Contracts Manager

Fawkes and Reece; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction contractor in the Yorkshire area is seeking an experienced Contracts Manager to oversee projects up to £25m. Responsibilities include ensuring compliance with financial and safety targets, creating contract and safety plans, and managing client relationships. The company emphasizes a supportive culture and promotes innovation and staff development through personalized training.

Benefits

Car or generous car allowance

Life insurance

Holidays

Pension

Personalised training and Integration plan

Responsibilities

• Manage projects to ensure compliance and achieve financial, safety, quality and environmental targets.
• Create contract plans, safety plans, method statements, and risk assessments.
• Undertake planning, programming, and resourcing of assigned contracts.
• Manage relationships with clients, engineers, surveyors, and sub-contractors.
• Promote and encourage innovation and value.
• Motivate, coach, and support both staff and operatives.
• Contribute to health and safety mission by ensuring SHEQ procedures are followed.
• Assist in promoting a safe and caring workplace.

Job description

Overview

Reference: VAC-354013_1759321673
Posted: October 1, 2025

Due to a growth in work and full order book, my client is looking to appoint a Contracts Manager to oversee projects of up to £25m throughout the region. My client is a prominent contractor with a growing footprint across the Yorkshire area, with a presence in the market for over 35 years. They are committed to delivering the highest standards of safety, expertise and quality while maintaining a supportive, family-orientated culture.

Responsibilities

• Managing projects to ensure compliance and to achieve financial, safety, quality and environmental targets.
• Creating contract plans, safety plans, method statements, risk assessments and taking the responsibility for the safe delivery of projects.
• Undertaking planning, programming and resourcing of assigned contracts.
• Managing relationships through liaising, negotiating, and meeting with clients, consulting engineers, surveyors, sub-contractors etc.
• Promoting and encouraging innovation and value.
• Motivating, coaching, encouraging, supporting and providing guidance to both staff and operatives.
• Contributing to our upcoming health and safety mission by ensuring company SHEQ, and all other procedures are followed.
• Assisting and promoting our mission of providing a safe and caring workplace.

Benefits

• Car or generous car allowance
• Life insurance
• Holidays
• Pension
• Personalised training and Integration plan