Contracts Manager

Persimmon Homes; Perth; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK housebuilder is seeking a Contracts Manager to oversee multiple construction sites in Perth. The successful candidate will manage projects ensuring timely completion to specification while upholding the highest quality standards. Responsibilities include handling logistics, subcontractor management, and ensuring health and safety compliance. Ideal applicants will have experience in housebuilding, a CSCS Card, and a full UK Driving Licence. This position offers competitive salary, benefits, and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Bonus

Car Allowance or Company Car

Healthcare

Life Cover & Contributory Pension

Employee Benefits Platform

Qualifications

• Experience within the housebuilding construction industry.
• Understanding of NHBC Standards essential.
• Knowledge of Health, Safety and Environmental legislation required.
• SMSTS certification preferred.
• Full UK Driving Licence is essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple construction projects ensuring completion on time and specification.
• Control logistics and resources while complying with quality standards.
• Conduct routine inspections to ensure compliance with site operations.
• Appoint and negotiate with subcontractors to achieve quality targets.
• Ensure health and safety standards compliance across all sites.

Skills

Experience within the housebuilding construction industry

Understanding of the NHBC Standards

Understanding of Health, Safety and Environmental legislation

Experience managing multiple construction development sites

Current CSCS Card

SMSTS preferred

Full UK Driving Licence

Education

NVQ Level 7 in Construction Site Supervision

Job description

Job Description

Job Title: Contracts Manager

Location: Perth, PH1(Initial Assignment)

Looking for a career where your ambition meets real opportunity? Join Persimmon Homes as a Contracts Manager and step into a role where your success is celebrated, your growth supported, and your work truly matters.

Why Persimmon Homes?

We're one of the UK's largest and most established housebuilders — FTSE 100 listed, with 29 regional offices and thousands of quality homes built every year.

At Persimmon, we don't just build homes — we build careers. When you join us as a Contracts Manager, you'll benefit from:

• Competitive salary
• Bonus
• Car Allowance or Company Car
• 5* housebuilder - Be part of a company that consistently delivers quality homes and outstanding customer satisfaction
• Healthcare
• Life Cover & Contributory Pension
• Employee Benefits Platform – giving you access to high-street discounts, wellbeing support, and more
• Committed to diversity, inclusion, and empowering your development

What is the role? We are looking to recruit an experienced Contracts Manager to join our Construction Team. This role reports into the Construction Director/Head of Construction and oversees the week-to-week management of a number of sites, whilst supporting the site management teams and maintaining a steady flow of information between all departments.

The purpose of the role is to manage the build programme, ensuring all aspects of construction projects are in conformity with the Persimmon Way, budgets, timelines and construction and quality standards.

What you'll do as a Contracts Manager:

• Manage a number of construction projects ensuring they are completed on time and to specification, while complying with company and construction build and quality standards
• Manage, report and cost control the logistics and resources associated with developments, working to regulatory and quality standards and implementing cost saving solutions, to ensure compliance and budgetary targets are met
• Conduct routine visual inspections and ensure site operations are monitored, recorded and in compliance with Group construction standards and the Persimmon Way
• Manage the workforce effectively, conducting HR processes including resourcing, performance management, coaching and training to ensure sites are adequately resourced and employees achieve their full potential
• Appoint and retain subcontractors, including sourcing and negotiation of contracts, to ensure resources are available to achieve build and quality targets
• Ensure subcontractors deliver performance against Group guidelines, to ensure costs are controlled and projects complete on time, to the desired quality standards and within budget
• Work cohesively with other departments across the Operating Company such as Sales and Customer Care to ensure achievement of targets
• Delivery of the Group Health, Safety and Environment Policy while ensuring compliance throughout the team to ensure health and safety standards are met

What experience do I need?

• Experience within the housebuilding construction industry
• Understanding of the NHBC Standards
• Understanding of Health, Safety and Environmental legislation
• Experience managing multiple construction development sites
• Current CSCS Card (Construction Skills Certification Scheme)
• SMSTS (Site Management Safety Training Scheme) is preferred
• Full UK Driving Licence is essential
• Qualified to minimum NVQ Level 7 in Construction Site Supervision is desirable, however training will be provided