Contracts Manager

Balfour Beatty plc; Motherwell; Presencial; GBP 70.000 - 90.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Remote working up to 40% where roles允许

25 days paid annual leave

Pension scheme

Share incentive plan

Volunteering leave

Recognition schemes

Descripción de la vacante

Balfour Beatty plc is seeking an experienced Contracts Manager to lead delivery of contracts and projects across Scotland, based in Glasgow or Edinburgh with regular travel.

You will oversee operational performance, construction delivery, commercial outcomes, and client relationships, while ensuring safety, profitability and strong stakeholder management. This is a senior leadership role with a focus on growth and bid support.

Formación

• Accomplished construction professional with significant experience managing contracts, projects and multidisciplinary teams in a complex delivery environment.
• Strong commercial and financial awareness, including budgets, margins and contract performance.
• Experience supporting tender processes and managing complex contract negotiations.

Responsabilidades

• Take overall responsibility for the successful delivery and performance of allocated contracts and projects.
• Provide leadership and strategic direction to project and operational teams with clear objectives.
• Develop and implement contract and business plans that meet customer requirements and wider business objectives.
• Ensure resources and delivery strategies are in place to meet commitments.
• Monitor contract performance against objectives and KPIs.
• Maintain oversight of budgets, expenditure, profitability and margins with commercial teams.
• Develop relationships with clients, stakeholders and supply chain partners.
• Act as senior point of contact for customers and resolve issues promptly.
• Identify opportunities to maximise existing contracts and win new work.
• Lead bids, tenders and contract negotiations when required.
• Ensure adherence to Health, Safety and Environmental requirements and industry best practice.

Conocimientos

Client management

Leadership

People management

Negotiation

Communication

Microsoft Office

Driving licence

Herramientas

Microsoft Office

Descripción del empleo

About the role

Balfour Beatty is looking for an experienced Contracts Manager to join our team in Scotland.

Primarily based from Glasgow or Edinburgh, with regular travel to sites across Scotland, you will take responsibility for the successful management and delivery of contracts and projects within the business.

This is a senior leadership role with responsibility for overseeing operational performance, construction delivery, commercial outcomes, resources and client relationships across your area. You will work closely with project teams and senior management to ensure projects are delivered safely, efficiently and profitably, while maintaining strong relationships with our customers and key stakeholders.

You will also play an important role in identifying opportunities for growth, supporting the development of future work and ensuring the right strategies and resources are in place to support the long-term success of the business.

What you'll be doing

As Contracts Manager, you will:

• Take overall responsibility for the successful delivery and performance of allocated contracts and projects.
• Provide leadership and strategic direction to project and operational teams, ensuring clear objectives and expectations are established.
• Develop and implement contract and business plans that support customer requirements and wider business objectives.
• Ensure appropriate people, resources and delivery strategies are in place to successfully meet project and contract commitments.
• Monitor contract performance against agreed objectives, service requirements and key performance indicators.
• Maintain oversight of budgets, expenditure, profitability and margins, working closely with commercial teams to achieve agreed financial targets.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with clients, stakeholders and supply chain partners, ensuring expectations are effectively managed.
• Act as a senior point of contact for customers, resolving issues and challenges in a timely and professional manner.
• Identify opportunities to maximise existing contracts, secure additional work and support wider business growth.
• Support the development of bids, tenders and contract negotiations where required.
• Lead and support complex contractual and commercial negotiations with customers and key suppliers.
• Ensure project and contract teams operate in accordance with relevant Health, Safety and Environmental requirements, business standards and industry best practice.
• Provide leadership to project teams, creating a high-performance culture and ensuring individuals have the support and direction required to succeed.
• Work collaboratively with senior management and cross-functional teams to identify risks, opportunities and appropriate solutions.
• Provide clear and effective reporting on contract performance, highlighting key risks, opportunities and actions.
• Represent Balfour Beatty professionally with customers, stakeholders and the wider supply chain.

Who we're looking for

We're looking for an accomplished construction professional with significant experience managing contracts, projects and multidisciplinary teams within a complex delivery environment.

You will ideally have:

• Significant previous experience in a Contracts Manager, Senior Project Manager or comparable senior construction management role.
• A strong track record of successfully managing the delivery of major construction or infrastructure projects and contracts.
• Experience managing multiple project teams, workstreams or sites would be advantageous.
• Strong commercial and financial awareness, including experience managing budgets, margins and overall contract performance.
• Experience working closely with commercial teams and an understanding of the commercial drivers of successful construction delivery.
• Strong knowledge and experience of contract management and project management.
• Experience supporting tender processes and managing complex contract negotiations.
• Strong negotiation skills, including experience managing key suppliers and supply chain relationships.
• Excellent client and stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to build relationships at senior level.
• Strong people management and leadership capability, with experience motivating teams and getting the best from others.
• The ability to communicate and present confidently and clearly to a range of audiences.
• Strong organisational and prioritisation skills, with the ability to manage a varied and demanding workload.
• The confidence to work independently, take ownership and make effective decisions.
• The ability to influence across multidisciplinary and cross-functional teams.
• Strong written communication and reporting skills.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Word and Excel.
• A full UK driving licence, owing to the regular travel required between sites throughout Scotland.

Experience within major infrastructure, civil engineering, power or other complex construction environments would be particularly beneficial.

Above all, you'll be a commercially astute and people-focused leader who can bring together operational, commercial and customer priorities to drive successful project and contract outcomes.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK's most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more...

About us

From Dunfermline's tramways in 1909 to highland hospitals today, Balfour Beatty has been trusted for over a century to deliver the complex and critical infrastructure and iconic buildings Scotland relies on.

We have the people, knowledge and experience to safely deliver projects right first time, maximizing value for money and ensuring a positive social impact and inclusive economic growth for local communities.

Our award-winning sustainable projects, including active travel, Passivhaus and retrofit, demonstrate our commitment to supporting Scotland's transition towards net zero in the built environment.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty, we want everyone to be able to thrive and achieve their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. We're making great progress through our Value Everyone DEI Action Plan, but we know we've got more to do. Find out more about our values and DEI initiatives.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

We are committed to our processes being barrier-free and will support adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. Please let the recruiter for this role know if you require any adjustments.

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