Senior Contract Manager – Nationwide Project Delivery

Portakabin Ltd; Much Wenlock; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 74,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

Private medical scheme

Pension and life insurance

Cycle to Work Scheme

Employee Discounts

Learning & development opportunities

Career progression

Volunteering day

Job summary

Portakabin Ltd is seeking a Contract Manager for a permanent role based in Telford, with responsibility for nationwide projects and regular travel. The role requires ownership of contracting, risk and delivery, leading cross-functional teams, and maintaining margins and cash flow.

The position offers a permanent contract, company car, private medical cover, 25 days leave plus bank holidays (with option to buy 5 extra days), and opportunities for career progression and development.

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 project delivery methodologies and processes.
• Strong knowledge of financial control in project delivery and final accounts negotiation.
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary project teams.
• Experience managing third-party suppliers and contractors.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety legislation and procedures.
• Strong problem-solving skills for delivery issues.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the successful project management and delivery of allocated large or complex contracts, ensuring completion safely, on time, to specification, to budget and to customer satisfaction.
• 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

Degree level

PM qualification

Large modular projects

Financial control

Leadership

Health and safety

Education

Degree in relevant discipline

Job description

Portakabin Ltd is seeking a Contract Manager for a permanent role based in Telford, with responsibility for nationwide projects and regular travel. The role requires ownership of contracting, risk and delivery, leading cross-functional teams, and maintaining margins and cash flow.

The position offers a permanent contract, company car, private medical cover, 25 days leave plus bank holidays (with option to buy 5 extra days), and opportunities for career progression and development.