Senior Contracts Lead – Engineering Projects

Franklin Hodge Industries Ltd; Hereford; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Franklin Hodge Industries Limited, based in Hereford, seeks an experienced Contracts Manager to lead the Contracts Team through end-to-end contract delivery from order to completion. The role emphasizes strong leadership, commercial acumen and customer relationship management within a specialist engineering environment.

The successful candidate will oversee contract planning, performance, and compliance, ensuring projects finish safely, on time and within budgets, while driving continuous

Qualifications

• Proven experience in contract management, project management or a similar operational leadership role.
• Strong leadership and people management skills.
• Excellent organisational and planning skills.
• Strong commercial and financial awareness, including budgeting and margins.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and relationship-building abilities.
• Proactive problem-solving with good decision-making under pressure.
• Commitment to health and safety, compliance and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage and develop the Contracts Team, allocating work and setting priorities.
• Oversee the portfolio of contracts from order handover to completion with governance and control.
• Monitor workload, performance and provide training and succession planning.
• Review contract scopes, terms, risks and delivery requirements; escalate issues and determine recovery actions.
• Ensure site documentation and risk assessments are completed and compliant before work starts.
• Maintain oversight of programmes, resources and milestones to meet deadlines and budgets.
• Monitor contract costs, forecasts, variations and margins to protect profitability.
• Coordinate with customers, suppliers, and internal departments; approve supplier selection and procurement.

Skills

Contract management

Project management

Leadership

People management

Budget management

Negotiation

Communication

Job description

Franklin Hodge Industries Limited, based in Hereford, seeks an experienced Contracts Manager to lead the Contracts Team through end-to-end contract delivery from order to completion. The role emphasizes strong leadership, commercial acumen and customer relationship management within a specialist engineering environment.

The successful candidate will oversee contract planning, performance, and compliance, ensuring projects finish safely, on time and within budgets, while driving continuous