Contracts Manager- Facades

Bennett and Game Recruitment LTD; London Borough of Islington; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonus scheme

Project and departmental bonuses

Death in service cover

Critical illness cover

Aviva health & wellbeing support

Mentor and coaching programmes

Professional CPD training

Study support

Job summary

Bennett and Game Recruitment LTD is representing a progressive principal contractor seeking a Contracts Manager to oversee multiple facade, cladding and external envelope projects across the UK. The role combines senior oversight with an on-site, hands-on presence to drive teams, programmes and delivery.

You will lead pre-construction through handover, coordinate design, procurement and site teams, and maintain high standards of safety, quality and performance.

Qualifications

• Strong site management experience across facade, cladding or external envelope projects.
• Excellent communication and client-facing skills.
• Hands-on, proactive approach with the ability to drive issues to resolution.

Responsibilities

• Take responsibility for the successful delivery of multiple fa-ade, cladding and external envelope projects.
• Provide strong day-to-day leadership across site teams, driving programme, productivity and construction methodology.
• Maintain a visible and hands-on presence on site, working directly with Site Managers, Supervisors, subcontractors and operatives.
• Lead projects from pre-construction through to completion and handover.
• Develop and manage programmes, sequencing, logistics and project delivery plans.
• Coordinate design, procurement, commercial and site teams to keep projects progressing.
• Chair progress meetings with clients, consultants, subcontractors and internal teams.
• Monitor progress against programme and contractual milestones, implementing recovery strategies where required.
• Take ownership of site-based issues, resolving problems quickly and practically.
• Maintain strong standards across health and safety, quality and workmanship.
• Support commercial teams with cost control, variations, procurement and project performance.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, consultants and the supply chain.
• Mentor and develop Site Managers and other members of the project delivery team.

Skills

Site management

Leadership

Client-facing

Problem solving

Travel willingness

Job description

This is an opportunity to join one of the UK's most progressive principal contractors, operating at the forefront of the fa-ade remediation and external envelope sector.

The successful Contracts Manager will play a key role in overseeing the delivery of multiple projects across the UK. This is a genuinely hands-on Contracts Manager position, combining senior project oversight with a strong presence on site and direct involvement in driving teams, programme and delivery.

Backed by a publicly listed parent group with turnover exceeding 600 million and strong financial reserves, the business combines the stability of an established group with the pace and flexibility of a specialist contractor. With projects secured into 2029 and values reaching circa 22 million, this is a business offering genuine long-term stability and progression.

The company is also known for doing things differently. Its Contracts Managers are expected to be visible, hands-on and actively involved in solving problems on site, working closely with Site Managers, Project Managers, subcontractors and clients to drive projects forward.

Contracts Manager - Salary & Benefits

• Salary: 80,000 - 100,000 DOE (open to discussion)
• Office near Portsmouth- flexible with hybrid/remote working & nationwide projects
• 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays
• Loyalty incentives increasing holiday entitlement up to 30 days
• Christmas shutdown
• Company bonus scheme
• Project and departmental bonus schemes
• Personal reward scheme
• Company share/LTIP opportunities
• Death in service cover
• Critical illness cover
• Aviva Smart Health and wellbeing support
• Mentor, coaching and personal development programmes
• Monthly internal training, Udemy and CPD courses
• Financial support for professional studies
• Department social budgets and regular company events
• Charity fundraising days

Contracts Manager - Job Overview

• Take responsibility for the successful delivery of multiple fa-ade, cladding and external envelope projects
• Provide strong day-to-day leadership across site teams, driving programme, productivity and construction methodology
• Maintain a visible and hands-on presence on site, working directly with Site Managers, Supervisors, subcontractors and operatives
• Lead projects from pre-construction through to completion and handover
• Develop and manage programmes, sequencing, logistics and project delivery plans
• Coordinate design, procurement, commercial and site teams to keep projects progressing
• Chair progress meetings with clients, consultants, subcontractors and internal teams
• Monitor progress against programme and contractual milestones, implementing recovery strategies where required
• Take ownership of site-based issues, resolving problems quickly and practically
• Maintain strong standards across health and safety, quality and workmanship
• Support commercial teams with cost control, variations, procurement and project performance
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, consultants and the supply chain
• Mentor and develop Site Managers and other members of the project delivery team

Contracts Manager - Requirements

• Willingness to travel nationwide
• Strong experience delivering projects within fa-ade, cladding, roofing or the wider external envelope sector
• Previous experience as a Contracts Manager, Senior Contracts Manager or equivalent
• Proven experience managing projects from pre-construction through to completion
• Strong site management and construction delivery background
• Confident leading Site Managers, subcontractors and wider project teams
• Strong understanding of programmes, sequencing, logistics, quality and health & safety
• Commercially aware with a good understanding of contract performance and project costs
• Excellent communication and client-facing skills
• A hands-on, proactive approach with the ability to get out on site and drive issues through to resolution
• Experience within a specialist contractor or principal contractor environment preferred

What makes this opportunity different?

• Secure workload and confirmed projects extending into 2029
• Financial backing from a 600m+ publicly listed group
• Projects ranging up to circa 22 million
• A genuinely hands-on Contracts Manager position rather than a purely administrative or contractual role
• Strong involvement in the day-to-day delivery and leadership of projects
• Genuine progression opportunities as the business continues to grow
• A progressive culture where employee feedback directly influences senior management
• Significant investment in training, coaching and personal development
• Strong internal progression, with senior leaders having developed through the business
• Specialist fa-ade and envelope expertise retained in-house
• A modern approach to construction, commercial management and project delivery