Senior Contracts Manager

This is not a standard contracts manager role.

We are looking for someone to accelerate the continued growth of EPG’s new integrated SuDS design and build business.

The right person will not just deliver projects. They will shape the business, influence how it grows, and become a key part of its future. This isn’t a role with a fixed structure and a narrow remit, it’s an opportunity to build something that will make a positive, long‑term difference to the UK’s sustainable water management infrastructure. Working with two established, industry‑leading brands, with the support of an international Group of businesses on an area with proven market potential, this is a role for someone looking to make an immediate impact.

EPG is one of the UK’s leading specialist SuDS consultancies and co‑author of the CIRIA SuDS Manual. Carrick delivers specialist sports and environmental construction projects across the UK. Together, we are creating a genuine design and build SuDS business focused on technically challenging projects that most contractors and consultants cannot deliver alone.

We are already delivering integrated projects with water companies, local authorities and major private sector clients, including rain gardens, SuDS retrofit schemes, schools’ programmes and complex urban drainage works. The market is growing quickly. AMP8 investment, Biodiversity Net Gain, tightening planning policy and increasing flood resilience requirements are creating major demand for specialist SuDS delivery capability.

The Contracts Manager is the operational backbone of EPG’s D&B service. You will manage the full lifecycle of SuDS design and build projects from contract award through to handover and adoption, acting as the single point of accountability for programme, cost, quality and client relationship on every scheme you run.

You will work at the intersection of EPG’s design team and Carrick’s construction workforce, translating design intent into site delivery. You will represent the business to water company asset managers, local authority officers, school business managers and tier‑1 contractor programme teams. You will be the face of the business on‑site and in client meetings and will be fully supported by our technical and professional support teams.

• Manage multiple concurrent SuDS D&B projects from contract award to handover, typically 3–8 live projects at any time in the £60k–£2m range
• Act as Principal Contractor representative under CDM 2015 on delivered schemes Construction Phase Plans, site welfare, H&S compliance
• Manage client relationships from post‑award to completion: water company asset managers, LLFA officers, DfE schools programme leads, tier‑1 contractor contacts
• Coordinate between EPG’s design team and Carrick’s site workforce, ensuring design intent is understood and delivered, not just followed on paper
• Procure and manage specialist subcontractors where Carrick’s own workforce is at capacity or a specialist trade is required
• Manage NEC contract administration: early warnings, compensation events, payment applications, programme updates
• Attend and chair site meetings, progress reviews and client milestone meetings
• Support EPG’s ambitious business development plans: attend client introductions, contribute to tender submissions, build relationships in the water company and LLFA market
• Oversee project financials: cost plans, valuations, margin reporting, final accounts
• During Carrick’s peak sports construction periods, provide project management resource to Carrick’s sports build programme, contributing to the group’s year‑round capacity

• NEC3 or NEC4 contract experience, specifically ECC (Engineering and Construction Contract) Options A, B or C; and/or JCT Design and Build or Minor Works contract experience.
• Proven track record managing construction projects from award to final account, with full financial ownership
• Experience managing subcontractors and supply chain on civil or environmental construction schemes
• CDM 2015 competency: experience as Principal Contractor or supporting PC on notifiable projects
• SMSTS (Site Management Safety Training Scheme) or…