Contracts Manager: Civil Engineering & Groundworks Lead

Overview

A leading civil engineering and groundworks contractor is seeking an experienced Contracts Manager to oversee a portfolio of projects across the East of Scotland. With a healthy pipeline of secured work and further schemes in tender, this is an opportunity to join a progressive business that is continuing to expand its regional presence. You'll take ownership of several live projects, ensuring delivery to the highest standards of safety, quality, and programme.

Alongside managing ongoing operations, you’ll support preconstruction and tendering activity for upcoming works playing a key part in shaping future projects and client relationships across the region.

• Manage multiple project teams from mobilisation through to completion.
• Oversee all operational, financial, and commercial aspects of assigned schemes.
• Contribute to tender reviews, methodologies, and buildability input.
• Lead client and stakeholder engagement, maintaining strong relationships.
• Promote a culture of safety, quality, and continuous improvement.
• Manage regional operations and influence future growth, reporting to a regional director.

Proven track record as a Contracts Manager or Senior Project Manager within a broad range of civil engineering infrastructure or groundworks.

You will be commercially astute, technically capable, and confident overseeing multiple sites, with strong leadership skills and a real focus on collaboration and team development.

Client relationships are important, so you need to build strong relationships and have excellent communication skills.

You must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

We act as an employment agency for permanent work and as an employment business for temporary work.

We value diversity and promote equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all areas of society and can discuss any reasonable adjustments to support your application.