Contract Manager – Nationwide Construction Projects

Portakabin Ltd; Leinthall Earls; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 74,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Car

Private Medical Scheme

25 days plus bank holidays + option to

Buy 5 extra days

Contributory pension

Health & wellbeing services

Cycle to Work Scheme

Employee Benefits Program

Learning & development opportunities

Career progression

Volunteering day

Job summary

Portakabin Ltd. is seeking a Contract Manager to join our GB Healthcare team, overseeing nationwide project delivery with regular travel and overnight stays.

The role offers a permanent contract and a company car, plus private medical cover and a generous holiday allowance. Educated to degree level with project management qualifications, you will lead multi-disciplinary teams, manage budgets and risk, and maintain strong customer relationships while supporting pre-construction activity.

Qualifications

• 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 knowledge of financial control in project delivery.
• Experience in leading and/or coordinating multi-disciplinary project teams.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety legislation and procedures.

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.
• 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.

Skills

Project management

Budget management

Risk management

Customer relationships

Education

Degree level education

Project management qualification

Job description

Portakabin Ltd. is seeking a Contract Manager to join our GB Healthcare team, overseeing nationwide project delivery with regular travel and overnight stays.

The role offers a permanent contract and a company car, plus private medical cover and a generous holiday allowance. Educated to degree level with project management qualifications, you will lead multi-disciplinary teams, manage budgets and risk, and maintain strong customer relationships while supporting pre-construction activity.