Contract Manager

FM Conway Ltd; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Contract Manager to oversee major projects in London. This role offers a unique opportunity to manage the entire project lifecycle, ensuring client satisfaction and effective resource management. You will lead a dedicated team, ensuring timely and satisfactory completion of works while enjoying a supportive and collaborative environment. With a focus on career development and a range of attractive benefits, this position is perfect for results-driven individuals looking to make a significant impact in the construction sector. Join a family-run business committed to innovation and excellence.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Life Assurance

Healthcare

Car Allowance

Company Bonus

Internal and External Training

Shopping Discounts

24-hour Advice Lines

Mental Health Support

Qualifications

• Solid experience working on Term Maintenance contracts.
• Excellent skills in resource planning and cost management.

Responsibilities

• Lead the pre-planning and overall delivery of works.
• Maintain coordination between clients, supervisors, and subcontractors.

Skills

Resource Planning

Cost Management

Stakeholder Engagement

Project Delivery

Education

Degree in Construction or related field

NVQ Level 6

HNC or HND

Tools

CSCS Card

Job description

FM Conway is looking to recruit aContract Managerworking on major projects around London. As FM Conway’sContract Manager, you will take ownership of the entire project lifecycle, from planning through to completion, ensuring the smooth and efficient operation of all site activities. This role offers you the opportunity to work at the forefront of project delivery while being supported by an experienced team and collaborative environment. This permanent, full-time position basedon sites around London.

The duties of the Contract Manager role will include:

- Leading the pre-planning, pre-programming and overall delivery of works, ensuring client satisfaction throughout

- Maintaining seamless coordination between clients, supervisors, and subcontractors to ensure the successful running of sites

- Working closely with the Head of Contracts to effectively communicate and deliver all contract requirements

- Ensuring that the works programme is fully resourced with labour, plant and materials

- Overseeing project performance, ensuring monthly invoicing is accurate and timely

- Managing a team of supervisors ensuring that all works are completed in both a timely and satisfactory standard

What skills and experience do you need?

We are looking for a results-drivenContract Managerwho has solid experience working on Term Maintenance contracts. You’ll thrive in client-facing environment and have excellent skills in resource planning, cost management and stakeholder engagement. To be considered for this role you will hold a CSCS card, be educated to degree level or equivalent and hold a construction related qualification such as a NVQ Level 6, HNC or HND. This role will involve travel to other company locations therefore, you must be able to drive and possess a full UK driving licence.

What benefits will you receive?

As ourContract Managerwe will offer you a range of fantastic benefits including career and professional development, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, life assurance, healthcare, a car allowance, a company bonus, opportunities for internal and external training and access to a wide range of shopping discounts through our Rewarding Great People platform. We will also offer you a range of health and well-being benefits including 24-hour advice lines, and support from our in-house mental health first aiders.

A brief introduction to FM Conway and our Term Maintenance Division

FM Conway is a family run business with over 60 years’ experience of creating sustainable and innovative transportation solutions. We pride ourselves on our core values, creating a culture aroundCare, Innovation, IntegrityandExcellence. As a family business the heart of FM Conway has, and always will be, its great people and we are always searching for talented individuals to join our family.

FM Conway has delivered public realm upgrade schemes which has seen a dramatic transformation of the prestigious streets of London. We are lucky to work in partnership with a number of London Boroughs including The City of London, Westminster County Council, Hammersmith and Fulham, Kensington and Chelsea, Croydon, Kingston, Merton, Camden and many more London boroughs. We have recently won a four-year contract with Brighton and Hove Country Council, delivering civil engineering, carriage resurfacing and improvements and environmental enhancements. We are extremely proud of the work we have carried out to make London safer and more efficient to the public and this role will play a key part in delivering our vision.

So if you would like toJoin our Familyas ourContract Managerthen pleaseclick ‘apply’ today.

Closing Date: 08/06/2025

FM Conway is an award-winning equal opportunities employer. We recognise that our workforce should reflect our diverse communities and we are proudly committed to creating an inclusive culture in which we celebrate and value individuals from all walks of life.EDI-Strategy

At our heart we are a family that recognises and embraces individuality, so if you are excited about this role but you are unsure if you meet all of the criteria, we encourage you to apply anyway as you may still be the right candidate for this or another role we are recruiting for.

We look forward to receiving your application!