Contract Manager

Location: Southern Region – London, Thames Valley & Surrounding Areas

Salary: Up to £110,000 Basic + £6,000 Car Allowance + Travel Expenses + Private Healthcare

Sector: Main Contracting | Commercial, Education, Residential & Public Sector

Employment Type: Permanent

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Contracts Manager to join the Southern Region of one of the UK's leading privately owned Tier 1 main contractors.

With an annual turnover of approximately £1.4bn, a strong financial position and an established reputation for delivering high-quality construction projects, this business offers the security and resources of a major national contractor, alongside a collaborative and supportive regional working environment.

The Southern Region operates across London, the Thames Valley and surrounding counties, delivering a diverse portfolio of projects spanning commercial, residential, education and wider public sector developments.

The business is looking to appoint an experienced Contracts Manager to take responsibility for multiple live projects, alongside overseeing schemes through pre-construction, working closely with an established regional leadership team.

This is a senior operational appointment offering genuine autonomy, a varied workload and the opportunity to play an integral role in the continued development of the region.

Reporting into the regional senior leadership team, the successful Contracts Manager will assume operational responsibility for approximately 2–3 live construction projects
, alongside overseeing 1–3 schemes progressing through PCSA and pre-construction
.

You will provide strategic and operational leadership across your portfolio, with experienced Project Managers reporting directly into you, ensuring projects are delivered safely, commercially and to the highest standards of quality.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Overseeing the successful delivery of multiple construction projects across the Southern Region, from pre-construction through to practical completion and handover.
• Providing operational leadership and direction to Project Managers and their respective site delivery teams.
• Managing the PCSA process across multiple schemes, working closely with pre-construction, commercial, design and planning teams.
• Maintaining oversight of project programmes, budgets, resources, procurement strategies and delivery milestones.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with clients, consultants and key project stakeholders.
• Working collaboratively with commercial teams to manage project performance, identify risks and protect contractual and commercial objectives.
• Ensuring the highest standards of health and safety, quality assurance and environmental compliance across all projects.
• Supporting, mentoring and developing Project Managers, encouraging accountability and high-performing project teams.
• Reporting on project performance, operational risks and resource requirements to the regional leadership team.

We are looking for an established Contracts Manager with a strong background in main contracting, capable of overseeing multiple projects and providing effective leadership across both pre-construction and live delivery.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate:

• Previous experience operating as a Contracts Manager or in a comparable senior operational position with a recognised main contractor.
• A proven track record of overseeing multiple construction projects simultaneously.
• Strong experience across the full project lifecycle, including PCSA, procurement, construction delivery and handover.
• Excellent leadership skills, with experience managing Project Managers and multidisciplinary delivery teams.
• Strong commercial awareness and an…