Contracts Manager / Senior Contracts Manager

Overview

As Contracts Manager you will oversee multiple residential groundworks projects from pre-start to handover, ensuring on-time delivery within budget and high safety standards. You will lead site teams, coordinate with clients and subcontractors, and maintain strong client relationships while driving continuous improvement. This role sits in a growth-focused environment with a clear pipeline of work and opportunities to shape project delivery. You will partner with leadership to uphold quality, safety, and performance across projects.

Pay / Benefits

• competitive salary and benefits package
• company vehicle or allowance
• bonus scheme

Responsibilities

• Manage and deliver multiple residential groundwork projects from pre-start to handover
• Coordinate with site managers, clients, and subcontractors to ensure efficient delivery
• Oversee budgets, schedules, and health & safety standards
• Lead site teams with a focus on quality, safety, and performance
• Solve problems on-site and maintain excellent client relationships
• Report progress to senior management and contribute to continuous improvement

Key requirements

• Proven experience as a Contracts Manager
• Knowledge of residential groundworks including foundations, roads, drainage and infrastructure
• Excellent project and people management skills
• Commercially astute with contract and cost control knowledge
• Strong leadership and communication skills
• Proactive, can-do attitude and a team-first approach

• strong leadership
• effective communication
• client relationship management
• residential groundworks expertise (foundations, roads, drainage, infrastructure)
• contract and cost control
• budgets and schedules

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