Contract Project Lead – Nationwide Delivery (+ Car)

Portakabin Ltd; Four Crosses; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 74,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contributory pension including life保险?

Health and wellbeing services

Cycle to Work Scheme

Employee Benefits Program (Discounts,

Job summary

Portakabin Ltd is seeking a Contract Manager to lead nationwide projects within the GB Healthcare team. The role involves full ownership of large or complex contracts, ensuring safety, timeliness, and alignment with customer specifications and budgets.

Regular travel and overnight stays are required as projects span nationwide. The ideal candidate will have degree-level education or-equivalent experience, strong project management qualifications, and a track record in modular or construction

Qualifications

• Degree-level education or equivalent experience in a relevant discipline.
• Strong project management qualifications or demonstrable experience in complex contracts.
• Experience delivering large or modular construction projects.
• Knowledge of financial control, cost management, and final accounts settlement.
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary project teams and coordinating third-party suppliers.

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 customer satisfaction.
• Act as a subject matter expert in project delivery and share knowledge with colleagues to support best practice.
• Lead and coordinate multi-disciplinary teams to achieve contract delivery objectives with clear roles and deliverables.
• Maintain or improve project margins and cash flow through budget management, risk control and commercial decisions.
• Produce regular stakeholder reports with analysis of progress, costs and milestones.
• Identify, manage and mitigate project risks and maintain an up-to-date risk register.
• Ensure compliance with contract terms, manage variations and resolve disputes as required.
• Build strong customer relationships and act as the main contact for allocated contracts.
• Support bid and pre-construction activities with operational insight and expertise.
• Provide coaching and, where applicable, line management for contract team members.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Financial control

Risk management

Education

Degree in relevant discipline

Job description

Portakabin Ltd is seeking a Contract Manager to lead nationwide projects within the GB Healthcare team. The role involves full ownership of large or complex contracts, ensuring safety, timeliness, and alignment with customer specifications and budgets.

Regular travel and overnight stays are required as projects span nationwide. The ideal candidate will have degree-level education or-equivalent experience, strong project management qualifications, and a track record in modular or construction