CONTRACTS MANAGER – SUFFOLK / ESSEX

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Role overview

We are seeking a highly organised and experienced Contracts Manager to lead the successful delivery of projects for a main contractor across Suffolk and Essex. You will manage contracts and drive performance across programming, commercial outcomes, health & safety, and quality—working closely with site teams, clients, and the wider project organisation to ensure projects are delivered safely, on time, and to budget.

Key responsibilities

  • Manage end-to-end contract delivery for multiple projects, ensuring compliance with contract requirements.
  • Own programme and delivery planning: develop/maintain target programmes, critical path awareness, and reporting.
  • Lead contractual and commercial performance, including: forecasting, change management, valuation support, and achieving margins.
  • Oversee health, safety, and compliance for projects, ensuring safe systems of work and adherence to required standards (SMSTS / IOSH / internal processes).
  • Drive buildability and quality by supporting method statements, temporary works requirements, and workmanship expectations.
  • Manage and coordinate internal teams and stakeholders, including site management, QS input, design teams, and supply chain partners.
  • Support procurement and subcontract letting processes, monitoring subcontractor performance and compliance.
  • Ensure timely and accurate client liaison and communication, including progress reporting and resolution of issues.
  • Identify risks early and implement mitigation plans; maintain clear audit trails and documentation.
  • Support continuous improvement, lessons learned, and active participation in CPD / industry events.

Skills & experience required

  • Proven experience as a Contracts Manager (or strong Senior/Contracts background) within a main contractor environment.
  • Strong understanding of contract administration, contractual awareness, and project commercial control.
  • Demonstrable experience delivering a variety of project types (e.g., commercial, education, industrial, residential, design & build).
  • Excellent stakeholder management and people leadership skills.
  • Strong IT capability (e.g., Asta PowerProject or equivalent) and the ability to manage robust project controls.
  • Relevant qualifications: SMSTS, IOSH Managing Safely, and/or Construction Contracts Management (NVQ Level 5) (preferred).

Location / travel

  • Based in Suffolk/Essex, with travel to live sites as required.

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Role overview

We are seeking a highly organised and experienced Contracts Manager to lead the successful delivery of projects for a main contractor across Suffolk and Essex. You will manage contracts and drive performance across programming, commercial outcomes, health & safety, and quality—working closely with site teams, clients, and the wider project organisation to ensure projects are delivered safely, on time, and to budget.

Key responsibilities

  • Manage end-to-end contract delivery for multiple projects, ensuring compliance with contract requirements.
  • Own programme and delivery planning: develop/maintain target programmes, critical path awareness, and reporting.
  • Lead contractual and commercial performance, including: forecasting, change management, valuation support, and achieving margins.
  • Oversee health, safety, and compliance for projects, ensuring safe systems of work and adherence to required standards (SMSTS / IOSH / internal processes).
  • Drive buildability and quality by supporting method statements, temporary works requirements, and workmanship expectations.
  • Manage and coordinate internal teams and stakeholders, including site management, QS input, design teams, and supply chain partners.
  • Support procurement and subcontract letting processes, monitoring subcontractor performance and compliance.
  • Ensure timely and accurate client liaison and communication, including progress reporting and resolution of issues.
  • Identify risks early and implement mitigation plans; maintain clear audit trails and documentation.
  • Support continuous improvement, lessons learned, and active participation in CPD / industry events.

Skills & experience required

  • Proven experience as a Contracts Manager (or strong Senior/Contracts background) within a main contractor environment.
  • Strong understanding of contract administration, contractual awareness, and project commercial control.
  • Demonstrable experience delivering a variety of project types (e.g., commercial, education, industrial, residential, design & build).
  • Excellent stakeholder management and people leadership skills.
  • Strong IT capability (e.g., Asta PowerProject or equivalent) and the ability to manage robust project controls.
  • Relevant qualifications: SMSTS, IOSH Managing Safely, and/or Construction Contracts Management (NVQ Level 5) (preferred).

Location / travel

  • Based in Suffolk/Essex, with travel to live sites as required.

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Posted: May 20th, 2026