Contract Manager – Nationwide Healthcare Projects

Portakabin Ltd; Great Bridgeford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 74,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Car

Private Medical Scheme

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Pension & life insurance

Job summary

Portakabin Ltd is seeking a Contract Manager to join our GB Healthcare team. The role involves delivering large, complex modular contracts nationwide, with travel and overnight stays as required.

A degree in a relevant field and a project management qualification or equivalent experience are preferred. You will lead multi-disciplinary teams, manage budgets and risks, and ensure compliance with contract terms while maintaining strong client relationships.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience.
• Project management qualification or demonstrable experience.
• Experience delivering large modular/construction projects.
• Knowledge of project delivery methodologies and processes.

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

Multi-disciplinary leadership

Financial control in projects

Risk management

Stakeholder reporting

Health & safety knowledge

Education

Degree in a relevant discipline

Project management qualification

Job description

Portakabin Ltd is seeking a Contract Manager to join our GB Healthcare team. The role involves delivering large, complex modular contracts nationwide, with travel and overnight stays as required.

A degree in a relevant field and a project management qualification or equivalent experience are preferred. You will lead multi-disciplinary teams, manage budgets and risks, and ensure compliance with contract terms while maintaining strong client relationships.