Contract Manager

Portakabin; Dawley; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 67,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contributory pension with life cover

Health and wellbeing services

Cycle to Work Scheme

Employee Benefits Discounts

Learning & development opportunities

Career progression

Job summary

Portakabin seeks a Contract Manager to lead large modular projects across the GB Healthcare division. You will own planning, delivery and financial performance, managing risk and ensuring customer satisfaction on nationwide contracts.

You will oversee multi-disciplinary teams, maintain margins and cash flow, and provide regular stakeholder updates while supporting bid and pre-construction activities. A Company Car, private medical, and 25 days leave are included.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level in a relevant discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Project management qualification, or equivalent experience.
• Experience delivering large and complex construction or modular projects.
• Strong knowledge of financial control in project delivery, cost management, and negotiating terms.

Responsibilities

• Take full ownership for the successful project management and delivery of allocated large or complex contracts, ensuring completion safely, on time, to specification, to budget and to the satisfaction of the customer.
• Lead and coordinate multi-disciplinary teams to achieve contract delivery objectives, ensuring clarity of roles, responsibilities and deliverables.
• Maintain or improve project margins and cash flow through effective planning, budget management, risk control and commercial decision-making.
• Produce regular reports and updates for stakeholders, providing analysis of progress against programme, costs and key milestones.
• Identify, manage and mitigate project risks, maintaining an up-to-date risk register and acting on opportunities to improve outcomes.
• Build strong customer relationships, acting as the main point of contact for allocated contracts.
• Support bid and pre-construction activity as required, contributing operational expertise.
• Provide coaching, support and, where applicable, line management for professionals within the contract team.

Skills

Contract management

Project leadership

Financial control

Risk management

Education

Degree in relevant discipline

Project management qualification

Job description

Contract Manager

Application Deadline: 30 October 2026

Department: GB Healthcare

Employment Type: Permanent

Location: Telford

Reporting To: James Pearson

Compensation: GBP 55,000 - GBP 67,000 / year

Description

Are you looking to join a successful and growing organisation who are committed to creating a great safe place to work where all employees have the opportunity to contribute, grow and develop? Portakabin are looking for a Contract Manager to join our GB Healthcare team, operating in a nationwide capacity.

As an experienced Contract Manager

you will lead the successful delivery of large modular projects or multiple contracts, ensuring they are completed safely, on time, to specification, on budget and to the satisfaction of the customer, taking full ownership of planning, financial performance, risk management and compliance with company project delivery standards.

Role Details:

• Annual salary up to GBP 67,000 dependent on skills and experience. Plus an annual on target bonus of up to 10%
• Role based: Projects will be situated nationwide, with regular travel and overnight stays required to support the business needs.
• Contract type: Permanent
• Company Car
• Eligible for Single Private Medical Scheme
• Annual leave of 25 days per annum plus bank holidays and opportunity to buy an additional 5 days each year.

In this role you will be required to:

• Take full ownership for the successful project management and delivery of allocated large or complex contracts, ensuring completion safely, on time, to specification, to budget and to the satisfaction of the customer.
• Act as a subject matter expert in project delivery, sharing knowledge and expertise with colleagues to support best practice across the function.
• Lead and coordinate multi-disciplinary teams to achieve contract delivery objectives, ensuring clarity of roles, responsibilities and deliverables.
• Maintain or improve project margins and cash flow through effective planning, budget management, risk control and commercial decision-making.
• Produce regular reports and updates for stakeholders, providing analysis of progress against programme, costs and key milestones.
• Identify, manage and mitigate project risks, maintaining an up-to-date risk register and acting on opportunities to improve outcomes.
• Ensure compliance with contractual terms and conditions, managing variations and resolving contractual conflicts and disputes where required.
• Build strong customer relationships, acting as the main point of contact for allocated contracts.
• Support bid and pre-construction activity as required, contributing operational expertise.
• Provide coaching, support and, where applicable, line management for professionals within the contract team.

Benefits & Opportunities

• Contributory pension including life insurance benefit
• A range of dedicated health and wellbeing services
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Employee Benefits Program (Discounts at 100s of shops, gyms, restaurants and even holidays!)
• Learning & development opportunities and resources
• Opportunity for career progression
• A chance to give back to your community with an annual volunteering day

Our Ideal Candidate

• Educated to degree level in a relevant discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Project management qualification, or equivalent experience.
• Experience of delivering large and complex construction or modular projects.
• Strong technical knowledge of project delivery methodologies and processes.
• Strong knowledge of financial control in project delivery, cost management, and negotiating terms and settlement of final accounts.
• Experience in leading and/or coordinating multi-disciplinary project teams.
• Experience managing third-party suppliers and contractors.
• Knowledge of relevant Health and Safety legislation and procedures.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to resolve issues during project delivery.

We are conducting interviews during, or before, the week commencing TBC

NOTE: If we receive a high volume of applications for a role, we reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than scheduled.