At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead building safety projects, manage contracts, and oversee a small team.
- Company: Established contractor focused on building safety in social housing.
- Benefits: Up to £95,000 salary, car allowance, performance bonus, and private medical cover.
- Other info: Opportunities for professional development and chartership support.
- Why this job: Join a stable sector with a clear career path and impactful projects.
- Qualifications: 5+ years as a Contracts Manager with experience in building safety and social housing.
The predicted salary is between 95000 - 95000 £ per year.
£95,000 + £7k to £10k car allowance + package | London / South East | Hybrid
Secured pipeline through 2029, projects from £5m to £25m+, and a business that's genuinely stable in a sector that isn't going anywhere. If you're a Contracts Manager who likes the delivery as much as the leadership, this is one worth a look.
A well-established specialist principal contractor delivering building safety remediation across social housing. Long-term frameworks with housing associations, local authorities and private landlords mean real stability and a clear route up. Their work covers the full building safety picture, internal and external, all on occupied residential stock, which is where the skill really shows.
You'd take ownership of a portfolio of building safety projects across London and the South East, typically two to four live schemes at once. You'll run contracts directly while overseeing a small team of Project and Site Managers, and you'll be the main client face on your jobs. Externally, that's façade and cladding remediation: Internally, it's the fire safety side: compartmentation upgrades, fire stopping, fire doors, means of escape and passive fire protection. All to programme, budget and spec, on live occupied buildings, with handovers, O&M manuals, defects periods and the Golden Thread / Building Safety Act documentation kept tight throughout.
That's valuations, applications for payment, final accounts, variations and compensation events under NEC3/4 and JCT, early-warning procedures, risk registers, and working with the QS team to protect margin. Plus subcontractor procurement and management.
And on stakeholders, this is social housing, so it's a real part of the job. You'll be the senior client contact at progress meetings, steering groups and board presentations, building relationships with HA directors, LA officers and asset teams, and handling a complex resident picture: leaseholders, freeholders, RMCs, decants and satisfaction scores, working through your Resident Liaison Officers to keep disruption down.
A proven Contracts Manager (5+ years at this level) from building safety, remediation or refurbishment, with a solid social housing / HA / LA background and real understanding of occupied schemes and tenant liaison. You'll have managed fire safety and cladding remediation across both internal and external works, ideally with a working knowledge of PAS 9980, the Building Safety Act, EWS1 and Building Regs Part B. Strong commercial acumen (P&L, valuations, variations, final accounts), comfortable with NEC3/4 and JCT, and experienced leading PMs and site teams. Degree or HNC/HND with the experience to match, CSCS Black Card (SMSTS and First Aid handy), and a full UK licence.
Upto £95,000 plus £7k to £10k car allowance, performance bonus, pension, private medical (family cover after probation), life assurance, and 25 days holiday rising to 28 with service. Proper development too, with chartership support (MCIOB, MRICS), a CPD allowance and industry training, plus a genuine path on to Senior Contracts Manager, Operations Manager or Divisional Director.
Drop me a message for a confidential chat about whether it's the right fit.
Contracts Manager, Senior Manager employer: tdm recruitment
As a leading specialist principal contractor in building safety remediation, we offer a stable and rewarding environment for Contracts Managers looking to make a real impact in social housing. With a strong focus on employee development, including chartership support and a clear progression path, our hybrid work culture fosters collaboration while allowing for flexibility. Join us in London or the South East, where you'll manage significant projects and build lasting relationships with key stakeholders, all while enjoying competitive benefits and a supportive team atmosphere.
