Contract Manager - Nationwide Project Delivery

Portakabin Ltd; Aston Pigott; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 74,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contributory pension including life保险

Health & wellbeing services

Cycle to Work Scheme

Employee Benefits Program (Discounts)

Learning & development opportunities

Career progression opportunities

Annual volunteering day

Job summary

Portakabin Ltd is seeking a Contract Manager to join our GB Healthcare team, working nationwide with regular travel. The role offers a permanent contract, a company car, private medical cover, and 25 days of annual leave plus holidays. Salary up to 67,000 with a 10% on-target bonus.

Based in Telford, you will lead large, complex projects, manage margins and cash flow, and build strong customer relationships. Interviews are being scheduled in the coming weeks.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level in a relevant discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Project management qualification, or equivalent experience.
• Experience delivering large and complex construction or modular projects.
• Strong knowledge of project delivery methodologies and processes.
• Strong knowledge of financial control in project delivery, cost management, and negotiating final accounts.
• Experience leading and coordinating multi-disciplinary project teams.
• Experience managing third-party suppliers and contractors.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety legislation and procedures.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to resolve issues during project delivery.

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 delivery

Leadership

Budget management

Risk management

Stakeholder communication

Health & safety knowledge

Education

Degree or equivalent

Project management qualification

Job description

Portakabin Ltd is seeking a Contract Manager to join our GB Healthcare team, working nationwide with regular travel. The role offers a permanent contract, a company car, private medical cover, and 25 days of annual leave plus holidays. Salary up to 67,000 with a 10% on-target bonus.

Based in Telford, you will lead large, complex projects, manage margins and cash flow, and build strong customer relationships. Interviews are being scheduled in the coming weeks.