Senior Contracts Manager - Groundworks & Retaining Walls

Upfront Recruitment; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Up Front Recruitment is working with an established specialist contractor to appoint a Contracts Manager for retaining walls and groundworks in Cannock. You will oversee multiple projects, coordinating clients, subcontractors, and internal teams from scope through to delivery.

The role offers senior ownership across programming, cost control, and QA, with a strong emphasis on planning, safety, and delivering projects on time and within budget. This is a full-time, permanent position.

Qualifications

• Experience managing multiple groundworks/civil projects.
• Strong client and stakeholder management.
• Excellent planning and coordination skills.
• Knowledge of H&S and QA processes.

Responsibilities

• Managing multiple groundworks, retaining wall, erosion control and hydroseeding projects from planning through to completion.
• Leading weekly operations meetings and coordinating start dates, staffing, logistics.
• Acting as main contact for clients, subcontractors, engineers and internal teams.
• Managing programmes, costs and additional expenditure, identifying commercial risks and ensuring additional costs are captured.
• Collaborating with technical, estimating and operations teams on scope interpretation and costing.
• Ensuring document control and QA processes are maintained.
• Leading project updates and lessons-learned meetings for senior leadership.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Commercial awareness

Organisational skills

Job description

Up Front Recruitment is working with an established specialist contractor to appoint a Contracts Manager for retaining walls and groundworks in Cannock. You will oversee multiple projects, coordinating clients, subcontractors, and internal teams from scope through to delivery.

The role offers senior ownership across programming, cost control, and QA, with a strong emphasis on planning, safety, and delivering projects on time and within budget. This is a full-time, permanent position.