Contract Manager

Claremont is a leading commercial interior design and fit-out company. We work with our clients from initial consultation right through to delivery to shape work spaces that meet the needs of organisations and their people. Unlike many of our competitors, we are an employee‑owned business, which allows us to maintain our ethos of building lasting client relationships and looking after our people whilst improving our ability to retain and attract the best talent in the industry.

• Assisting in qualifying tenders / enquiries to assist in decision making on whether to tender
• Reviewing tender packs / enquiries
• Working with the project team including commercial lead and designer to establish the brief and project requirements
• Managing timescales to ensure deadlines are achieved and the information required to price projects is received in a timely manner
• Carrying out site surveys
• Liaising with sub-contractors to obtain and assess quotations for packages of work
• Guiding projects through the early RIBA stages until handed over to delivery team
• Liaising with the delivery team to understand programme / phasing and requirements for preliminaries
• Reviewing schedules of rates and bench‑marks to ensure projects are priced competitively
• Helping to strategise on tender strategy and how to present and price projects in order to maximise tender success rate
• Submission of tenders and budgets in line with tender deadlines
• Being part of a pitch team and presenting to clients.
• Attending client meetings and interviews
• Carrying out value engineering and analysing design alternatives where applicable
• Assisting in negotiating contract sums with clients
• Preparing clear handover information for use by the delivery team
• Ensuring that the delivery team understand the project requirements and are properly briefed

• Experience in the construction industry, specifically design and build/fit‑out (advantageous)
• The ability to maintain relationships with clients, customers, and suppliers
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Excel
• Good knowledge of the RIBA stages
• Full UK driving licence

• Flexible working options – enabling everyone to strike the right work‑life balance
• Funded training opportunities – providing an opportunity to develop your skills and build your CV
• 25 days annual leave plus public holidays for new starters, rising to 27 then 30 days
• Buy or sell up to 5 days holiday a year
• Childcare vouchers – tax benefits for parents
• Cycle to work scheme – supporting a healthier, active workforce
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity
• Electric car scheme and onsite EV charging points
• Refer a friend scheme – help our team to grow
• Life Assurance
• Mobile/Tech salary sacrifice

Claremont is an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applications from all individuals regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.