Mobilsation Manager

Job Title: Mobilisation Manager
Sector: Education Contract Catering
Salary: £55,000 - £60,000
Location: London & South East (with travel)

We are recruiting a Mobilisation Manager to support the successful launch of new education catering contracts across London and the Home Counties.

This role is focused on delivering smooth, well-structured mobilisations, ensuring each site is fully prepared, staffed and set up for long-term success from day one.

You will lead the mobilisation process through to go-live and early operational support, working closely with operations, HR, finance and procurement teams.

Key responsibilities:

• Managing end-to-end mobilisation of new education catering contracts

• Overseeing timelines, launch plans and site readiness

• Supporting recruitment and onboarding of site teams

• Coordinating equipment, systems and compliance setup

• Building strong relationships with school leaders and trust stakeholders

• Ensuring clear handover into operations post-launch

• Proven experience mobilising contract catering sites (education preferred)

• Strong project management and organisational skills

• Commercially aware with good budget control

• Confident managing multiple projects at once

• Calm, hands-on and solutions-focused

This is a great opportunity to join a growing business where you can make a real impact, playing a central role in delivering successful new contract launches.

If you''d like to discuss further, please get in touch.

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