Senior Contracts Manager

Reed Specialist Recruitment; Lancashire; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced Pension Scheme

Private Healthcare

Life Assurance

Hybrid/Flexible Working

26 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays

Holiday Buy & Sell Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Wellbeing Initiatives

Employee Discounts Platform

Ongoing Training & Career Development

Job summary

Reed Specialist Recruitment is seeking an experienced Senior Contracts Manager to lead multiple civil engineering projects in the North West, ensuring delivery on time, within budget and to high quality standards.

Reporting to the Operations Director, you will mentor Contracts Managers and delivery teams, manage client relationships and drive improvements across safety, delivery, and compliance, with hybrid working options in Greater Manchester.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing multiple civil engineering contracts simultaneously.
• Strong leadership and people management skills.
• Excellent commercial and contractual awareness.

Responsibilities

• Take overall responsibility for multiple live civils projects.
• Lead and support Contracts Managers, Site Managers and delivery teams.
• Monitor performance across programme, quality, safety and cost objectives.
• Conduct regular site visits to support teams and maintain delivery standards.
• Ensure timely and accurate project reporting to senior leadership.
• Build and maintain relationships with clients and key stakeholders.
• Champion health, safety and environmental culture across projects.
• Oversee project programmes from tender stage through to completion.
• Maintain strong commercial and contractual control across all projects.

Skills

Leadership

Contract management

Civil engineering

Job description

Senior Contracts Manager - Civils

Salary: Up to 85,000 (depending on experience) + 5,500 Car Allowance + Excellent Benefits
Location: Greater Manchester
Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent

The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Senior Contracts Manager to join a successful and growing Civil Engineering business, leading the delivery of multiple projects across the North West.

Reporting directly to the Operations Director, you will take overall responsibility for a portfolio of civils and infrastructure projects, ensuring they are delivered safely, on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.

This is an excellent opportunity for an established Senior Contracts Manager, Contracts Manager, or Operations Manager with a strong background in civil engineering, groundworks, land remediation, highways, infrastructure, or public realm projects.

Key Responsibilities

Operational Leadership

• Take overall responsibility for multiple live civils projects.
• Lead and support Contracts Managers, Site Managers and project delivery teams.
• Monitor performance across programme, quality, safety and cost objectives.
• Conduct regular site visits to support teams and maintain delivery standards.
• Ensure timely and accurate project reporting to senior leadership.

Client & Stakeholder Management

• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, consultants and key stakeholders.
• Ensure client expectations are consistently exceeded.
• Act as a key point of contact throughout project lifecycles.
• Drive customer satisfaction and repeat business opportunities.

Health, Safety & Environmental Management

• Champion a strong health, safety and environmental culture across all projects.
• Ensure Construction Phase Plans are implemented and maintained.
• Carry out audits, inspections and compliance reviews.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives and best practice across project teams.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant legislation and industry standards.

Planning & Pre-Construction

• Oversee project programmes from tender stage through to completion.
• Support pre-construction teams with buildability, logistics and risk assessments.
• Monitor project progress and implement corrective actions where required.
• Manage key supply chain and consultant relationships.

Commercial & Risk Management

• Maintain strong commercial and contractual control across all projects.
• Monitor budgets, project performance and profitability.
• Support the achievement of business unit financial targets.

Leadership & Team Development

• Lead, mentor and develop Contracts Managers and delivery teams.
• Support recruitment, succession planning and talent development.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Proven experience managing multiple civil engineering contracts simultaneously.
• Strong technical knowledge of civils, infrastructure, remediation or groundworks projects.
• Excellent leadership and people management skills.
• Strong commercial and contractual awareness.
• Experience managing project teams through the full project lifecycle.
• Ability to proactively identify and resolve project challenges.

Benefits

• Salary up to 85,000
• 5,500 Car Allowance
• Enhanced Pension Scheme
• Private Healthcare
• Life Assurance
• Hybrid/Flexible Working
• 26 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays
• Holiday Buy & Sell Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Wellbeing Initiatives
• Employee Discounts Platform
• Ongoing Training & Career Development