Contract Manager - Water

AMB Recruitment Group

Chelmsford

On-site

GBP 70,000 - 90,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Car or car allowance

Bonus

Pension with employer matching

Private healthcare and life assurance

Generous holiday allowance

Ongoing training and careerdevelopment

Job summary

AMB Recruitment Group is seeking a Contracts Manager - Water to oversee a portfolio of water sector schemes across North London, Essex and East Anglia. The role focuses on delivering safe, compliant projects on time and within budget, with support for senior staff and a path to step up in responsibility.

You'll manage multiple contracts, lead planning with estimating, and drive site teams while maintaining NEC/CDM/SHEQ standards.

Qualifications

Experience delivering projects in the water sector, ideally on clean water assets.
Experience as a Contracts Manager, or as a Senior Project Manager ready to step up.
Strong knowledge of NEC, CDM and SHEQ procedures.
Strong planning, financial and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

Manage multiple water sector contracts to hit financial, safety, quality and environmental targets.
Lead pre-contract planning with the estimating team, then plan, programme and resource contracts.
Lead and develop engineers, supervisors and site teams.
Accept, approve and issue contracts and subcontracts, and give technical and contractual advice.
Liaise and negotiate with clients, consulting engineers and subcontractors.
Budget, monitor and control contract finances, including claims, variations, applications for payment and final accounts.
Ensure H&S and management system procedures are followed on every contract.

Skills

Project delivery

Contracts management

Senior PM

NEC

CDM

SHEQ

Planning

Financial management

Leadership

SMSTS

CSCS Black Card

Civil eng/ construction degree

Membership (MICE/CEng/MCIOB/ICorr)

Driving licence

Education

Civil eng/ construction degree or NVQ5

Job description

Contracts Manager - Water

£70,000-£90,000 DOE + car / car allowance, bonus & benefits

North London / Essex / East Anglia

Permanent

Our client is a well-established specialist contractor working in concrete and structural repair, with a large and growing workload on long-term water sector frameworks. Their work covers clean water assets including reservoirs, water towers and treatment facilities.

They're looking for a Contracts Manager to run a portfolio of water schemes across North London, Essex and East Anglia. They're open on experience: they'll consider established Contracts Managers and Senior Project Managers who already juggle multiple schemes and are ready to step up, with experienced colleagues to support them.

The role

Manage multiple water sector contracts to hit financial, safety, quality and environmental targets
Lead pre-contract planning with the estimating team, then plan, programme and resource contracts
Lead and develop engineers, supervisors and site teams
Accept, approve and issue contracts and subcontracts, and give technical and contractual advice
Liaise and negotiate with clients, consulting engineers and subcontractors
Budget, monitor and control contract finances, including claims, variations, applications for payment and final accounts
Ensure H&S and management system procedures are followed on every contract

What we're looking for

Experience delivering projects in the water sector, ideally on clean water assets
Experience as a Contracts Manager, or as a Senior Project Manager running multiple schemes and ready to step up
Strong knowledge of NEC, CDM and SHEQ procedures
Strong planning, financial and leadership skills
SMSTS and CSCS Black Card
Degree or NVQ Level 5 in civil engineering or construction (or equivalent)
Professional membership (MICE, CEng, MCIOB, ICorr) achieved or working towards
Full UK driving licence and based in North London, Essex or East Anglia

What's on offer