Contracts Manager

About the role

Job Title
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Contracts Manager (Mechanical / Electrical)

Location: Flexible across Scotland – project-based opportunities across the Central Belt, Forres, Fort William, Inverness, Nairn and wider Scotland

Company: Balfour Beatty –Scotland (MEP)

Project: Major Building Services, Healthcare, Education and Infrastructure projects across Scotland

Shape a career to be proud of as part of an award-winning team.

Balfour Beatty continues to grow its portfolio of major projects across Scotland, and with a strong pipeline of work we are looking for an experienced Contracts Manager to join our team.

This role offers flexibility around location, with the successful candidate able to be based across Scotland and work in alignment with our key project locations. Depending on your experience and background, you could support significant Balfour Beatty projects including our Lochaber Hospital development in Fort William, major MEP Building Services projects, or our wider ASTI infrastructure programme across Scotland.

We are particularly interested in speaking with candidates who have experience delivering healthcare, hospital or other complex, highly regulated environments, although broader experience across major construction, building services or infrastructure projects will also be considered.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Contracts Manager to take ownership of significant contracts, lead high-performing teams, build trusted client relationships and play an important role in delivering some of Balfour Beatty’s most important projects in Scotland.

As Contracts Manager, you will ensure the right plans, resources, processes and relationships are in place to support safe, commercially successful and sustainable project delivery.

You will be responsible for leading the delivery and development of contracts, managing client expectations and ensuring projects are delivered in line with safety, quality, commercial and operational requirements.

Depending on the project, this could include managing construction, MEP and operational delivery, coordinating multidisciplinary teams and developing strong relationships with clients, consultants, supply-chain partners and key stakeholders.

You’ll also be responsible for developing business and contract strategies, securing the right resources, monitoring financial performance and identifying opportunities to maximise value, margin and future growth.

Our growing pipeline across Scotland includes opportunities within:

• Lochaber Hospital, Fort William – a major new healthcare development
• ASTI programme – supporting major infrastructure investment across Scotland
• Nairn Academy – Passivhaus new-build secondary school
• Forres and the Highlands – regional construction and building-services programmes
• Other significant Balfour Beatty projects across Scotland

The role provides the opportunity to work across different sectors and projects, offering variety, long-term career development and exposure to some of Scotland’s most important infrastructure and building programmes.

Key responsibilities

In this role, you will:

• Lead the successful delivery of major contracts across Balfour Beatty’s Scotland portfolio.
• Take ownership of projects from mobilisation and pre-construction through delivery and completion.
• Manage client relationships, expectations and key stakeholder engagement.
• Develop contract strategies, business plans and delivery plans.
• Ensure contractual requirements, programmes, KPIs and service agreements are achieved.
• Monitor and control financial performance including cost, margin, risk and profitability.
• Secure and manage the resources required to deliver projects effectively.
• Lead, motivate and develop project and delivery teams.
• Work collaboratively with commercial, design, engineering, planning and construction teams.
• Manage key suppliers and support complex contract and supply-chain negotiations.
• Ensure full compliance with Health, Safety and Environmental legislation and Balfour Beatty standards.
• Identify opportunities for improvement, innovation, additional value and future growth.

About you

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