Contracts Manager

Key Requirements:

• Have a third level Engineering qualification
• Membership of a recognised professional body
• Minimum 5 years’ relevant experience post-qualification in a similar role
• Proven experience at management level on major construction projects
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to communicate at all levels
• Excellent organisational skills with an ability to produce quality work
• Commercial awareness with the ability to manage project costs and budgets
• Proven experience of leading and developing team members
• Good digital literacy with the ability to prepare reports and complete required project documentation

How this role lives our values

Integrity: Leads with honesty and transparency, makes fair and evidence-based decisions, and maintains trust with clients, colleagues, and supply chain partners.

Teamwork: Builds high-performing teams, collaborates across disciplines, and supports an inclusive culture where people are developed and empowered to deliver together.

Safety: Sets the standard for a proactive safety culture, ensures safe systems of work are in place, and prioritises everyone going home safe through visible leadership and accountability.

Sustainability: Champions sustainable construction practices by reducing waste, improving energy and resource efficiency, and embedding environmental commitments in planning and delivery.

Health & Safety Leadership:

As a member of the project management team, you have the opportunity to influence safety culture onsite by demonstrating personal commitment, setting clear expectations, and effectively communicating safety policies. By consistently modelling safe behaviour, prioritising safety above productivity, and ensuring that all workers receive proper training and resources, you can foster an environment where safety is ingrained in every aspect of the construction process. Encouraging open communication, recognising and rewarding safe behaviour, and conducting regular inspections further reinforce the importance of safety. By taking these steps, you can help create a culture where safety is a shared value and a top priority for all stakeholders involved in the project.

Key Responsibilities:

Reporting to the Project Director /Construction Director, your key responsibilities include:

Strategic:

• Agreeing project objectives
• Providing advice on the management of projects
• Attending pre-tender and tender handover meetings
• Planning projects to ensure they are programmed for successful delivery and the aims of the project are met
• Delivery of pre-site meetings to the site team
• Making sure the project is running in accordance to the programme and on budget
• Implementing risk management processes, review risk register and check risk controls
• Delivering projects with the highest quality and ensuring that QA documents are produced and maintained
• Representing the interests of the client and Collen
• Producing and analysing progress reports, updated costs and forecasts
• Budgeting resources and implementing forward planning
• Reviewing CVRs on a monthly basis with the project team and implementing necessary actions
• Managing and monitoring sub-contractors to ensure Company processes and procedures are adhered to
• Overseeing the accounting, costing and billing to ensure the project is on budget

Leadership:

• Ensure site team compliance with Company policies and procedures
• Set the highest possible standards of leadership in the promotion of health and safety procedures and best practice, ensuring compliance with Company procedures and legal obligations for safe construction at all times
• Allocate health and safety responsibilities in accordance with the Company’s Safety Statement, check understanding of roles and provide training as necessary
• Build and maintain relationships with both the client and external customers
• Lead meetings with the customer and report on progress to date
• Co-ordinate the various professional people working on a project
• Ensure an efficient construction site
• Ensure works are carried out in a manner which minimises community impact

Skills & Competencies:

This role requires strong time management and communication skills, good digital literacy, and the ability to prepare reports and complete required project documentation.