Head of Projects / Senior Contracts Manager - Commercial Flooring

Hawkes Resourcing Group; Hutton; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Hawkes Resourcing Group in Brentwood, Essex is seeking an experienced Head of Projects / Senior Contracts Manager for commercial flooring to lead delivery across London and the South East.

This senior hands-on role offers ownership of live projects, management of installation teams, and collaboration with clients and main contractors to drive performance, cost control, and timely handovers.

Salary £75,000–£95,000 DOE plus package; a clear path to director-level responsibility from day one.

Qualifications

• Proven track record delivering multiple commercial flooring projects.
• Strong knowledge of flooring installation, programming and labour planning.
• Experience managing flooring fitters and subcontract installation teams.
• Ability to prioritise workloads and lead teams across several live projects.

Responsibilities

• Taking overall ownership of a portfolio of live commercial flooring projects.
• Allocating workloads and supporting Project Managers and Contracts Managers.
• Planning installation programmes, labour requirements and resources across multiple sites.
• Sourcing, coordinating and managing flooring fitters and subcontract installation teams.
• Building installation capacity to support new project wins.
• Monitoring progress, quality, costs and delivery against agreed programmes.
• Attending client and site meetings and resolving operational issues promptly.
• Working closely with estimating and commercial teams to support effective handovers and cost control.
• Improving operational systems and processes as workloads increase.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Commercial flooring

Client liaison

Resource planning

Tools

Flooring installation teams

Estimating collaboration

Job description

Head of Projects / Senior Contracts Manager Commercial Flooring

Clear Progression to Director from day 1

Location: Brentwood, Essex projects across London and the South East
Salary: £75,000 £95,000 DOE + package

Are you an experienced Contracts Manager within commercial flooring, ready to take on a broader leadership role? Or an established Head of Projects / Senior Contracts Manager looking to help shape the operations of a growing contractor?

An established commercial flooring contractor is looking for an experienced operational leader to oversee its expanding project portfolio. With a strong flow of new work across London and the South East, the business needs someone who can take ownership of delivery, strengthen its installation resource and keep multiple projects running effectively.

This is a hands‑on senior role with the opportunity to influence how projects, people and resources are managed as the company grows.

The Role

You will oversee commercial flooring projects from handover through to completion, working closely with clients, main contractors, the commercial team and installation teams.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Taking overall ownership of a portfolio of live commercial flooring projects.

• Allocating workloads and supporting Project Managers and Contracts Managers.

• Planning installation programmes, labour requirements and resources across multiple sites.

• Sourcing, coordinating and managing flooring fitters and subcontract installation teams.

• Building installation capacity to support new project wins.

• Monitoring progress, quality, costs and delivery against agreed programmes.

• Attending client and site meetings and resolving operational issues promptly.

• Working closely with estimating and commercial teams to support effective handovers and cost control.

• Improving operational systems and processes as workloads increase.

About You

Previous experience managing commercial flooring contracts is essential.

You could be an experienced Flooring Contracts Manager ready to step up, or already working as a Senior Contracts Manager, Operations Manager or Head of Projects within the flooring industry.

You will bring:

• A proven track record of delivering multiple commercial flooring projects.

• Strong knowledge of flooring installation, programming and labour planning.

• Experience managing flooring fitters and subcontract installation teams.

• The ability to prioritise workloads and lead teams across several live projects.

• Commercial awareness and confidence dealing with clients and main contractors.

• A practical approach to solving problems and taking responsibility for delivery.

An established network of reliable flooring fitters, subcontractors and installation teams would be a significant advantage.

What s on Offer?

• £75,000 £95,000 basic salary, depending on experience, plus package.

• Flexibility on the overall offer for the right individual.

• A senior position within an established and growing commercial flooring business.

• The opportunity to shape project delivery and develop the operational team.

• Scope to make a direct impact as the business takes on more work.