Contract Manager

Ian Williams Ltd; East Hampshire; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputed construction company is seeking a Contract Manager to lead the operational delivery of Response and Maintenance contracts. The role involves managing teams, ensuring project completion on time and within budget, and adhering to health safety standards. Ideal candidates will have strong leadership skills, experience in the field, and possess an SMSTS qualification. Competitive salary and significant benefits package including profit-sharing and health insurance offered.

Benefits

Profit share scheme

Private mileage scheme

Enhanced pension scheme

Annual pay reviews

Life insurance

Medical insurance

Training opportunities

Health and wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Passion for health and safety standards with leadership demonstrated.
• Excellent skills in planning, ensuring resource management and risk awareness.
• Experience managing direct labour and fostering team growth.
• Customer-focused with a commitment to expectations.
• Strong knowledge of health and safety regulations.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of Response and Maintenance workstreams within budget.
• Inspire and develop your team through hands-on leadership.
• Build strong internal and external relationships for contract success.
• Manage recruitment and onboarding processes effectively.
• Ensure health and safety compliance across all sites.
• Coordinate subcontractors, materials, and reporting accurately.

Skills

Health and safety expertise

Planning and organizing skills

Team leadership

Customer-centric mindset

Relationship building

Education

SMSTS qualification

Trade background (preferably NVQ Level 2)

Job description

From building trust to building futures, you’ll go further with us. Our Southampton team is looking for a Contract Manager who shares our values and is ready to lead the successful delivery of our Response and Maintenance contracts.

At Ian Williams, we’re more than just a business, we’re a family that’s been making a difference together for nearly 80 years. Our strong, financially stable foundation means you’ll find security, support, and a place where your skills are valued. We believe in honesty, integrity, and collaboration, blending traditional values with innovation to do the right thing for our people, our customers, and our communities.

Salary £54,852 Car Allowance £6700

Benefits

• Profit share scheme (14% of base salary achieved last year)
• Private mileage scheme and fuel card
• Enhanced pension or savings scheme
• Annual pay reviews
• Life, medical and Permanent Health Insurance
• Enhanced maternity/paternity pay
• Training & development opportunities
• Health and wellbeing support via Lighthouse Charity.

The Contract Manager role

• Lead the operational delivery of our Response/ Maintenance workstreams, ensuring projects are completed on time and within budget.
• Inspire and develop your team, including apprentices, through hands‑on leadership, motivation, and continuous development.
• Building relationships both internally and externally, we encourage commercial and operational teams to work closely together to ensure the successful delivery of a contract.
• Oversee recruitment and onboarding, ensuring new team members are effectively integrated and supported.
• Prioritise health and safety, ensuring all measures are in place, monitored, and adhered to across all sites.
• Manage resources and reporting, coordinating subcontractors, materials, and plant, while maintaining accurate site reports and taking corrective action when needed.

What you’ll bring as Contract Manager

• A passion for high standards in health and safety, with strong system controls and leadership by example.
• Excellent planning and organising skills, ensuring successful delivery, resource management, and quality, while understanding cost and risk.
• Experience managing direct labour, investing in your team’s growth and maximising their potential.
• A customer‑centric mindset, always delivering in line with expectations.
• SMSTS qualification and sound working knowledge of health and safety requirements.
• A trade background (NVQ Level 2 or equivalent) is preferred, but not essential.
• Experience in social housing, response, and maintenance contracts is preferred.

About Ian Williams Ltd

Discover more about us by reviewing our website, and also through our social media platforms, along with LinkedIn, Facebook, Indeed and Glassdoor.

The successful applicant will be required to complete a criminal records check. As an organisation assessing applicants’ suitability for positions which are included in the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order using criminal record checks processed through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), we comply fully with the code of practice and undertake to treat all applicants for positions fairly.

Ian Williams is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Diversity is more than a commitment at Ian Williams—it is the foundation of what we do. We are fully focused on equality and believe deeply in diversity of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, and all other characteristics that make us different.

We reserve the right to shortlist prior to the closing date.

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We are delighted to have strong relationships with our preferred agencies, therefore we politely request no agencies engage with us in regards to this position.