Senior Contracts Manager - Multi-Contract Portfolio (Housing)

Axis CLC Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 72,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Pension & life assurance

25 days holiday (plus bank holidays)

Perkbox discounts & wellbeing offers

Volunteer day paid

Refer-a-friend bonus £2000

Job summary

Axis CLC Group is seeking a Senior Contracts Manager to lead a portfolio of contracts across London and the Southeast. You will ensure projects are delivered safely, on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards, while driving profitability and client relationships.

You will oversee contract governance, commercial strategy, and cross-functional resource planning to optimise delivery and performance across multiple sites within housing and public services sectors.

Qualifications

• Proven track record of leading multi-contract portfolios or large-scale programmes.
• Extensive experience managing planned maintenance or social housing contracts.
• Deep understanding of contract management and financial governance.
• Strong knowledge of social housing regulations and compliance.
• CDM, Health & Safety and Building Safety Act knowledge.
• Data-driven performance management and KPI governance experience.
• Budgeting, forecasting and risk management expertise.

Responsibilities

• Oversees a portfolio of contracts across regions; sets delivery strategy and ensures alignment with organisational objectives.
• Acts as senior strategic partner to clients; leads contract governance boards; shape long term partnership models and commercial strategy.
• Own multi-contract financial strategy; drive commercial performance; lead forecasting, risk management, and commercial governance.
• Oversee cross-contract resource planning; optimise workforce deployment; lead strategic programme recovery and optimisation.
• Lead quality strategy across contracts; drive defect reduction programmes; set technical standards and governance frameworks.
• Lead performance governance across contracts; set KPI frameworks; drive data-led decision making and continuous improvement.
• Lead cross-departmental alignment; represent the business at senior forums; influence organisational decision making.
• Lead bid strategy; shape commercial propositions; identify new markets; contribute to long term business growth planning.

Skills

Contract management

Commercial strategy

Financial governance

KPI governance

Data-driven performance

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Job description

Axis CLC Group is seeking a Senior Contracts Manager to lead a portfolio of contracts across London and the Southeast. You will ensure projects are delivered safely, on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards, while driving profitability and client relationships.

You will oversee contract governance, commercial strategy, and cross-functional resource planning to optimise delivery and performance across multiple sites within housing and public services sectors.