Contract Manager - Play Areas

Cole & Yates Recruitment Ltd; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading outdoor sports company in Cardiff is seeking a Contract Manager to oversee project planning and quality installations. You will ensure project delivery, manage client relationships, and coordinate with teams to enhance operational efficiency. Candidates should have construction industry experience and project management skills. The role offers a competitive salary of up to £57,000 plus benefits including a bonus scheme and private healthcare.

Benefits

Private healthcare including dental

5 weeks holiday

Pension scheme contributions

Profit-related bonus scheme

Qualifications

• Experience as Operations Manager, Contracts Manager, or Project Manager in relevant sectors.
• Knowledge of play equipment, landscaping, surfacing, or construction.
• Computer literate and capable of working independently.

Responsibilities

• Plan projects before commencement.
• Ensure quality installations from start to finish.
• Manage costs and identify margin enhancement areas.
• Serve as the main client contact throughout the project.

Skills

Construction project management

Customer focused

Ability to plan and organize tasks

Good telephone manner

Education

NVQ Level 6 in Construction & Site Management

Tools

SMSTS or SSSTS certification

CSCS Black Card

Job description

We are recruiting for a South Wales based Contract Manager on behalf of one of the UK’s leading companies in outdoor play and fitness areas whose main activity is the development, production and sale of playgrounds, outdoor sports and fitness facilities including installation and servicing.

On offer is a salary of up to £57,000, a bonus scheme that could pay up to an additional £6,000, a company vehicle, 5 weeks holiday, a private healthcare package that includes dental, a company pension scheme into which the company contributes 4.5% and the employee 3.5% and a health cashback plan.

As the South Wales Contract Manager you will be responsible for:

Ensuring all projects are planned properly prior to commencement.

Ensuring quality installation from start to finish.

Looking at areas within projects that give scope for margin enhancement and managing costs.

Being the point of contact for clients throughout the project from prestart meetings through to completed site handover.

Working closely with the Project Coordinators who provide back-office support for your role.

Carrying out prestart meetings for all projects, having regular involvement in handover meetings and providing regular updates to both clients and Project Coordinators.

Liaising with sub-contracted installers including making regular site visits during the build phase to monitor progress against plan.

Ensuring all deliveries are monitored to meet planned start dates and communicating any issues immediately.

Ensuring all issues or progress visits are photographed and site visit reports completed and forwarded to both clients and the assigned Project Coordinator within 24 hours.

Developing existing and looking to nurture sub-contractor relationships to ensure all projects can be planned and completed efficiently as the business continues to grow.

Requirements

To be considered as the Contract Manager you:

Could be an existing Operations Manager, Contracts Manager or Project Manager within the Play, Landscaping, Artificial Surfacing or Construction sector, currently run your own play area or related surfacing installation company and be looking to step away and join a nationally based company Or currently work as a Playground, Play Area or related surfacing installer and be looking to take that next step up.

Will need construction related project management experience and a good knowledge of play equipment, landscaping, surfacing or construction.

Will take a positive approach to and be able to plan and organise tasks, be customer focused, computer literate, possess a good telephone manner and have the ability to work on your own initiative.

In addition to the above requirements if you have any of the following that would be advantageous:

SMSTS or SSSTS

CSCS – Black Card

NVQ Level 6 in Construction & Site Management

RPII Level 2 Certificate

Benefits

On offer for the successful Contract Manager will be:

A salary of up to £57,000.

A profit related bonus scheme paying up to £6,000.

5 Weeks Holiday.

Private Healthcare that includes Dental.

Health Cashback Plan.

Enrolment into their pension scheme where the company pays 4.5% and the employee 3.5%.