Senior Project and Contracts Manager

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

SENIOR PROJECT & CONTRACTS MANAGER – DEFENCE INFRASTRUCTURE

• £550–£650 per day via Umbrella, depending on experience
• Initial 6–12-month engagement, with duration to be confirmed
• Hybrid working across home, Birmingham and Warton, with regular site attendance
• Lead delivery of a circa £7.5m secure modular data centre project for a major defence contractor
• Active DV clearance preferred

ABOUT THE CLIENT

Our client specialises in the delivery of complex modular infrastructure solutions for demanding and security-sensitive environments. They are seeking an experienced project and contracts management professional to lead a major data centre delivery, coordinating design, procurement, off-site manufacturing, installation, commissioning and handover.

This is an opportunity for a senior Project & Contracts Manager to take ownership of delivery, commercial performance and contractual governance on a high-value defence infrastructure project.

THE SENIOR PROJECT & CONTRACTS MANAGER ROLE

As Senior Project & Contracts Manager, you'll lead contractor-side delivery of a secure, multi-pod modular data centre project. You'll take responsibility for programme performance, cost control, contractual compliance and coordination across design teams, specialist suppliers, subcontractors and client stakeholders.

You'll oversee the project from mobilisation through design coordination, procurement, factory manufacture and testing, transport, installation, commissioning and final handover. You'll also maintain robust project controls, manage contractual change and ensure risks, costs and delivery milestones remain visible throughout.

Key responsibilities include:

• 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.

SENIOR PROJECT & CONTRACTS MANAGER ESSENTIAL SKILLS

• 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.