Senior Contracts Manager

Paxton Personnel Ltd; Inverness; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Paxton Personnel Ltd is partnered with a leading civil engineering and construction contractor in Inverness seeking an experienced Senior Contracts Manager. This role oversees a portfolio of infrastructure and renewable energy projects, delivering on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.

You will lead contracts teams, manage client relations, and drive commercial success across multiple projects, ensuring safety and compliance while identifying commercial risks and

Qualifications

• Significant experience in a Senior Contracts Manager or similar within civil engineering/construction.
• Experience delivering major infrastructure, energy or renewable projects.
• Strong understanding of NEC and/or other major forms of construction contract.
• Proven experience managing complex projects from pre-construction through to completion.
• Strong commercial and contractual awareness.
• Experience managing and developing project teams.
• Excellent client, stakeholder and subcontractor management skills.
• Strong financial, programme and risk-management capabilities.
• A proactive and solutions-focused approach.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Providing strategic leadership across major infrastructure and renewable energy projects, ensuring successful commercial and operational delivery.
• Overseeing contractual, commercial and operational performance across multiple projects.
• Leading and developing Contracts Managers, Project Managers and delivery teams.
• Managing key client relationships and contractual obligations.
• Ensuring projects are delivered safely, on time, within budget and to quality standards.
• Identifying and managing commercial risks, variations and opportunities.
• Working with commercial and estimating teams to maximise profitability.
• Monitoring project programmes, budgets, forecasts and performance.
• Overseeing contract negotiations, procurement and subcontractor management.
• Ensuring compliance with health, safety, environmental and quality standards.
• Reporting to senior management and supporting business development and continuous improvement.

Skills

Senior Contracts Manager

Infrastructure experience

Renewable energy projects

NEC contracts knowledge

Leadership

Client management

Commercial and financial awareness

Communication and negotiation

Risk management

Education

Civil engineering/construction management degree or equivalent

Job description

A leading civil engineering and construction contractor, recognised as a leader in the infrastructure and renewables sectors, is looking to appoint an experienced Senior Contracts Manager to join its growing team in Inverness.

With an established reputation for delivering complex infrastructure and renewable energy projects, the business is at the forefront of supporting the development of critical infrastructure and the UK's transition towards a more sustainable energy future.

This is a senior leadership opportunity for an accomplished contracts professional with a strong background in civil engineering and construction. You will take responsibility for the successful commercial, contractual and operational delivery of major projects, working closely with project teams, clients, subcontractors and senior management.

The role would suit someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, is commercially astute, and has the leadership skills to drive projects from mobilisation through to successful completion.

The Role

As Senior Contracts Manager, you will have overall responsibility for the effective management and delivery of a portfolio of projects across the infrastructure and renewables sectors, ensuring they are completed safely, commercially successfully, on programme and to the required quality standards.

Your responsibilities will include:

Providing strategic leadership across major infrastructure and renewable energy projects, ensuring successful commercial and operational delivery.

• Overseeing contractual, commercial and operational performance across multiple projects.
• Leading and developing Contracts Managers, Project Managers and delivery teams.
• Managing key client relationships and contractual obligations.
• Ensuring projects are delivered safely, on time, within budget and to quality standards.
• Identifying and managing commercial risks, variations and opportunities.
• Working with commercial and estimating teams to maximise profitability.
• Monitoring project programmes, budgets, forecasts and performance.
• Overseeing contract negotiations, procurement and subcontractor management.
• Ensuring compliance with health, safety, environmental and quality standards.
• Reporting to senior management and supporting business development and continuous improvement.

About You

You will be an experienced construction professional with a proven track record of successfully managing major civil engineering, infrastructure or renewable energy projects.

Ideally, you will have:

• Significant experience in a Senior Contracts Manager or similar position within civil engineering/construction.
• Experience delivering major infrastructure, energy or renewable projects.
• A strong understanding of NEC and/or other major forms of construction contract.
• Proven experience managing complex projects from pre-construction through to completion.
• Strong commercial and contractual awareness.
• Experience managing and developing project teams.
• Excellent client, stakeholder and subcontractor management skills.
• Strong financial, programme and risk-management capabilities.
• A proactive and solutions-focused approach.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and leadership skills.
• A relevant degree, HNC/HND or professional qualification in civil engineering, construction management or a related discipline.

Professional membership of ICE, CIOB or a similar institution would be advantageous.

Why Join?

This is an excellent opportunity to join an established and forward-thinking contractor that is a recognised leader in infrastructure and renewables, with an exciting pipeline of major projects across Scotland.

You will have the opportunity to:

• Play a key leadership role within a successful and growing civil engineering business.
• Lead high-profile infrastructure and renewable energy projects.
• Work on projects that are helping shape Scotland's future infrastructure and energy landscape.
• Work alongside an experienced and supportive senior management team.
• Develop your career within a business operating at the forefront of the infrastructure and renewables sectors.
• Receive a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
• Make a genuine impact on the performance and continued growth of the business.