Construction Contracts Manager

Company: Skilled Careers
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Location: Essex
Job Description:

  • Position: Contracts Manager
  • Office location: Essex
  • Catchment area for projects: Southern Home Counties and London
  • Salary/Package: £ DOE + car allowance and package
  • Target start date: July 2026

The company:

A multi-disciplinary main contractor delivering new build and refurbishment schemes across most sectors of the construction industry delivered through design & build and framework procurement routes.

The role:

As one of the business’s Contracts Managers you will be responsible for for the management of up to 5 construction schemes from PCSA activities through delivery and to final account. You role will include but not be limited to:

  • Client and stakeholder engagement (tender interviews, pre-starts and monthly reporting).
  • Creating full lifecycle construction programme and rolling programmes.
  • Management of delivery teams of varying sizes.
  • Recruitment of operations staff.
  • Design coordination in conjunction with the design team.
  • Health and safety monitoring and promotion.
  • Monitoring project performance to ensure employers requirements compliance, key milestones are achieved and target margin is on track.
  • Monthly reporting and project review meetings.

About you:

  • 3-5 years experience as Contracts Manager with a Tier 1 or 2 main contractor is 100% essential.
  • Experience of producing lifecycle construction programme using either Asta Power Projects or Microsoft Project is also 100% essential.
  • You will of successfully delivered Design & Build, Traditional with CDP contracts previously

Why apply for this role?

This is a rare opportunity to join a business that is steadily growing year on year with healthy balance sheet and a wide array of projects and a excellent forward pipeline. For undertaking this role you will receive.

  • A very competitive salary and package (annual salary reviews, bonus scheme, fuel card and pension).
  • Some established projects and 2 projects which are due to commence in the coming weeks.
  • Ongoing professional development
  • The chance to work within a business where you can make an impact and your talents can be demonstrated. This is not a paint by numbers construction company

Posted: July 1st, 2026