Senior Defence Project & Contracts Manager (Hybrid)

Searchability; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 101,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Searchability seeks a Senior Project & Contracts Manager to lead a secure, modular data centre delivery for a major defence contractor. You will oversee programme performance, cost control, contractual governance and coordination across design teams, suppliers, subcontractors and client stakeholders.

The role covers mobilisation through design, procurement, off-site manufacture, installation, testing, commissioning and handover, with NEC3/NEC4 governance and a focus on risk, costs and schedule

Qualifications

• Significant senior project management experience delivering complex construction, engineering or M&E infrastructure projects of comparable scale and value.
• Strong contractor-side NEC3 or NEC4 experience, including programme management, early warnings, compensation events and commercial administration.
• Proven responsibility for project budgets, cost forecasting, margin control, change management and subcontractor performance.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary engineering teams, specialist subcontractors, commissioning and handover.
• Working knowledge of CDM 2015 and construction safety management, including Principal Contractor interfaces.
• Experience using MS Project or Primavera, alongside formal project planning and document control processes.
• Relevant construction, engineering or project management qualifications, or equivalent demonstrable experience.
• Security acceptance processes and specialist TEMPEST interfaces.
• APM, CIOB, RICS or relevant engineering membership.
• NEC training or accreditation.
• SMSTS and an appropriate CSCS card where required for site duties.

Responsibilities

• Leading the end-to-end delivery programme across design, procurement, off-site manufacture, installation, commissioning and handover.
• Coordinating designers, engineering teams, specialist suppliers and subcontractors across modular data centre infrastructure.
• Managing technical submissions, design approvals, testing, configuration control and delivery milestones.
• Administering NEC3/NEC4 contracts, including early warnings, compensation events, contractual notices and variations.
• Controlling project budgets, cost forecasts, cash flow, margins and subcontractor performance.
• Coordinating CDM 2015 requirements, construction safety, site logistics and Principal Contractor responsibilities where applicable.
• Managing security requirements, client relationships, stakeholder reporting and project risks throughout delivery.
• Ensuring commissioning, defect resolution, as-built records and handover documentation are completed to the required standards.

Job description

Searchability seeks a Senior Project & Contracts Manager to lead a secure, modular data centre delivery for a major defence contractor. You will oversee programme performance, cost control, contractual governance and coordination across design teams, suppliers, subcontractors and client stakeholders.

The role covers mobilisation through design, procurement, off-site manufacture, installation, testing, commissioning and handover, with NEC3/NEC4 governance and a focus on risk, costs and schedule