National Contract & Project Delivery Manager

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

Benefits offered by this job

Contributory pension including life保险

Health and wellbeing services

Cycle to Work Scheme

Employee Benefits Program

Learning & development opportunities

Career progression

Volunteering day benefit

Job summary

Portakabin Ltd seeks a Contract Manager to join our GB Healthcare team, supporting nationwide projects with regular travel and overnight stays. This permanent role offers an annual salary up to 67,000, plus an annual on target bonus of up to 10%, and a company car.

Educated to degree level with a project management qualification, you will own the delivery of large contracts, lead cross-functional teams, manage budgets and risks, maintain margins, and build strong customer relationships.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level in a relevant discipline or equivalent experience.
• Project management qualification or equivalent.
• 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.
• Experience managing third-party suppliers.
• Knowledge of 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

Budget management

Risk management

Leadership

Stakeholder reporting

Contract delivery

Education

Degree level

Project management qualification

Job description

Portakabin Ltd seeks a Contract Manager to join our GB Healthcare team, supporting nationwide projects with regular travel and overnight stays. This permanent role offers an annual salary up to 67,000, plus an annual on target bonus of up to 10%, and a company car.

Educated to degree level with a project management qualification, you will own the delivery of large contracts, lead cross-functional teams, manage budgets and risks, maintain margins, and build strong customer relationships.