National Contract Manager — Large-Scale Projects

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

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

Private medical scheme

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Ability to buy extra 5 days

Contributory pension with life cover

Job summary

Portakabin Ltd is hiring a Contract Manager in Telford to lead the delivery of large and complex contracts across nationwide projects. You’ll manage cross-functional teams, maintain margins, and report progress to stakeholders while driving risk management and contract compliance.

The role offers a permanent contract, a company car, private medical scheme, and 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (with optional 5 extra days). Travel and overnight stays are required.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level in a relevant discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Project management qualification, or equivalent experience.
• Experience of delivering large and complex construction or modular projects.
• Strong technical knowledge of project delivery methodologies and processes.
• Strong knowledge of financial control in project delivery, cost management, and negotiating terms and settlement of final accounts.
• Experience in leading and/or coordinating multi-disciplinary project teams.
• Experience managing third-party suppliers and contractors.
• Knowledge of relevant Health and Safety legislation and procedures.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to resolve issues during project delivery.

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

Project management

Team leadership

Vendor management

Health and safety knowledge

Financial control in projects

Multi-disciplinary coordination

Education

Degree level in relevant discipline

Project management qualification

Job description

Portakabin Ltd is hiring a Contract Manager in Telford to lead the delivery of large and complex contracts across nationwide projects. You’ll manage cross-functional teams, maintain margins, and report progress to stakeholders while driving risk management and contract compliance.

The role offers a permanent contract, a company car, private medical scheme, and 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (with optional 5 extra days). Travel and overnight stays are required.