Contracts Manager

Overview

As Contracts Manager you will lead delivery across a portfolio of environmental schemes, ensuring safe, compliant, and high-quality outcomes. You will steer a team of site managers, uphold company standards, and own the programme and commercial performance from inception to handover. The role sits within a growing Northumbrian Water Living Water Enterprise, supporting large-scale AMP8 work and a multi-billion pound workload. You’ll work closely with clients and cross-functional teams to maximise impact and stakeholders’ satisfaction.

Pay / Benefits

• significant training and development investment
• bespoke progression plan
• support to achieve professional chartership
• financial benefits
• lifestyle benefits
• health and wellbeing benefits

Responsibilities

• Instill company culture and drive consistency across multiple schemes
• Lead a team of site managers to ensure successful programme execution
• Improve awareness, compliance and performance with company standards and processes
• Facilitate growth and development of the team
• Take overall responsibility for commercial and programme delivery and client satisfaction

Key requirements

• CSCS
• SSSTS/ SMSTS
• HNC / Degree in Civil Engineering or related field, or equivalent experience
• Understand civil engineering principles and practices
• Knowledge of NEC3 or 4
• Excellent organisation and problem-solving skills
• Ability to communicate effectively with team members and stakeholders
• A valid driving licence and willingness to travel to sites across your operational region

• strong communication
• leadership
• problem-solving
• NEC3/4
• civil engineering principles and practices
• commercial and programme delivery

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