Contract Manager - Facades And Cladding

Hill & Hill Recruitment Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A family-run facades specialist in Greater London seeks an experienced Contract Manager to manage design and build projects valued at around £10m. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong leadership, commercial awareness, and technical knowledge while managing multiple projects and teams. This opportunity offers a supportive and ethical working culture, with genuine career progression through an internal promotion. If you value teamwork, integrity, and collaboration, this role is for you.

Benefits

Strong company values

Career progression opportunities

Supportive team culture

Direct access to senior leadership

Long-term stability

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Contract Manager within facades and cladding.
• Strong background delivering design and build projects.
• Demonstrable experience managing multiple projects and teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage and deliver multiple design and build facades and cladding contracts.
• Lead, mentor and support Project Managers and Site Managers.
• Oversee project performance across health & safety, quality and commercial outcomes.

Skills

Contract management

Project delivery

Team leadership

Commercial awareness

Technical knowledge

Job description

Our client is a family-run facades and cladding specialist with a long-standing reputation for quality, integrity and doing things the right way. Honesty, transparency and ethical working are at the heart of everything they do. They believe strongly in teamwork, mutual respect and a no-blame culture where challenges are addressed collaboratively and success is shared.

Due to an internal promotion and continued growth, our client is now looking to appoint an experienced Facades & Cladding Contract Manager to take responsibility for a portfolio of design and build projects with an annual value of circa £10m.

As Contract Manager, you will take full responsibility for the successful delivery of multiple facades and cladding projects, working closely with Tier One main contractors, consultants and internal teams. You will provide leadership to Project Managers and Site Managers while reporting directly to the Managing Director.

This is a senior, hands-on role for someone who can balance commercial awareness, technical knowledge and people leadership.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and deliver multiple design and build facades and cladding contracts with a combined annual value of approximately £10m
• Programme projects effectively, ensuring key milestones, resources and deliverables are achieved
• Act as the main point of contact with Tier One contractors, consultants and clients
• Lead, mentor and support Project Managers and Site Managers reporting into you
• Oversee project performance across health & safety, quality, programme and commercial outcomes
• Work collaboratively with the Managing Director and senior team to support wider business objectives
• Promote and uphold the company's ethical values, team ethos and no-blame culture

About You

• Proven experience as a Contract Manager within facades and cladding
• Strong background delivering design and build projects
• Demonstrable experience managing multiple projects and teams simultaneously
• Experience working with Tier One contractors
• Excellent programming, planning and organisational skills
• A natural leader with a collaborative, solutions-focused approach
• High levels of honesty, integrity and professionalism

Why Join Our Client?

• Opportunity to join a family-run business with strong values and long-term stability
• Role created through internal promotion, reflecting genuine career progression
• Supportive, team-driven and no-blame working culture
• Direct access to senior leadership with the ability to influence delivery and standards
• Long-term career opportunity within a growing and respected contractor

If you are an experienced facades and cladding Contract Manager seeking a role where ethics, teamwork and leadership truly matter, we would welcome your application.