Contract Manager

Russell Taylor Group; West Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional main contractor in West Yorkshire is seeking an experienced Contracts Manager to oversee multiple large-scale projects. You will be responsible for managing three projects valued between £5 million and £15 million, ensuring they are delivered on time and within budget. The ideal candidate will have previous experience in industrial or shed-type projects, strong client relationship skills, and a focus on health and safety compliance. This is a permanent position offering a competitive package.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in delivering industrial or shed type projects.
• Strong client management and relationship-building skills.
• Background in engineering is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Manage up to 3 projects ranging from £5 million to £15 million.
• Ensure smooth delivery of projects on time and within budget.
• Read drawings and ensure compliance with CDM regulations.

Skills

Project delivery

Client relationship building

Health and safety compliance

Civils experience

Organisational skills

Job description

Contract Manager

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: West Yorkshire

Industry: CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT General Building

Salary: £70k‑£75k+ package

Start Date: 2026‑01‑12

REF: J91986221

Contact Name: Amanda Winder

Contact Email: [e-mail]

My client is a medium sized regional main contractor who are well established, delivering design and build projects within the retail, industrial, commercial sectors. Due to an increase in contract wins, they require a contract manager to join their management team. They have strong traditional core values in this firm, delivering projects to be proud of time and time again. At the moment they have several large scale industrial new build projects due to start soon, which they require a Contracts Manager to deliver.

They ideally like a Contracts Manager with previous experience in delivering education and commercial projects. The successful Contracts Manager will be running 3 projects ranging from 5 million through to 15 million.

You will have proven experience of successfully delivering industrial or shed type projects. These are design and build so civils experience is essential. Those Contract Managers with an engineering background would be advantageous.

The Contract Manager will be managing up to 3 projects coherently, responsible to ensure the management and site delivering of the project is running smoothly to time and to budget.

A lot of their clients are long standing, so an excellent client manner and relationship building qualities are essential for this role. Health and safety is paramount to them, so those with extra health and safety qualifications would be of interest to them.

As an experienced contract manager, you will be able to read drawings and be able to follow CDM regulations accordingly. The successful Contracts Manager will be fully computer literate and have excellent paperwork and organisational skills.

To be considered you will live within the region. To apply for the position please email your CV to [e-mail] or contact me on 07585 967544.

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