Contract Manager – Nationwide Projects (Company Car + Bonus)

Portakabin Ltd; Lickey End; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 74,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contributory pension

Health & wellbeing services

Cycle to Work

Discounts program

Learning & development

Career progression

Volunteer day

Job summary

Portakabin Ltd is seeking a Contract Manager to lead nationwide healthcare contracts, ensuring safe delivery, on time, to budget and to customer satisfaction. The role requires coordinating multi-disciplinary teams, managing risks, and maintaining margins while building strong client relationships.

Role offers permanent employment, a company car, private medical cover, 25 days leave (+ holidays) and opportunities to progress within a growing organisation.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience.
• Project management qualification or proven delivery of large contracts.
• Experience delivering large and complex construction or modular projects.
• Strong knowledge of financial control in project delivery and negotiations.
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary project teams and managing third-party suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of delivering allocated contracts safely, on time, to budget and to customer satisfaction.
• Act as SME in project delivery, sharing knowledge across the team.
• Lead multi-disciplinary teams with clear roles, responsibilities and deliverables.
• Maintain project margins and cash flow through planning, budgeting and risk control.
• Produce regular progress reports for stakeholders and track milestones.
• Identify and mitigate project risks, maintaining a risk register.
• Ensure contract compliance, manage variations and resolve disputes when required.
• Build strong customer relationships as main contract contact.
• Support bid and pre-construction activity with operational input.
• Provide coaching and, where applicable, line management for contract team members.

Skills

Project management

Budget control

Leadership

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Health & safety knowledge

Team coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Portakabin Ltd is seeking a Contract Manager to lead nationwide healthcare contracts, ensuring safe delivery, on time, to budget and to customer satisfaction. The role requires coordinating multi-disciplinary teams, managing risks, and maintaining margins while building strong client relationships.

Role offers permanent employment, a company car, private medical cover, 25 days leave (+ holidays) and opportunities to progress within a growing organisation.