Roofing Contracts Lead — Drive On-Time, Profitable Projects

DLP Northern Services; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary £50,000

Holidays 25 days + bank holidays

Company pension

Team events

Job summary

DLP Northern Services is seeking an experienced Contracts Manager in Liverpool to take ownership of delivering client contracts safely, on time and within budget. You will lead Site Managers, Project Managers and subcontractors, building strong client relationships and driving performance across programmes and costs.

The role demands commercial focus, robust leadership and a proactive approach to risks and improvements, with a strong emphasis on health and safety and quality for all works.

Qualifications

• Commercially aware with experience managing budgets, costs and contract performance.
• Excellent communicator and relationship builder with strong client-facing skills.
• Confident leader who can motivate, coach and develop teams.
• Highly organised, able to manage competing priorities and make effective decisions under pressure.
• Proactive in identifying risks, opportunities and improvements.
• Committed to high standards of health and safety, quality and customer service.
• Comfortable working collaboratively with commercial, operational and senior management teams.

Responsibilities

• Take overall responsibility for the delivery of client contracts, ensuring KPIs, quality standards, programmes and contractual requirements are met.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, residents, subcontractors and stakeholders.
• Lead and support operational teams, ensuring resources and subcontractors are effectively planned and managed.
• Monitor contract performance, costs, risks and opportunities, taking corrective action where required.
• Collaborate with the Commercial Manager to ensure contracts are delivered profitably and entitlements are protected.
• Ensure works meet health and safety, quality and environmental standards with a zero-tolerance approach to safety.
• Develop programmes of work, resource plans and performance reports for senior management.
• Lead client and operational performance meetings and ensure actions are followed through.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement, innovation and business development.
• Coach and develop team members to foster accountability and high performance.
• Ensure the team delivers on commitments and maintains customer and resident satisfaction.

Skills

Budget management

Client relationship

Leadership

Prioritisation

Risk & opportunity spotting

HSE compliance

Job description

DLP Northern Services is seeking an experienced Contracts Manager in Liverpool to take ownership of delivering client contracts safely, on time and within budget. You will lead Site Managers, Project Managers and subcontractors, building strong client relationships and driving performance across programmes and costs.

The role demands commercial focus, robust leadership and a proactive approach to risks and improvements, with a strong emphasis on health and safety and quality for all works.