Contracts Manager - Roofing & Cladding

Upfront Recruitment; Llanfabon; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car or car allowance

Benefits package

Job summary

Up Front Recruitment is seeking a Contracts Manager for a Bridgend-based roofing and cladding contractor with a 40-year UK pedigree. You will lead on-site contracts, manage programmes and budgets, and be the main contact for clients and supply chain across the UK.

The role is permanent, full-time, PAYE, with a salary of £50,000–£60,000 depending on experience, plus a company car or car allowance and benefits package. Based in or around Bridgend, occasional travel to sites is required.

Qualifications

• Previous experience managing roofing and cladding contracts.
• Strong understanding of metal roofing, flat roofing, cladding and rooflight work.
• Commercial awareness and confidence handling budgets and programmes.
• Ability to work with clients and site teams, maintaining good relationships.
• Holder of a full UK driving licence and willingness to travel to sites.

Responsibilities

• Running roofing and cladding contracts from start on site through to handover.
• Overseeing the programme, budget and commercial aspects of each job.
• Being the day-to-day contact for clients, main contractors and the supply chain.
• Visiting sites to monitor progress, quality and health and safety.
• Managing site teams, supervisors and subcontractors.
• Dealing with variations, valuations and arising problems.
• Collaborating with pre-construction and commercial teams to set up each job properly.

Skills

Roofing & cladding contracts

Metal/flat roofing understanding

Budgets & programmes

Client & site team relation

UK driving licence & travel

Bridgend/South Wales residency

Job description

Contracts Manager - Roofing & Cladding

Bridgend, South Wales

£50,000 to £60,000 depending on experience + company car or car allowance + benefits package

Permanent, full-time, PAYE

About the role

Up Front Recruitment is recruiting a Contracts Manager for a long-established roofing and cladding contractor with a branch in Bridgend. The company has been installing commercial roofing and cladding systems for over 40 years and is one of the larger specialists in the UK. This is a permanent PAYE position working from the Bridgend office.

The branch is made up of skilled people from the local area, and the work goes well beyond South Wales. Projects run across the UK for commercial, industrial, education, healthcare and housing clients. You'll be working in a business that has a full order book to draw on and a reputation for delivering what it says it will, on time and within budget.

What you'll be doing

• Running roofing and cladding contracts from start on site through to handover
• Looking after the programme, the budget and the commercial side of each job
• Being the day-to-day contact for clients, main contractors and the supply chain
• Visiting sites to check progress, quality and health and safety
• Managing site teams, supervisors and subcontractors
• Dealing with variations, valuations and problems as they come up
• Working with the pre-construction and commercial teams so each job is set up properly

What we're looking for

• Previous experience managing roofing and cladding contracts (this is essential)
• A good understanding of metal roofing, flat roofing, cladding and rooflight work
• Commercial awareness and confidence handling budgets and programmes
• Someone who gets on with clients and site teams, and can hold a conversation when a job gets difficult
• A full UK driving licence and willingness to travel to sites when needed
• Based in or around Bridgend and South Wales

What you get

• Salary of £45,000 to £60,000, depending on your experience
• Company car or car allowance
• A company benefits package
• A permanent role with a stable business that has been going for over 40 years
• A mix of projects across several sectors, not the same job every time