Senior Contracts Lead – Civil Construction (Cork)

Sisk; Cork; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days annual leave

Pension scheme

Comprehensive health, wellbeing and生活l

Career development opportunities

Total Rewards programme

Job summary

Sisk in Cork City is seeking a Senior Contracts Manager to lead on-site delivery of a major civil engineering project, ensuring safety, quality and financial performance in line with our standards.

You will coordinate contract programmes, manage the project team and supply chain, oversee subcontractor performance, and drive early delivery of milestones while adhering to NEC3/JCT contracts and sustainability targets.

Qualifications

• Professional qualification in a construction-related field; chartered status preferred.
• IOSH Managing Safely or equivalent Health & Safety certification.
• Temporary Works Coordinator and Excavation Safety training.
• Knowledge of live energy permitting requirements.
• Familiarity with CDM regulations and behavioural safety practices.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead preconstruction activities: programme, method statements, submissions.
• Chair startup meetings and coordinate with regional director.
• Oversee project execution planning, risk management and HSEQS compliance.
• Coordinate design delivery with consultants and subcontractors; monitor buildability.
• Manage subcontractor selection, performance, and commercial reporting.
• Drive project close-out, defects management and final accounts.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Commercial awareness

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Education

Professional qualification in construction

Chartered status (preferred)

Tools

NEC3/JCT contracts

Design team coordination

Job description

Sisk in Cork City is seeking a Senior Contracts Manager to lead on-site delivery of a major civil engineering project, ensuring safety, quality and financial performance in line with our standards.

You will coordinate contract programmes, manage the project team and supply chain, oversee subcontractor performance, and drive early delivery of milestones while adhering to NEC3/JCT contracts and sustainability targets.