Electrical Contract Manager (Commercial) - Permanent in Cheshire, Warrington

The Opportunity

Our client is a national M&E contractor operating from their Warrington base, and they are looking for an Electrical Contracts Manager to take full ownership of electrical contract delivery across their North-West operation. The portfolio includes healthcare, education, commercial, heritage buildings, luxury hospitality, defence and custodial environments.

For a Contracts Manager, that range genuinely changes the job. Delivering into a heritage building, a custodial estate or a live healthcare facility brings constraints, access protocols and stakeholder expectations that simply do not exist on a standard commercial fit-out. This is a permanent role with the resource and structure of a serious national business behind it: a supply chain of over 1,000 approved subcontractors, in-house design capability and long-standing main contractor relationships. Salary is £75,000 to £85,000 depending on experience, plus a full benefits package.

About the Business

Our client is a national M&E building services contractor with roots going back to the late 1950s and offices across England, Scotland and Ireland. They have grown steadily into a business with an annual turnover exceeding £50 million and more than 100 directly employed staff, with the Warrington office serving as their North-West operation.

Many of their main contractor partnerships have been in place for decades, which means the business tends to be delivering into established, well-understood relationships rather than constantly proving itself on one-off jobs. For a Contracts Manager, that generally makes for a smoother, more collaborative delivery environment.

Accreditations include ISO 9001, ISO 14001, NICEIC, BESA, ECA and Constructionline, alongside a robust Zero Harm health and safety programme. This is a stable, long-established business that takes both delivery standards and the safety of its people seriously.

Key Responsibilities:

• Taking full ownership of electrical contract delivery from mobilisation through to commissioning, handover and close-out.
• Managing site teams and specialist subcontractors across concurrent projects.
• Acting as the primary point of contact for clients, main contractors and design teams.
• Delivering into technically demanding and operationally sensitive environments, including heritage, healthcare, defence and custodial settings.
• Producing and managing project programmes, identifying risks early and coordinating solutions with the wider team.
• Managing variations and maintaining accurate commercial records in conjunction with the commercial team.
• Ensuring installations are delivered to specification and in compliance with BS 7671 and current regulations.
• Overseeing commissioning, testing, handover and O&M documentation through to defect close-out.

Requirements:

• A solid electrical contracting background, with experience managing contracts from mobilisation through to handover at Contracts Manager level.
• Comfortable running multiple projects simultaneously across a range of sectors and values.
• Strong on programme management, subcontract administration and client-facing communication.
• Commercial awareness: a working understanding of variations, cost control and reporting at contract level.
• Up-to-date knowledge of BS 7671 and relevant electrical standards.
• SMSTS qualified (or equivalent).
• Relevant electrical qualifications.
• Full UK driving licence.

Salary: £75,000 - £85,000 depending on experience.

Benefits: Full company benefits package, a prestigious and technically varied project portfolio spanning sectors most M&E contractors cannot access, the backing of a national business with genuine scale, deep supply chain and long-standing client relationships, and a stable, long-established contractor with a serious approach to delivery standards and safety.