Contract Manager -Leisure Management

Job description

Contract Manager- Sports, Fitness & Leisure Management

Chichester, West Sussex

Circa £62,000 +car+ bonus+ pension, healthcare +Life assurance +more

We are looking for a Contract Manager in Chichester, West Sussex for one of the U.K.s most progressive sports, fitness and leisure management operators renowned for their quality and innovative service provision and investment in their people.

This is a hugely exciting time to be joining the company with a significant investment programme scheduled to start in 2026 to enhance the three community sports and leisure centres in the contract with new and upgraded facilities and services to benefit the whole community.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead and inspire your senior leadership team, instilling a culture of service excellence and drive for results.
• Develop and deliver a commercial strategy and business plan to grow the business.
• Ensure the centres are safe, operationally compliant and service levels are meeting your customers’ expectations.
• Build strong relations with internal and external stakeholders ensuring you meet and exceed the needs of the business and the community you serve.
• Support with project managing significant CAPX projects to enhance the facilities, service and activities available.

The ideal candidate will have:

• At least 3-years senior leadership experience within fitness/wellness/sports/Leisure Management market managing large diverse multi-disciplined management teams.
• Exposure to managing significant multi-line revenue budgets within a multi-faceted leisure environment as a Contract Manager, Area Manager, Regional Manager, Cluster General Manager or possibly a Senior General Manager managing a big volume site.
• A history of delivering outstanding commercial results and exemplary customer experience.
• A working understanding of fulfilling community objectives working for a Trust/Charitable Social Enterprise.
• Ideally experience of managing CAPX projects.
• Ideally experience in taking a business and team through positive change.
• A full clean driving license and the mobility to travel around Chichester, West Sussex

For more information, please click apply and we will be in touch promptly if you have the right level of experience.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Chichester

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

16-04-2026

Profession type

Management

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English