Contracts Manager

Family Business United; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance-related bonus

Company Car

Job summary

Family Business United is seeking an experienced Contracts Manager in Cardiff to oversee the pricing, securing, and delivery of painting contracts. In this role, you will manage projects from tender through completion, ensuring compliance with safety standards and productivity targets. The ideal candidate will have strong financial and commercial awareness, along with a proven track record in managing painting contracts. A performance-related bonus and company car are offered.

Qualifications

• Proven experience pricing painting projects and winning contracts.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong IT skills and a full driving license.

Responsibilities

• Survey properties to assess painting requirements.
• Prepare tender packages and risk assessments.
• Manage contracts from project award through to completion.

Skills

Financial awareness

Project management

Problem-solving

IT skills

Education

RICS or CIOB membership

Job description

Are you an experienced Estimator or Contracts Manager looking to take ownership of projects from tender through to completion?

We’re working with a well-established leading contractor seeking a motivated individual to oversee the pricing securing, and delivery of painting and decorating contracts. This is a fantastic opportunity, based in Cardiff, to be involved at every stage of the project lifecycle, from initial enquiry through to successful completion, within a business that values long-term development, strong team culture, and internal progression.

What you will get in your new role

Performance-related bonus

Company Car

Responsibilities in your new role as a Contracts Manager

As the Contracts Manager, you will be responsible for surveying properties and structures to assess painting requirements, accurately estimating costs, labour, materials, and project timelines. You’ll prepare professional and competitive tender packages, while also producing risk assessments and method statements to ensure full compliance with health and safety standards. From project award through to completion, you will manage contracts end-to-end, ensuring productivity targets, quality standards, and safety requirements are consistently met, while overseeing and supporting site-based operatives.

Your personality, experience and qualifications

We’re looking for a Contracts Manager with proven experience pricing individual painting projects and successfully winning work through competitive tendering. You’ll have strong financial and commercial awareness, alongside the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and solve problems with confidence and initiative. Experience overseeing site-based operatives and delivering painting contracts from start to finish is essential, as are strong IT skills and a full driving license.

Backgrounds we are interested in include Painting Estimator, Surveyor, Surveying, Estimating, Contracts Manager, Foreman, or Property Maintenance, with experience in estimating and surveying. RICS or CIOB membership would be beneficial.