Special Projects Contract Manager

Carrington West; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 83,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

Carrington West in South London is recruiting an experienced Special Projects Contracts Manager for a 6-month contract. The role concentrates on high-risk building safety and fire compliance contracts across a large social housing portfolio, with emphasis on end-to-end procurement and contractor management.

You will lead procurement exercises, manage contractors delivering fire safety investigations, building compliance surveys and related services, monitor performance and ensure delivery

Qualifications

• Strong contract management experience within social housing.
• Proven experience managing end-to-end procurement within social housing.
• Experience managing contractors through full contract lifecycle.
• Strong understanding of housing governance, procurement processes and commercial contract management.
• Experience in fire safety, building compliance, planned maintenance or repairs contracts is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end procurement exercises, including developing specifications, tendering, evaluation, contract award and mobilisation.
• Manage specialist contractors delivering fire safety investigations, external wall assessments and compliance surveys.
• Monitor contractor performance, ensuring delivery against KPIs, budgets and timescales.
• Oversee contract administration, financial management and compliance with building safety regulations.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders, consultants and legal teams to manage contractual risks.

Skills

Contract management

Procurement

Contract lifecycle

Governance & compliance

Stakeholder management

Job description

Location: South London (Hybrid, 2 days in office)

Contract: 6 months

Rate: £450 per day (Umbrella, Inside IR35)

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Special Projects Contracts Manager to join a South London Local Authority on an initial 6-month contract.

This role will focus on managing high-risk building safety and fire compliance contracts across a large social housing portfolio, with a particular emphasis on end-to-end procurement and contractor management.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end procurement exercises, including developing specifications, tendering, evaluation, contract award and mobilisation.
• Manage specialist contractors delivering fire safety investigations, external wall assessments and compliance surveys.
• Monitor contractor performance, ensuring delivery against agreed KPIs, budgets and timescales.
• Oversee contract administration, financial management and compliance with relevant building safety regulations.
• Work closely with internal stakeholders, consultants and legal teams to manage contractual risks and support remediation programmes.

Essential Experience

• Strong contract management experience within social housing, ideally within a local authority or housing association.
• Proven experience managing end-to-end procurement exercises within a social housing environment.
• Experience managing contractors throughout the full contract lifecycle.
• Strong understanding of housing governance, procurement processes and commercial contract management.
• Experience in fire safety, building compliance, planned maintenance or repairs contracts would be highly advantageous.

Please note:

This is not a purely procurement-focused position. Candidates must demonstrate both hands-on procurement experience and strong contractor management skills within social housing.