Contracts Manager

ZipRecruiter; Loughton; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure company in the UK seeks a Contracts Manager to oversee contracts and ensure efficient operations. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in maintenance contracting, strong leadership abilities, and skills in data analysis. You will play a key role in procurement, negotiating with subcontractors while ensuring compliance with health and safety standards. Join us to deliver innovative infrastructure solutions.

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in maintenance/main contracting.
• Demonstrated leadership capabilities.
• Ability to analyze and interrogate data effectively.

Responsibilities

• Manage contracts and oversee direct labour.
• Implement efficiencies in the delivery model.
• Negotiate packages of work with subcontractors.

Skills

5 Years’ experience working for a maintenance/main contractor

Leadership experience

Good data interrogation skills

Valid driving licence

Competent in Microsoft Project

Competent in Microsoft Excel Trackers

Excellent client engagement skills

Excellent Health and Safety Awareness

Excellent people skills

Education

SMSTS

Tools

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Job Description

United Infrastructure is a dynamic and rapidly expanding business, focused on delivering critical infrastructure projects across the utility and social infrastructure sectors.

Our team of highly skilled and hardworking specialists deliver innovative solutions to the complex challenges our clients face.

Our company is split into two business areas:

Utility Infrastructure – Our team of Utility Infrastructure specialists design, build and maintain critical water, energy (gas), power and telecoms infrastructure for the UK’s largest network owners and operators.

Social Infrastructure - Our team of Social Infrastructure specialists revitalise homes and communities by carrying out a wide range of work, from retrofit to refurbishment, and maintenance.

Job Description

Here at United Living our responsive team is growing and we are recruiting a Contracts Manager to come and join us. We are looking for a candidate that has experience of managing contracts, overseeing direct labour and supply chain models and implementing efficiencies. Our ideal candidate will already be a Contract Manager managing a repairs delivery model up. Experience in Housing is but not essential.

Our commercial and operational teams are integrated to ensure that we offer best value and service to our clients. Procurement will be a major part of the role, including negotiating packages of work with our subcontractors and supply chain partners.

About You

• 5 Years’ experience working for a maintenance/main contractor
• Leadership experience
• Good data interrogation skills
• Valid driving licence
• Competent use in Microsoft Project and Microsoft Excel Trackers
• Excellent client engagement skills
• Excellent Health and Safety Awareness
• Excellent people skills and the ability to drive performance from your team of staff

Qualifications

• SMSTS
• 5 Years’ experience working for a maintenance/main contractor
• Leadership experience
• Good data interrogation skills
• Valid driving licence
• Competent use in Microsoft Project and Microsoft Excel Trackers
• Excellent client engagement skills
• Excellent Health and Safety Awareness
• Excellent people skills and the ability to drive performance from your team of staff

Additional Information

Join us at United Infrastructure today and be part of our mission to deliver innovative and sustainable solutions to the complex infrastructure needs of the UK.

Please note that United Living has rebranded to United Infrastructure. Our LinkedIn landing page will still display as "United Living," but when you click “Apply,” it will redirect to "United Infrastructure".