Groundworks Contracts Manager

MTRP Ltd; Bolton; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Groundworks Contractor in Greater Manchester/Lancashire seeks a Contracts Manager to lead civils and groundworks on multiple live sites. You will oversee start-to-end delivery, assign labour and plant, and ensure projects meet time and budget targets.

You will manage client relationships, attend progress meetings, and work with commercial teams on budgets, variations and forecasting. Travel across Greater Manchester and Lancashire is required.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering Civil Engineering and Groundworks projects (housing, education, commercial).
• Based in Greater Manchester or Lancashire with daily travel.
• Ability to produce reports and programmes for project teams.

Responsibilities

• Oversee multiple projects from start to completion.
• Manage civils/groundworks teams and allocate labour and plant.
• Maintain client relationships and attend progress meetings.
• Coordinate budgets, variations and forecasting with commercial teams.
• Ensure S38/S278/S104 works are delivered to handover.

Skills

Contract management

Civil engineering

Groundworks

Team leadership

Reporting

Education

NVQ Level 3 / HNC / degree

Tools

CSCS Card (gold)

SMSTS

First Aid at Work

IT literate

Job description

The Company:

We are working with a Groundworks Contractor who are looking to recruit a Groundworks Contracts Manager to join their team. They are part of a wider construction business and predominantly work on new build housing, education and commercial schemes across Greater Manchester and Lancashire.

The Role:

Due to a healthy pipeline of work, they are now in a position to recruit a Contracts Manager to oversee projects from start to completion and delivering multiple projects on time and on budget and provide a civils/groundworks management service for the company.

You are responsible for the management of the civils and the groundworks teams including allocation of labour and plant to best serve multiple sites under your control.

Oversee multiple construction projects from pre-construction through to the end of the Defects Liability Period.

Manage client relationships, attend progress meetings, and produce reports.

Coordinate with commercial teams on budgets, variations, and forecasting.

Manage the processes, submissions and information required to enable S38/S278/S104 works are delivered from initial discussions through to final handover and sign off.

You/Requirements:

They are looking to meet with local individuals who have worked as a Contracts Manager delivering Civil Engineering and Groundworks projects in key sectors - housing, education, commercial, local government.

You will be based in or able to travel to Greater Manchester and Lancashire on a daily basis.

• Minimum NVQ Level 3 in Supervisory Management or equivalent/HNC or degree.
• CSCS Card (gold or above)
• SMSTS training; First Aid at Work qualified;
• IT literate - Capable of producing reports, programmes etc for distribution to wider project teams.

Rewards:

You will receive a good salary and benefits package.

You will be working with a contractor who are well respected, who are members of most of the key regional construction frameworks and are in great financial health so offer a secure future.

They have a low staff turnover as people enjoy working for them so don't tend to move on.