Construction Contract Manager

A forward-thinking construction company is in search of an experienced and dynamic Contracts Manager to help drive their business forward. You will be joining our senior management team, working closely with the Construction and Commercial Directors, to oversee a variety of exciting and ongoing projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure project delivery meets financial targets and operates within the set budget.
• Develop and manage construction programs, including short-term lookahead schedules.
• Develop effective client and partner relationships to identify, propose and secure profitable work within the client base or scope of contract to meet business growth targets.
• Participate in contract reviews with Senior Management and Directors.
• Ensure service delivery reinforces core values and ensure alignment of change with vision and strategy.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with the supply chain, introducing new trades and fostering collaboration.
• Provide strong leadership, balancing assertiveness with a personable, approachable character.
• Apply exceptional technical knowledge to ensure projects are built in the most economical and efficient manner.
• Identify opportunities for value engineering and project amendments to improve efficiency.
• Ensure all project sites are maintained to the company’s standards, with a keen eye on presentation and cleanliness.
• Collaborate closely with the commercial team to ensure procurement schedules are robust and aligned with project timelines.
• Lead regular supply chain meetings.
• Prepare bi-monthly management reports and attend senior management meetings.
• Chair fortnightly in-house project meetings to accurately report on the project’s performance.
• Efficiently manage labour, plant, and material resources, minimising waste and maximising productivity.
• Oversee snagging and defect close-out processes, ensuring costs are allocated appropriately to the responsible parties.

Knowledge and Skills

• Understands JCT and NEC contractual requirements, KPIs and client/stakeholder requirements and contract deliverables.
• Experience at senior manager level.
• A leader with a great focus on health and safety and conversant with SHE standards.
• Commercially aware, client focused with a collaborative approach.
• Business systems knowledge with a clear understanding of budgets, planning and programming, contractual KPIs and continuous improvement.
• Proven experience in the successful delivery of targets within budget.
• Able to demonstrate experience in the development and delivery of improvement plans.
• Hold a Full UK Driver’s License.

The successful candidate will be rewarded with a competitive remuneration package, which will be based on experience. We recognise everyone’s requirements are unique, so these will be discussed with the successful applicant to ensure a tailored package is offered.

Salary Package

• £60-80k
• Car allowance
• Private healthcare
• 24 days holiday, plus bank holidays
• Recognition for long service, additional holidays at the 2, 5 and 10 year stage
• Flexible work arrangements
• Performance Based Bonuses – linked to KPIs and individual performance
• Wellness and mental health support
• Professional Development – Training, subscriptions and accreditations
• Life assurance
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay