Electrical Contracts Manager

PARKINSON GRAY ASSOCIATES LTD; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 56,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established electrical contracting company in Birmingham is seeking an Electrical Contracts Manager to support its growth. The successful candidate will take on significant responsibilities, including managing tender production and client engagement. This role offers direct ownership of projects and collaboration with senior management. Ideal candidates will have a strong customer-focused approach and confidence in end-to-end project management, ensuring safe and timely delivery of projects valued from £500K to £1.5m.

Qualifications

• Experience in estimating and tendering for electrical contracts.
• Strong ability to engage with clients and manage projects end-to-end.
• Excellent understanding of cost control and safe delivery practices.

Responsibilities

• Manage estimating, tendering, client engagement, and delivery of projects.
• Work closely with senior decision-makers to drive project success.

Skills

Customer-focused approach

Project management

Tender production

Client engagement

Job description

Overview

A well-established electrical contracting business, operating at a steady £56m annual turnover, is looking to appoint an Electrical Contracts Manager to support continued growth and strengthen its project delivery capability. This organisation has built its name on reliability, technical competence, and long-standing client relationships. Project values typically sit around £500K, with larger schemes occasionally reaching £1.5m across commercial, industrial, and specialist environments.

You will be joining a close-knit management structure where your contribution genuinely matters. This is not a heavily layered business: the successful candidate will work directly with senior decision-makers and will have real ownership of their projects. The role combines estimating, tendering, client engagement, programming, resourcing, cost control, and ensuring safe, timely delivery from start to finish. If you want to be involved in every stage of the process rather than one small part of it, this is that kind of role.

Responsibilities

• The role combines estimating, tendering, client engagement, programming, resourcing, cost control, and ensuring safe, timely delivery from start to finish.
• Work directly with senior decision-makers and take real ownership of projects in a close-knit management structure.

Key expectations

• A customer-focused approach, building trust with clients and ensuring repeat business.
• The ability to produce tenders, assess drawings / specifications, and present well-reasoned bids.
• Confidence in end-to-end project management, including planning, procurement, ...