PFI Contracts Manager

Job overview

To professionally and accurately oversee the management of the PFI contract with its associated budget, and to ensure the accurate and timely monitoring and reporting of all sums against this.

To oversee and carry out the monitoring and application of relevant contractual provisions relating to the PFI building and to resolve complex contract queries/disputes.

To be responsible for developing the link between the FM provider and relevant CUH internal technical teams, and to ensure that the performance specifications are met with the primary objective being to ensure that the Trust’s position is protected at all times.

Main duties of the job

Payment mechanism management and application. Conducting contractual audits. Acting as liaison between building users, FM Co and Project Co to resolve any issues between the parties. Chairing regular meetings between the parties to regularly review contract performance. Acting as liaison between the Trust's technical teams and FM Co. Resolving complex contract disputes between the parties. Progressing and monitoring small works and VO requests.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:

- applied for a Graduate visa

- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment

All roles in the Trust include a mandatory 12-week training period. Therefore successful candidates are expected to have the Right to Work for a period of at least 6 months from the proposed start date. Immigration and Right to Work status will be discussed with successful candidates at conditional offer. CUH will not offer sponsorship to candidates that have applied for a fee waiver.

This vacancy will close at midnight on 23rd September 2026.

Interviews are due to be held on 28th September 2026.

Benefits to you

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.