Senior Contract Manager: Nationwide Projects & Growth

Portakabin Ltd; Park Village; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 74,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contributory pension

Private medical scheme

Company car

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Bonus up to 10%

Cycle to Work

Job summary

Portakabin Ltd is recruiting a Contract Manager to join our GB Healthcare team, overseeing nationwide project delivery with regular travel and overnight stays. The role ensures safety, on-time completion, and alignment with contract terms across large or complex projects.

The ideal candidate will lead cross-functional teams, manage budgets and risks, and maintain strong customer relationships. This permanent position includes a company car, private medical cover, 25 days of annual leave (plus

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level in a relevant discipline (or equivalent).
• Project management qualification or equivalent experience.
• Experience delivering large and complex construction or modular projects.
• Strong knowledge of project delivery methodologies, processes, and financial control.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of successful project management and delivery of allocated contracts, on time, to budget and to customer satisfaction.
• Lead multi-disciplinary teams and coordinate roles, responsibilities and deliverables.
• Maintain project margins and cash flow through planning, budgeting, risk control and commercial decisions.
• Produce progress reports and updates for stakeholders with cost, milestones and programme analysis.
• Identify and mitigate project risks; maintain a risk register and act on improvement opportunities.
• Ensure compliance with contract terms, manage variations and resolve disputes when required.
• Build and maintain strong customer relationships as main contact for contracts.
• Support bid and pre-construction activity with operational expertise.
• Provide coaching and, where applicable, line management for contract team members.

Skills

Project management

Budget management

Contract management

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Education

Degree in relevant discipline

Project management qualification

Job description

Portakabin Ltd is recruiting a Contract Manager to join our GB Healthcare team, overseeing nationwide project delivery with regular travel and overnight stays. The role ensures safety, on-time completion, and alignment with contract terms across large or complex projects.

The ideal candidate will lead cross-functional teams, manage budgets and risks, and maintain strong customer relationships. This permanent position includes a company car, private medical cover, 25 days of annual leave (plus