Contracts Manager in Ashford, Kent

Energy Jobline CVL; Ashford; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel allowance

Overnight allowance

Career progression

Training

Job summary

Energy Jobline CVL in the South East is seeking an experienced Contracts Manager or Site Manager to oversee multiple small-scale construction sites across the region.

You will liaise with clients, suppliers and on-site teams to ensure timely, on-budget delivery, lead site planning, scheduling and resource coordination, and ensure health and safety and quality standards are met. Occasional nights away are possible.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience as a contracts manager or site manager within the construction, glazing, or fenestration industry.
• Proven experience managing multiple small-scale construction sites simultaneously.
• NVQ Level 5 in Construction Site Management (or equivalent) would be beneficial.
• Strong organisational and communication skills with the ability to lead and motivate site teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage a select number of windows and doors installation projects, coupled with flood defence from start to finish.
• Liaise with clients, suppliers, and on-site teams to ensure timely, on-budget delivery.
• Lead site planning, scheduling, and resource coordination.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety, quality standards, and contractual requirements.
• Provide hands-on leadership, occasionally working on-site where required.
• Travel to site locations across the South East and South, which will include occasional nights away.

Skills

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Leadership

Education

NVQ Level 5 in Construction Site Management

Job description

Join a Growing Leader in Flood Defence Solutions

We are a specialist supplier and installer of flood defence products serving the Construction and Fenestration industry. As demand for sustainable and effective flood solutions grows, we're expanding our project delivery team. We are now seeking an experienced Contracts Manager or Site Manager to oversee the execution of multiple small-scale construction sites across the South East

As the Contracts Manager you will be a driven and organised professional ideally with a background in windows and doors, double glazing or commercial glazing looking to take the next step in their career. With clear opportunities for progression, this position for a contracts manager or site manager offers a chance to be part of an innovative and fast-growing company making a tangible impact in a rapidly growing sector.

Key Responsibilities:

• The contracts manager will manage a select number of windows, and doors installation projects, coupled with flood defence from start to finish
• Liaise with clients, suppliers, and on-site teams to ensure timely, on-budget delivery
• Lead site planning, scheduling, and resource coordination.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety, quality standards, and contractual requirements
• Provide hands-on leadership, occasionally working on-site where required
• Travel to site locations across the South East and South, which will include occassional nights away.

Requirements:

• Minimum 3 years of experience as a contracts manager or site manager within the construction, or glazing, or fenestration industry
• Proven experience managing multiple small-scale construction sites simultaneously.
• NVQ Level 5 in Construction Site Management (or equivalent) would be a benefit, but not as essential as the application of common sense!
• Strong organisational and communication skills with the ability to lead and motivate site teams

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary with regular reviews
• Generous travel and overnight allowance
• Clear path to progression in a growing business
• Ongoing professional development and training
• A chance to work on innovative and high-impact environmental protection projects in specialist double glazing, and flood defence construction products.

Ready to take on a new challenge and grow your career in a future-focused sector, are you the contracts manager / site manager looking for a truly refreshing and exciting role in a rapidly developing industry.