Contracts Manager -&Nbsp;Surfacing & Highways

Upfront Recruitment; Manchester; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Up Front Recruitment is seeking a Contracts Manager for a leading surfacing and highways contractor in Manchester. You will oversee contracts from planning through to completion, coordinating labour, materials and plant while managing costs, programme and quality.

The role requires experience in surfacing or highways contracts, a practical understanding of asphalt operations, and the ability to manage multiple jobs while maintaining client relationships and supporting site teams.

Qualifications

• Experience managing surfacing or highways contracts.
• Practical understanding of asphalt operations.
• Ability to oversee several jobs at once.

Responsibilities

• Oversee contracts from planning through to completion.
• Coordinate labour, materials and plant while controlling costs, programme and quality.
• Maintain client relationships and support site teams.
• Resolve problems before they hold up the job.

Job description

Contracts Manager - Surfacing & Highways

Manchester

Salary and package dependent on experience

Up Front Recruitment is recruiting a Contracts Manager for an established surfacing and highways contractor with many years in the industry.

You’ll join a team that works together to get jobs delivered. The business has its own surfacing teams and specialist plant, so you’ll work closely with the people planning and carrying out the work.

Projects cover asphalt surfacing, road resurfacing and highways for public and private sector clients. There’s variety in the work, from smaller maintenance schemes to larger surfacing contracts.

As Contracts Manager, you’ll oversee jobs from planning through to completion, coordinating labour, materials and plant while keeping control of costs, programme and quality. You’ll maintain client relationships, support site teams and help resolve problems before they hold up the job.

You’ll need experience managing surfacing or highways contracts, a practical understanding of asphalt operations and confidence overseeing several jobs at once.

How you work with people matters here. You’ll be someone who communicates clearly, backs their team and takes responsibility for getting the work finished properly.