Contracts Manager

FULCRUM RECRUITMENT LIMITED; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Mileage reimbursement

Pension scheme

Healthcare

Career progression

Job summary

FULCRUM RECRUITMENT LIMITED is recruiting a Contracts Manager to oversee a growing portfolio of water infrastructure projects across Nottingham, Derby and Newark. You will take ownership of project delivery, build client relationships and shape regional growth, starting hands-on before expanding your delivery team and processes.

You will manage multiple schemes, ensuring safety, quality and profitability while interacting with clients and internal teams to drive successful outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering water/wastewater infrastructure projects.
• Proven ability to lead multiple projects.
• Strong NEC contract knowledge.
• Ability to build regional delivery structures.

Responsibilities

• Take overall responsibility for multiple civil engineering projects from pre-construction to completion.
• Act as principal client contact, develop relationships and identify future opportunities.
• Oversee programmes, budgets, resources, procurement and subcontractor performance.
• Support Site Managers, Engineers and delivery teams in achieving targets.
• Collaborate with commercial teams to manage costs, variations, forecasting and profitability.
• Oversee NEC contract administration, including early warnings and compensation events.

Skills

Contract management

NEC contracts

Client relationships

Budgeting

Job description

An established civil engineering contractor is looking to appoint an experienced Contracts Manager to take responsibility for a growing portfolio of water infrastructure projects across Nottingham, Derby and Newark, within the Severn Trent Water region.

This is an opportunity for someone who wants more than simply overseeing an established workload. The business is at an important stage of its regional development and is looking for an individual who can take ownership of project delivery, establish strong client relationships and play a leading role in shaping its future growth.

Initially, you\'ll oversee three schemes, with the potential for a further 13 projects to follow, subject to successful delivery and future contract awards.

The works involve a range of water and wastewater infrastructure, including S101A First‑Time Sewerage schemes, foul sewer networks, gravity drainage, rising mains, pumping stations, deep drainage and associated pipeline construction.

The role will be hands‑on initially, giving you the opportunity to get close to the projects, understand the client and establish how the operation should run. As the workload develops, you\'ll have the autonomy to build and develop your own delivery team, introduce processes and take on greater operational responsibility.

Importantly, you\'ll have the backing and resources of an established contractor, without being restricted by the rigid management structures often associated with larger organisations.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Taking overall responsibility for multiple civil engineering projects from pre-construction through to completion.
• Acting as the principal point of contact for clients, developing relationships and identifying future opportunities.
• Overseeing project programmes, budgets, resources, procurement and subcontractor performance.
• Managing and supporting Site Managers, Engineers, Supervisors and wider delivery teams.
• Working alongside commercial colleagues to manage costs, variations, forecasting and profitability.
• Overseeing NEC contract administration, including early warnings and compensation events.
• Maintaining high standards of health, safety, quality and environmental compliance.
• Helping establish the regional delivery structure, including future recruitment, resource planning and team development.

We\'re particularly interested in speaking with experienced Contracts Managers from a main‑contracting civil engineering background, ideally with exposure to water or wastewater infrastructure.

Experience delivering sewerage networks, rising mains, pumping stations, drainage or similar infrastructure schemes would be particularly relevant, alongside strong commercial awareness, NEC contract knowledge and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

You\'ll be comfortable dealing directly with clients, making operational decisions and taking accountability for project performance.

Direct experience within the water sector would be advantageous, although strong candidates from broader civil engineering contracting backgrounds will also be considered.

The package is expected to include:

• Basic salary in the region of £80,000-£85,000, depending on experience and background.
• Car allowance of approximately £6,765 per annum, or an electric vehicle option after six months.
• Mileage arrangements, including 34p per mile where applicable.
• 7% employer pension contribution.
• Family healthcare provision.
• Genuine scope to progress into a more senior operational leadership role as the regional business develops.

For someone who enjoys the challenge of developing an operation, building a successful team and having a meaningful influence on how projects are delivered, this represents a particularly interesting opportunity.

All enquiries and applications will be treated in the strictest confidence. Your details will not be shared with any organisation without your prior knowledge and consent.