Senior Contract Manager — Nationwide Construction Projects

Portakabin Ltd; Stourbridge; 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 (Discounts)

Learning & development opportunities

Career progression

Annual volunteering day

Job summary

Portakabin Ltd is seeking a Contract Manager to oversee nationwide contracts from our GB Healthcare team. The role carries a permanent basis with a salary up to 67,000 and a 10% on-target bonus. Regular travel and overnight stays support project delivery across the country.

You will lead multi-disciplinary teams, manage budgets, ensure safety, and build strong customer relationships while contributing to pre-construction activities and value delivery.

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 cost management.
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary project teams.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety legislation and procedures.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to resolve issues during delivery.

Responsibilities

• Take full ownership for successful project management and delivery of allocated large or complex contracts, on time, to budget and to customer satisfaction.
• Act as subject matter expert in project delivery and share knowledge with colleagues.
• Lead and coordinate multi-disciplinary teams to achieve contract delivery objectives.
• Maintain or improve project margins and cash flow through planning and risk control.
• Produce regular reports and updates for stakeholders with progress against programme and milestones.
• Identify, manage and mitigate project risks and opportunities to improve outcomes.
• Ensure compliance with contractual terms, manage variations and disputes.
• Build strong customer relationships as main contact for allocated contracts.
• Support bid and pre-construction activities with operational input.
• Provide coaching and line management for contract team professionals where applicable.

Skills

Project management

Financial control

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Education

Degree level

PM qualification (or equivalent)

Job description

Portakabin Ltd is seeking a Contract Manager to oversee nationwide contracts from our GB Healthcare team. The role carries a permanent basis with a salary up to 67,000 and a 10% on-target bonus. Regular travel and overnight stays support project delivery across the country.

You will lead multi-disciplinary teams, manage budgets, ensure safety, and build strong customer relationships while contributing to pre-construction activities and value delivery.