Contracts Manager – Refurbishment

A long-established and highly reputable main contractor seeks an experienced Contracts Manager to oversee a portfolio of refurbishment and fit-out projects across London and the South East. This business has been delivering high-quality refurbishment schemes for decades, working closely with building surveyors, architects, landlords, property management firms and many of London’s Great Estates on a range of technically challenging schemes. With a strong pipeline of secured work, they are now looking to appoint an experienced Contracts Manager to manage multiple live projects (typically 3-5 at any one time). Projects are typically in the 500k – £2m range, based in and around central London.

Responsibilities

• Managing 3-5 concurrent refurbishment / fit-out projects
• Overseeing Project Managers, Site Managers and subcontractors
• Taking full responsibility for programme, quality and delivery
• Acting as the key client interface throughout the life cycle of projects
• Ensuring strong commercial awareness alongside the QS team
• Driving health & safety standards across all sites
• Identifying and mitigating project risks

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Contracts Manager within a main contractor environment
• Strong track record delivering refurbishment/ fit-out schemes (internal & external)
• Experience managing multiple live projects simultaneously
• Comfortable working on logistically complex or occupied buildings
• Strong understanding of programme delivery, sequencing and risk
• Excellent client-facing and leadership skills

Benefits

• A competitive salary and package including discretionary bonus
• Diverse project portfolio across commercial, residential and public sector
• Opportunity to take ownership of multiple projects
• Supportive leadership team with a focus on quality delivery

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