Contracts Manager

Overview

As Contracts Manager, you will oversee a portfolio of 4–5 residential developments across Sussex and Surrey, guiding on-site teams and ensuring consistency in programme, quality, safety, and commercial performance. You will influence cross-functional colleagues and help shape regional growth while resolving issues with practical, forward-thinking solutions. This role offers leadership across multiple projects in private-sale and partnership schemes, with a strong impact on regional delivery. You will drive continuous improvement and mentor site teams.

Pay / Benefits

• up to 100,000 salary
• package
• senior position
• opportunity to influence regional operations
• mentoring and developing future managers
• growth of the region

Responsibilities

• Direct and coordinate 4–5 developments across multiple sites, ensuring alignment with objectives
• Lead Site Managers, Project Managers and construction teams to meet programme, quality, safety and commercial targets
• Monitor site performance, challenge underperformance and implement corrective actions
• Collaborate with Commercial, Technical, Land, Planning and other internal teams to keep developments on track
• Support early-stage sites with resource planning and setup before construction starts
• Mentor and develop construction team members and identify future talent
• Promote consistency across the region while granting Site Managers autonomy to run sites
• Introduce improvements and new ways of working to the business
• Contribute to the growth strategy for the Sussex, Hampshire and Surrey region

Key requirements

• Proven Contracts Manager experience within residential housebuilding
• Experience overseeing multiple developments rather than a single site
• Knowledge of private-sale and partnership/affordable housing environments
• Strong understanding of traditional housebuilding and NHBC requirements
• Commercial awareness of how construction decisions impact the business
• People-management and mentoring skills
• Ability to challenge performance while bringing others along
• Interest in process improvement and regional growth
• Ownership mindset and ability to develop Site Managers and engage cross-functionally

• leadership
• communication
• problem-solving
• residential construction management
• NHBC standards
• programme and progress monitoring

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