Contracts Manager

Overview

In this senior role you will lead operations for a fast-growing M&E contractor, acting as the second-in-command to drive delivery excellence. You’ll oversee engineering teams, manage multi-project execution, and maintain key client relationships across healthcare, care homes, and commercial sites. You’ll shape resource planning, procurement, and safety standards to ensure projects meet time, budget, and quality targets. This position offers long-term progression into senior leadership within a growing business.

Pay / Benefits

• Long-term career progression opportunities
• Supportive and close-knit working environment
• Involvement in high-quality healthcare and care home projects
• Opportunity to influence company strategy and growth

Responsibilities

• Primary operational contact for site-based plumbers and pipefitters
• Manage and support engineering teams across multiple projects
• Build and maintain relationships with clients, suppliers, and stakeholders
• Coordinate labour, materials, tools, and plant requirements
• Assist with project planning, scheduling, and resource allocation
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to specification
• Monitor site performance and provide technical support
• Support growth strategies with senior management
• Maintain high health and safety standards across projects
• Oversee project delivery in healthcare, care home, and commercial environments

Key requirements

• Previous experience in an Operations Manager, Contracts Manager, Supervisor, or Senior Management position
• Strong background within Plumbing, Pipefitting, Mechanical Services, or M&E contracting
• Hands-on trade experience with progression into management
• Excellent understanding of mechanical systems, materials, tools, and equipment
• Strong client-facing and relationship management skills
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Excellent organisational and communication skills
• Full UK Driving Licence
• Desirable: experience delivering care home, healthcare, or commercial sector projects
• Desirable: contracts management or project delivery experience
• Desirable: mechanical or M&E qualifications
• Desirable: experience managing direct labour and subcontractor teams

• Client-facing and relationship-building
• Organisational and multi-project coordination
• Communication excellence
• Mechanical systems knowledge
• Plumbing and pipefitting understanding
• M&E contracting familiarity

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