We are Places Leisure, a Real Living Wage Employer,  we run leisure sites across the UK to help people stay active and live their best lives.

We want you to join the Places for People Group and the 11,000 other colleagues on our journey; colleagues who have helped to build, manage, maintain places that people are proud to call home and stay active in. How do we do all this? We surround ourselves with customer focussed people. Our people live and breathe our SPIRIT values; we are the place for spirited people.

Role purpose:

As our Contract Manager you will deliver outstanding financial results, customer experience and strategic planning to realise the commercial potential of our Leisure Centres. You will manager a large Wetside site, which also has Tennis, Gymnastic and Trampolining facilities.

You will manage all site Heads of Department and General Managers to drive financial and performance KPIs working in partnership with the local authorities to deliver a high-quality offering.

Please note this role will be based primarily at Graves Health and Sports Centre but will also manage Wisewood Sport Centre and Thorncliffe Health and Leisure Centre, therefore site visits will be required.

For more information on this position, please see the attached job description.

Skills, knowledge and experience:

The successful applicant will have significant experience in leisure management. You should also be experience in people management and have a passion for providing excellent customer service.

Experience working with local authorities would be beneficial in this role as would the ability to develop effective working relationships with external and internal stakeholders.

Due to the need to travel between sites, a driving licence is preferable in this role.  

The benefits

We look after the people of our business so you can look after our customers. We align to the Real Living Wage rate for all of our colleagues. 

Our ambition gives you all the challenge you could wish for and that's why we can offer you tangible and exciting career progression in a diverse and pioneering business.

Here people can flourish, thrive, better themselves and work in fantastic communities with inspirational colleagues and customers.

We know that there's always more we can do to make you smile, that's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package to help colleagues save money or make their lives a little bit easier; from a pension, generous holiday pay, training, sick pay, and free or discounted gym membership – to a wealth of extra perks including interest-free loans for colleagues, discounts and offers on thousands of retailers, restaurants and leisure outlets and much more.

What's next?

If you meet the criteria and are ready to make the next step in your career then click apply. You will be redirected to our careers site where you can discover more about the role, read a full job description and apply directly to us.