Senior Contract Manager - Nationwide Construction Projects

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

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

Single Private Medical Scheme

25 days annual leave + bank holidays (

Voluntary extra leave option

Job summary

Portakabin Ltd. is seeking a Contract Manager to oversee nationwide projects within the GB Healthcare team, with travel and overnight stays as needed. The role offers a permanent contract, a company car, and a competitive salary up to £67,000 plus a potential 10% bonus.

Responsibilities include leading multi-disciplinary teams, maintaining margins, and ensuring contract delivery to time, cost and quality targets, while managing risks and maintaining customer relationships.

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

Budget control

Risk management

Leadership

Contract delivery

Stakeholder reporting

Education

Degree or relevant experience

Job description

Portakabin Ltd. is seeking a Contract Manager to oversee nationwide projects within the GB Healthcare team, with travel and overnight stays as needed. The role offers a permanent contract, a company car, and a competitive salary up to £67,000 plus a potential 10% bonus.

Responsibilities include leading multi-disciplinary teams, maintaining margins, and ensuring contract delivery to time, cost and quality targets, while managing risks and maintaining customer relationships.