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CONTRACT MANAGER - South Holland Contract, Spalding

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Up to £40,000 + Bonus

Current Facilities: Boston College - Temporary fitness and Group Exercise Facility and Castle Swimming Pool - Spalding.

New Wet and Dry Leisure Centre Early 2027.

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Parkwood Leisure and its subcontractors, including Lex Leisure, currently operate 80+ facilities throughout the UK and employ over 4,500 staff.  Recognised as one of the leading leisure management companies in the UK, we are the market leader in leisure PFI/PPP projects, with managed revenues in excess of £80m per annum. We are committed to supporting communities to be happier and healthier.  We pride ourselves on our exemplary health & safety record and our staff engagement.

The Opportunity:

The South Holland contract in Lincolnshire is currently at an exciting stage. It presently involves two separate sites: a temporary fitness suite and Group Exercise studio at Boston College and a swimming pool complex. However, the contract is less than a year away from moving into a single, brand new super centre. This new leisure centre will combine both current sites in early 2027 (and these two old sites will close) and offer a wide range of state of the art facilities, including:

Two swimming pools/ Fitness Studio/ Soft Play area/ Group Exercise studio/ Sports Hall/ Indoor cycling studio/ Consultation rooms/ Wellness Room/ Small Cafe/ Indoor Bowls hall/A new state-of-the-art outdoor 3G training pitch.

Reporting to the Assistant Regional Director, the successful candidate will be required to take full responsibility for the effective management of this contract ensuring the highest service standards possible. The role will enable you to make your mark in the build up to opening of the new facility. As you will assist, support and lead on a range of elements to prepare for the new Castle Activity and Fitness Leisure Centre to ensure it is ready for opening in early 2027.

The post holder will ensure that the service provided meets the requirements of the client as defined within the service specification as well as consistently driving the commercial performance for the new centre.

A Job Description is available upon request.

What can Parkwood Leisure offer you?

• Competitive salary

• Incremental annual leave

• Free gym membership for you and a nominated person

• Employee health cash plan

• Employee discount portal - discounts on travel bookings, high street vouchers, gift cards, cinema tickets, days out, leisure activities and your day to day spending

• Cycle to Work scheme

• Pension Scheme

• Company sick pay

• Career progression

• Training and development

Parkwood Leisure is a well established business that is continuously growing. Successful applicants can look forward to joining a company that can offer career prospects and believes in investing in its people.

How to Apply

If you feel like you could bring some fresh ideas to the table we want to hear from you.  Please apply with a letter of application and CV to recruitment@parkwood-holdings.co.uk Please note in the event of a large number of applicants we reserve the right to end the closing date earlier, interviews will also take place prior to the closing date so we recommend submitting your applications early.

Closing Date

• 28/02/2026

About Parkwood Leisure

Parkwood Leisure was established over 20 years ago and is now one of the UK's leading operators of publicly owned leisure facilities. Working with Legacy and Lex Leisure, we’re a company that’s proud to deliver a first-class service to each of the facilities we manage and is committed to working with local communities to make a difference and provide a healthier and happier lifestyle to the communities we serve.

For more information visit www.leisurecentre.com

Follow us on Twitter @ParkwoodLeisure

Lex Leisure is an equal opportunities employer.

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