Contracts Manager

OCS Recruitment Ltd; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent recruitment agency seeks an experienced Contracts Manager for a family-run business in the housing sector, covering Cambridgeshire and Essex. The role involves managing project delivery, ensuring safety, and fostering client relationships. Candidates should possess significant experience in contracts management, effective leadership skills, and relevant qualifications. This position offers an excellent salary, bonus, and potential for future directorship.

Benefits

Excellent salary

Bonus

Career advancement opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in a Contracts Manager position in the housing sector, with good knowledge of groundworks.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Very strong organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Arrange adequate resources for project delivery and safety.
• Monitor safety, liaising with site staff and health and safety teams.
• Oversee all aspects of site management on assigned sites.

Skills

Contracts management experience

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Problem-solving skills

Leadership skills

Education

HNC or Degree in civil engineering

Building related competency / Project Management Certificate

General education equivalent to 5+ GCSEs grades A-C

Job description

Contracts Manager Cambridgeshire/Essex

About the Client: This family run business has been in operation for almost 30 years, predominately in the residential groundworks sector. The company has grown to circa £450m and has satellite offices across the UK. They have a strong reputation with leading House Builders and continue to grow year on year.

About the role

My client has secured several contracts in the Northern Home Counties and requires an experienced Contracts Manager to join their fast‑paced and ever‑growing company. You will cover the Cambridgeshire/Essex areas. Your role as a Contracts Manager will be to make sure projects are delivered safely, within budget and to agreed standards. Ensuring all plant, labour and material on sites under your control is properly organised and managed. Support the board in developing new clients and maintaining service to existing clients, securing the long‑term future of the company.

Responsibilities

• Arrange adequate resources for project delivery, safety and standards of work.
• Monitor safety, liaising with directors, the health and safety team and site staff as required.
• Monitor the competence of site and sub‑contractors in line with company policies and procedures on safety, welfare and environment.
• Oversee all aspects of site management on your assigned sites, regularly visiting to inspect, offer support and adhere to agreed programme/quality and building regulations.
• Manage overall job performance. Work with the commercial team on cost advice, unexpected works, understand the tender and agreed standards and provide resources to enable customer care issues to be resolved effectively.
• Manage effective communication between site and office.
• Liaise with client staff to provide effective delivery of projects and develop long‑lasting relationships. Mentor and train others.

Requirements

• Experience in a Contracts Manager position in the housing sector, with good knowledge of groundworks.
• Effective oral and written skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Very strong organisational skills.
• Basic computer knowledge.
• Identify and resolve problems in a timely manner.
• Reliable and diplomatic.
• Clean driving licence.
• Self‑motivated.
• General education equivalent to 5+ GCSEs grades A‑C or 5–9.
• Building related competency / Project Management Certificate is desirable.
• HNC or Degree in civil engineering or structural engineering, construction management or project management is desirable.
• Health & safety on construction sites – Qualification recognised. Plant and material relevant to groundworks.

Benefits

This client will pay an excellent salary, bonus and further benefits. You will be joining a recognised contractor across the UK and could possibly lead to directorship in the future on offer.