Contracts Manager

Randstad CPE; City Of London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent recruitment agency in the UK is seeking an experienced Contracts Manager to oversee high-value operational contracts. This full-time position requires leadership in managing multiple contracts, ensuring compliance with health and safety, and maintaining client relationships. Ideal candidates will possess strong operational and commercial skills, with a background in drainage, vegetation management, or similar environments. This is an office-based role located in East London, emphasizing project delivery within budget and on time.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing multiple large-scale infrastructure or highways contracts.
• Strong commercial and operational leadership skills.
• Ability to manage clients, supply chain partners, and internal teams.
• Experience within drainage, vegetation, fencing, or similar asset maintenance environments preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of three high-value operational contracts.
• Oversee day-to-day operational, commercial, and contractual performance.
• Ensure works are delivered safely, on time, and within budget.
• Take ownership of health & safety compliance and commercial control.

Skills

Managing multiple large-scale infrastructure contracts

Commercial and operational leadership

Client management

Supply chain partnership

Knowledge of drainage, vegetation, and fencing

Job description

We are recruiting an experienced Contracts Manager to lead the delivery of three high-value operational contracts, each valued at approximately £12m per annum. The role covers a mixed portfolio of drainage, vegetation management, and fencing works across a large, long‑term framework.

This is a full‑time, office‑based position in East London, with responsibility for overseeing day‑to‑day operational, commercial, and contractual performance.

You will take full ownership of health & safety compliance, commercial control, programme delivery, and client relationships, ensuring works are delivered safely, on time, and within budget.

Key Requirements:

• Proven experience managing multiple large‑scale infrastructure or highways contracts
• Strong commercial and operational leadership skills
• Ability to manage clients, supply chain partners, and internal teams
• Experience within drainage, vegetation, fencing, or similar asset maintenance environments preferred

Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.