Contracts Manager

Abatec Recruitment; West of England; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Additional attractive benefits

Job summary

Abatec are working with an established civil engineering and infrastructure contractor who are looking to strengthen their team with a Contracts Manager. The role sits within a major AMP8 water framework, delivering water infrastructure and related civil works across the region.

You will lead multiple projects from mobilisation to completion, maintaining strong client relationships and ensuring safe, commercially sound delivery that meets programme targets and quality standards.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering civil engineering and infrastructure projects.
• Experience with major utility frameworks / long-term programmes.
• NEC forms of contract experience.
• Managing multiple projects and delivery teams.
• Strong client-facing and stakeholder management.
• Commercial, programme and operational management.

Responsibilities

• Taking overall responsibility for contract delivery, programme, cost and performance.
• Managing project teams including Site Managers, Engineers and Commercial staff.
• Working closely with the client and supply chain to maintain strong relationships.
• Monitoring project performance, budgets, programmes and commercial targets.
• Managing NEC contracts, change, compensation events and commercial risk.
• Ensuring projects meet required quality, health & safety and environmental standards.
• Identifying opportunities to improve delivery, productivity and profitability.

Skills

Contract management

Client-facing

Stakeholder management

Commercial management

Tools

NEC contracts

Job description

Abatec are working with an established civil engineering and infrastructure contractor who are looking to strengthen their team with a Contracts Manager.

The business has a long-standing track record delivering civil engineering and infrastructure projects for major UK utilities and is experiencing continued growth across the regulated water sector.

This role will sit within a major AMP8 water framework, delivering a range of projects across the region including water infrastructure, network improvements and associated civil engineering works.

As Contract Manager, you will take responsibility for the successful delivery of multiple clean water projects, overseeing contracts from mobilisation through to completion. A key part of the role will be maintaining and developing strong, client-facing relationships, acting as a senior point of contact and representing the business throughout project delivery.

The successful candidate will be working closely with the client, Project Managers, the Commercial team and support staff to ensure projects are delivered safely, commercially and to programme.

As Contracts Manager you will:

• Taking overall responsibility for contract delivery, programme, cost and performance
• Managing project teams including Site Managers, Engineers and Commercial staff
• Working closely with the client and supply chain to maintain strong relationships
• Monitoring project performance, budgets, programmes and commercial targetsManaging NEC contracts, change, compensation events and commercial risk
• Ensuring projects meet required quality, health & safety and environmental standards
• Identifying opportunities to improve delivery, productivity and profitability

Our client requires a Contracts Manager with:

• Major utility frameworks / long-term programmes
• Civil engineering and infrastructure projects
• NEC forms of contract
• Managing multiple projects and delivery teams
• Strong client-facing and stakeholder management
• Commercial, programme and operational management

Salary/Benefits:

• £80,000 - £95,000 depending on experience
• Car allowance
• + additional attractive benefits

The reference for this vacancy is (phone number removed).