Contract Manager – Nationwide Construction Projects

Portakabin Ltd; Swan Village; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 74,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contributory pension including life保险

Private medical scheme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Employee Benefits Program (Discounts)

Learning & development opportunities

Career progression

Volunteer day

Company car

Job summary

Portakabin Ltd is seeking a Contract Manager to oversee nationwide project delivery within our GB Healthcare team. The role offers an annual salary up to 67,000 plus up to 10% on-target bonus, with a permanent contract and a company car.

Based in the UK, you will travel regularly to manage large/complex modular projects, ensure safety, budget, and customer satisfaction, and support bid activities and pre-construction work.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level in a relevant discipline, or equivalent.
• Project management qualification, or equivalent experience.
• Experience delivering large and complex construction or modular projects.
• Strong knowledge of financial control, cost management and final accounts negotiation.
• Experience leading 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

Contract management

Project management

Financial management

Team leadership

Risk management

Education

Degree or equivalent

PM qualification

Job description

Portakabin Ltd is seeking a Contract Manager to oversee nationwide project delivery within our GB Healthcare team. The role offers an annual salary up to 67,000 plus up to 10% on-target bonus, with a permanent contract and a company car.

Based in the UK, you will travel regularly to manage large/complex modular projects, ensure safety, budget, and customer satisfaction, and support bid activities and pre-construction work.