Contract Manager – Nationwide Construction Projects

Portakabin Ltd; Walton On The Hill; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 74,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contributory pension including life保险

Health and wellbeing services

Cycle to Work Scheme

Employee Benefits Program (Discounts)

Learning & development opportunities

Career progression

Annual volunteering day

Job summary

Portakabin Ltd in the United Kingdom seeks a Contract Manager to lead delivery of large or complex contracts within the GB Healthcare team, with nationwide projects and regular travel.

You will own project delivery, manage budgets and risks, coordinate multi-disciplinary teams, and maintain strong customer relationships, while supporting bid activity and providing coaching within the contract team. The role is permanent with a strong benefits package.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or equivalent.
• Project management qualification or proven experience.
• Experience delivering large and complex construction or modular projects.
• Strong knowledge of financial control in project delivery and final accounts negotiation.
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary project teams and coordinating suppliers.

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 delivery management

Budget & cost management

Risk management

Stakeholder reporting

Team leadership

Health & safety knowledge

Education

Degree in a relevant discipline

Project management qualification

Job description

Portakabin Ltd in the United Kingdom seeks a Contract Manager to lead delivery of large or complex contracts within the GB Healthcare team, with nationwide projects and regular travel.

You will own project delivery, manage budgets and risks, coordinate multi-disciplinary teams, and maintain strong customer relationships, while supporting bid activity and providing coaching within the contract team. The role is permanent with a strong benefits package.