Contracts Manager

Shanly Homes Ltd; Forty Green; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading regional housebuilder is seeking a Contracts Manager to oversee multiple high-end residential projects. The role involves ensuring exceptional build quality, managing site teams, and maintaining health and safety compliance. You will join a supportive team and enjoy competitive benefits including a generous salary, car allowance, and enhanced pension scheme.

Benefits

Car allowance

Enhanced pension scheme

BUPA cover

25-30 days annual leave

Free life assurance

On-demand GP service

Discounted gym membership

Cycle to work scheme

Social events throughout the year

Qualifications

• Proven experience working for a residential house builder in a similar role.
• Ability to deliver multiple projects.
• Strong understanding of health and safety regulations.
• Proficiency in reading construction drawings.

Responsibilities

• Manage site teams for various developments ensuring project timelines and quality standards are met.
• Collaborate with department heads to resolve issues affecting delivery.
• Inspect developments to ensure the highest construction standards.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Health and Safety Practices

Project Management

Education

SMSTS qualification

Job description

CONTRACTS MANAGER

Shanly Homes - the privately-owned, award-winning regional housebuilder - is looking for a Contracts Manager to be part of a successful team developing bespoke, high-end properties in and around the home counties.

As Contracts Manager you will have responsibility for site teams across a number of our developments in the Surrey, West Sussex and Hampshire areas. Ensuring that a high quality is delivered, health and safety is integrated in all we do whilst achieving our build programmes and budgets.

About the Contracts Manager role

Reporting directly to our Construction Director you will:

Project planning; agree the direction of build and locations for compounds and storage, identify critical path issues such as services and put plans in place to meet key dates.

Build programme; produce build programmes ensuring these are followed any issues affecting delivery are swiftly resolved, collaborate with the other regional departments including commercial and sales to ensure the smooth operation of the development.

Build quality; in conjunction with the quality control team regularly inspect developments to ensure that the highest standards of build are achieved.

Build costs; collaborate with the commercial team to ensure that costs are being controlled within budget and any variations or extras are minimised.

Health and Safety; ensure compliance with all relevant health, safety and environmental policies to ensure a safe working environment, review any specific training needs and undertake regular review.

Leadership; motivate and provide clear direction to the site teams, assist with the performance management of team members to ensure the highest standards are achieved and play an integral role in recruiting and retaining the team.

About you

• Proven experience working for a residential house builder in a similar level role
• Experience in delivering multiple projects
• Demonstrable understanding and application of health and safety best practice and legislation
• Proficiency in reading and interpreting construction drawings
• Strong leadership and communication skills
• SMSTS qualified.

What we offer in return

• Friendly, supportive team with a welcoming culture
• A privately-owned business with all the benefits of a financially strong company that has stood the test of time
• Competitive salary and car allowance
• Discretionary annual and long-term build bonus scheme
• Enhanced pension scheme paid via salary exchange
• BUPA cover
• Annual leave starting at 25 days to a max of 30 days
• Free life assurance
• Many wellbeing benefits on-demand GP service, free weekly fitness classes, discounted gym membership, Employee Assistance Programme and a cycle to work scheme
• Discount scheme with savings across a range of sectors
• Plus many social events throughout the year.