Contract Manager in Guildford

As a Contracts Manager at BTU, you will be responsible for the successful delivery of multiple M&E / HVAC projects across the South East and London. Acting as the primary point of contact for clients and stakeholders, you will manage projects from mobilisation through to commissioning, handover, and final accounts, ensuring delivery to programme, budget, quality, and health & safety standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage multiple M&E projects simultaneously
• Act as the main point of contact for clients, consultants, site managers, contractors, and suppliers
• Meet with clients to fully understand Employer’s Requirements, programme, and scope
• Coordinate employers’ requirements, drawings, estimates, and programmes into deliverable plans
• Contribute to workforce planning alongside the Senior Contracts Manager
• Brief internal teams, contractors, and suppliers on orders and technical submissions
• Lead project teams and work collaboratively with designers, specialist contractors, and H&S professionals
• Maintain strong client relationships and a high standard of customer service
• Manage contracts to strict programmes and agreed target margins
• Take responsibility for contract profit and loss
• Manage variations, change control, and commercial performance
• Prepare and submit interim and final accounts
• Develop commissioning, testing, and handover documentation
• Manage the design process
• Produce and manage programmes of work
• Prepare and manage client technical submissions
• Manage drawing production and document control systems
• Present proposals to clients and obtain approval to commence works
• Create contract inductions for engineers
• Allocate suitably experienced engineers to projects
• Review and manage specialist subcontractor scopes
• Manage commercial appointment of subcontractors
• Create and maintain site files
• Ensure engineers have RAMS, site access, plant, and equipment
• Undertake site visits and inspections
• Update programmes with actual progress
• Manage RFIs and change orders
• Manage all health and safety matters
• Manage commissioning, O&M manuals, record drawings, and handover documentation
• Manage defects during construction, at Practical Completion, and through the defects period

Qualifications & Experience

• Minimum 5 years’ industry experience in a similar role
• Proven track record managing M&E contracts from award to completion
• Strong knowledge of industry practices and CDM requirements

Preferred Skills & Attributes

• Able to work independently and represent the company at senior levels
• Articulate, confident, and professional communicator
• Strong time management and organisational skills
• Comfortable working in a demanding, deadline-driven environment
• Commercially aware with strong understanding of supply chains and specialist contractors
• Confident presenter, able to clearly communicate ideas and proposals to clients

Benefits

• Guildford based office with Travel required in the South East & London
• 23 Days Annual Leave + Bank holidays (Rising to 25 after 3 years)
• Employee Loyalty Scheme