Contracts Manager

United Infrastructure Ltd; Stretford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave entitlement

Employee wellbeing package

Opportunity to work on UK-wide housing

UK travel as needed

Job summary

United Infrastructure Ltd is seeking an experienced Contracts Manager with Pre-Construction expertise to lead bids and contracts in social housing projects across the UK. You will drive planning, pricing, risk management and stakeholder engagement from enquiry to award.

Key duties include coordinating estimating, commercial and operational teams, developing delivery strategies, and ensuring timely tender submissions while maintaining high quality standards. A driving licence is required.

Qualifications

• Experience in Pre-Construction, Bid Management or Project Management within social housing.
• Strong understanding of refurbishment, retrofit, decarbonisation and housing maintenance.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Commercial awareness with tendering/bid experience.
• Able to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
• Full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Lead the pre-construction process from tender receipt through to contract award.
• Manage bid submissions, ensuring deadlines and quality standards are achieved.
• Coordinate internal teams including estimating, commercial, operational and SHEQ functions.
• Develop delivery strategies, programmes, logistics plans and resource requirements.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, consultants and supply chain partners.
• Identify project risks and opportunities and develop mitigation plans.
• Support contract mobilisation and handover to operational teams.
• Review tender documentation and ensure compliance with client requirements.
• Contribute to presentations, interviews and client meetings.
• Drive continuous improvement across pre-construction activities.

Skills

Pre-Construction

Bid Management

Project Management

Stakeholder Management

Tendering

Communication Skills

Driving Licence

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Contracts Manager with Pre-Construction experience to join our growing Social Housing team. This is a key role responsible for leading projects from initial enquiry through to contract award, ensuring robust planning, pricing, risk management, and stakeholder engagement.

Working closely with operational, commercial, and bid teams, you will play a crucial role in securing and mobilising planned maintenance, decarbonisation, retrofit, refurbishment, and housing improvement contracts. Delivery. Experience across social housing, capital works, retrofit and building safety is important, ideally with some PAS 2035 knowledge

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the pre-construction process from tender receipt through to contract award.
• Manage bid submissions, ensuring deadlines and quality standards are achieved.
• Coordinate internal teams including estimating, commercial, operational and SHEQ functions.
• Develop delivery strategies, programmes, logistics plans and resource requirements.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, consultants and supply chain partners.
• Identify project risks and opportunities and develop mitigation plans.
• Support contract mobilisation and handover to operational teams.
• Review tender documentation and ensure compliance with client requirements.
• Contribute to presentations, interviews and client meetings.
• Drive continuous improvement across pre-construction activities.

About You

• Proven experience in a Pre-Construction, Bid Management or Project Management role within social housing, construction or planned maintenance.
• Strong understanding of refurbishment, retrofit, decarbonisation and housing maintenance projects.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Commercially aware with experience of tendering and bid processes.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously.
• Full UK driving licence.

What We Offer

• Annual leave entitlement
• Employee wellbeing and benefits package
• Opportunity to work on projects that improve homes and communities across the UK