Contracts Manager

Navartis Ltd; Doncaster; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle

25 days holiday

Flexible / Hybrid Working

Pension (Nest UK)

Career progression

Strong leadership

Job summary

Navartis Ltd. is seeking an experienced Contracts Manager to join a leading tunnelling contractor based in Doncaster, delivering complex micro tunnelling and trenchless projects across the UK.

You will report to the Board and manage a portfolio from award to completion, driving performance and commercial success. You will lead multiple projects, ensuring safety, on-time delivery and high-quality outcomes, while mentoring Project Managers and maintaining strong client relationships.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as Contracts Manager in civil engineering, tunnelling or utilities.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Commercial awareness, NEC contracts experience desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead the safe, efficient and profitable delivery of multiple projects.
• Drive programme performance, quality and operational excellence.
• Manage client relationships and stakeholder engagement.
• Mentor Project Managers and site teams.
• Identify and manage project risks and opportunities.
• Ensure delivery to time, budget and quality standards.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Organisational skills

Contract management

Job description

Contracts Manager

Summary

One of the UK's leading and fastest growing specialist tunnelling contractors, delivering complex micro tunnelling, pipe jacking, shaft construction and trenchless engineering projects across the water, energy, rail and infrastructure sectors are looking to appoint an experienced Contracts Manager to join their senior management team in Doncaster, supporting projects throughout the UK with a particular focus on AMP8 water sector and wider utility and infrastructure markets

Reporting directly to the Board of Directors, you will be responsible for the successful delivery of a portfolio of projects from contract award through to completion, driving operational excellence, programme performance, commercial success and consistently high standards across every contract.

What You'll Be Doing

• - Lead the safe, efficient and profitable delivery of multiple projects.
• - Drive programme performance, quality and operational excellence.
• - Manage client relationships and work collaboratively with key stakeholders.
• - Support and mentor Project Managers and site teams.
• - Identify and manage project risks and opportunities.
• - Ensure projects are delivered safely, on time, within budget and to the highest quality standards.

Seeking candidates with:

• - Proven experience in a Contracts Manager role within civil engineering, tunnelling or utilities.
• - Any experience of shaft sinking, tunnelling, trenchless construction, water, gas, major infrastructure projects.
• - Strong leadership, communication and organisational skills.
• - Commercially aware with experience working under NEC contracts (desirable).
• - Passionate about developing people, improving performance and delivering outstanding project outcomes.

What We Offer

Competitive salary and benefits package of between £80,000 - £90,000 dependant on experience, plus package including;

• - Company vehicle or allowance.
• - 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• - Flexible / Hybrid Working
• - Pension (Nest UK)
• - Opportunity to work on some of the UK's most challenging tunnelling and trenchless engineering projects.
• - Long-term career progression within a growing specialist contractor.
• - A supportive, ambitious and collaborative leadership team.