Contracts Manager

Ringway London; Hounslow; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

Ringway London is seeking a proactive Contracts Manager to lead a Hounslow-based contract, delivering highways maintenance to programme and budget while upholding safety and quality standards. You will manage teams, liaise with clients and stakeholders, and drive performance against KPIs.

The role focuses on operational leadership, resource planning and ensuring compliance with contract requirements, with opportunities to develop the team and promote a positive safety culture.

Qualifications

• Experience managing operational delivery within highways or infrastructure projects.
• Strong knowledge of health, safety and environmental requirements.
• Commercial awareness, including budget and performance management.
• Excellent stakeholder and client relationship skills.
• The ability to lead, motivate and develop teams.
• Strong planning, organisational and problem-solving capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of work programmes and drive performance against KPIs.
• Manage resources and budgets to ensure profitable delivery.
• Collaborate with operational teams, clients and stakeholders.
• Ensure works are delivered safely, on programme and to specification.
• Develop and coach teams while promoting safety culture.

Skills

Leadership

Budget management

Stakeholder management

HSE awareness

Contract delivery

Education

Civil Engineering

Construction Management

Highways Maintenance

Job description

Job Role

Ringway is seeking a proactive and commercially focused Highways Contracts Manager to join our Hounslow PFI Contract. This is a key operational leadership role responsible for managing an area of the contract, ensuring the safe, efficient and profitable delivery of highways maintenance and improvement works whilst meeting contractual, quality and performance obligations.

Working closely with operational teams, clients and stakeholders, you will lead the delivery of work programmes, drive performance against key KPIs, manage resources and budgets, and champion Ringway's commitment to health, safety, environmental excellence and customer service.

As Contracts Manager, you will be responsible for leading operational teams to deliver works safely, on programme and to specification. You will actively manage contract performance, commercial outcomes and resource planning, while fostering strong relationships with the London Borough of Hounslow and other key stakeholders.

You will also play a key role in developing your team, promoting a positive safety culture and ensuring compliance with all company procedures, industry standards and contract requirements.

Duties

• Experience managing operational delivery within highways or infrastructure projects.
• Strong knowledge of health, safety and environmental requirements.
• Commercial awareness, including budget and performance management.
• Excellent stakeholder and client relationship skills.
• The ability to lead, motivate and develop teams.
• Strong planning, organisational and problem-solving capabilities.

Person Specification

• Experience in managing teams in the construction, highways or a similar sector is preferrable.
• A qualification in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Highways Maintenance or a related discipline is desirable
• An understanding of CDM roles and responsibilities.

Location

Hounslow (Business Unit: 5230 - Hounslow)

Contract Type

Permanent

Hours

Full Time - 40 - Monday to Friday

Fairness Inclusion & Respect

Fairness, Inclusion and Respect (FIR) at Ringway is about recognising and celebrating each other’s differences and what they bring to the team.

Harnessing this diversity and applying the experiences, abilities and unique qualities of individuals will enhance our business; therefore, we commit to equity of opportunity and fair treatment of all current and potential employees and encourage job applications from all.

Should you require any reasonable adjustments to be made as part of the application process please contact us directly.

Ringway recognises the importance of helping our employees balance their work and home life by offering flexible working arrangements across many of our roles which include working from home to enable employees to balance their working life with other priorities.