Lead Contract Manager - Nationwide Modular Construction

Portakabin Ltd; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 74,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

Private medical

Annual leave 25+days + buy 5

Pension

Cycle to Work

Employee discounts

Learning & development

Career progression

Volunteer day

Job summary

Portakabin Ltd seeks a Contract Manager to lead delivery of large or complex contracts nationwide, with regular travel and overnight stays. The role offers a permanent contract, a company car, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Ideal candidates will have a degree in a relevant discipline and a project management qualification, with strong financial control and team leadership experience. Interviews to be held in the near term.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level in a relevant discipline or equivalent experience.
• Project management qualification or equivalent experience.
• Experience delivering large and complex construction or modular projects.
• Strong knowledge of financial control in project delivery and final accounts.
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary project teams and coordinating suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Take full ownership for the successful project management and delivery of allocated large or complex contracts, ensuring completion safely, on time, to specification, to budget and to the satisfaction of the customer.
• Act as a subject matter expert in project delivery, sharing knowledge and expertise with colleagues to support best practice across the function.
• Lead and coordinate multi-disciplinary teams to achieve contract delivery objectives, ensuring clarity of roles, responsibilities and deliverables.
• Maintain or improve project margins and cash flow through effective planning, budget management, risk control and commercial decision-making.
• Produce regular reports and updates for stakeholders, providing analysis of progress against programme, costs and key milestones.
• Identify, manage and mitigate project risks, maintaining an up-to-date risk register and acting on opportunities to improve outcomes.
• Ensure compliance with contractual terms and conditions, managing variations and resolving contractual conflicts and disputes where required.
• Build strong customer relationships, acting as the main point of contact for allocated contracts.
• Support bid and pre-construction activity as required, contributing operational expertise.
• Provide coaching, support and, where applicable, line management for professionals within the contract team.

Skills

Contract management

Budget control

Risk management

People leadership

Stakeholder communication

Education

Degree in a relevant discipline

Project management qualification

Job description

Portakabin Ltd seeks a Contract Manager to lead delivery of large or complex contracts nationwide, with regular travel and overnight stays. The role offers a permanent contract, a company car, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Ideal candidates will have a degree in a relevant discipline and a project management qualification, with strong financial control and team leadership experience. Interviews to be held in the near term.