions). -Offers expertise in security, cleaning, engineering services, energy consultancy, and technical facilities management. -Acquired major businesses such as Interserve FM (2020) and compliance specialist Marlowe (2025) to expand capabilities. -Known for tech-driven approaches like remote monitoring, robotic cleaning, and drone security, pivoting towards 'facilities transformation'. -Focused on high-margin, compliance-led services to drive future growth.

Sector Specialisms

Critical environments

Financial & professional services

Life sciences

Manufacturing

Media, telecoms & tech

Retail & shopping centres

Transport

Utilities

Business & industry

Government & citizens

Security Clearance

-eligible for uk security check (sc) clearance