Location: South London & East London (Mitcham & Whitechapel)
Salary: £70,000 - £85,000 (DOE) + Car Allowance + Benefits Package
The Company
We are partnering with a leading UK main contractor to recruit a Contracts Manager. Over the past 25 years, the business has established long-term client relationships, resulting in a substantial secured order book and a healthy pipeline of work across the UK.
This opportunity sits within a highly successful delivers a variety of building safety, refurbishment, remediation and retrofit projects across both public and private sector clients within London & the M25. Their portfolio includes schemes for local authorities, housing associations, residential providers and regeneration partners, with a strong focus on improving existing housing stock and delivering safer buildings.
Led by an experienced senior leadership team with an excellent reputation in the market, the business continues to secure major remediation frameworks and long-term partnerships across the region.
The Role
Due to continued growth, they are seeking an experienced Contracts Manager to oversee a portfolio of recladding, façade remediation and fire safety projects across South and East London.
You will take ownership of projects from PCSA through to final delivery, ensuring schemes are planned, procured and delivered safely, on programme and within budget. Working closely with clients, consultants, commercial teams and operational staff, you will play a key role in the successful delivery of critical building safety works.
Key Responsibilities
* Managing multiple recladding and fire remediation projects simultaneously.
* Leading schemes through the PCSA process, including programme development, design coordination, procurement and risk management.
* Managing project delivery teams including Site Managers and Project Managers.
* Maintaining strong relationships with clients, consultants, residents and key stakeholders.
* Driving programme performance, quality standards and commercial outcomes.
* Overseeing health, safety and compliance across all projects.
* Supporting procurement strategies and subcontractor management.
* Working closely with commercial teams to monitor budgets, forecasts and project performance.
* Ensuring projects meet current building safety and fire compliance requirements.
About You
* Proven experience as a Contracts Manager within the construction sector.
* Strong background delivering façade, cladding remediation, building safety or fire remediation projects.
* Experience managing projects from pre-construction/PCSA through to completion.
* Excellent leadership and stakeholder management skills.
* Strong commercial awareness and programme management capabilities.
* Good understanding of Building Safety legislation and remediation works.
* SMSTS, CSCS and relevant construction qualifications preferred.
What's on Offer?
* Opportunity to join a market-leading contractor with a secure and growing workload.
* Long-term pipeline of major building safety and remediation projects.
* Exposure to high-profile schemes across London and the South.
* Clear career progression opportunities within a well-established business.
* Competitive salary, car allowance and comprehensive benefits package
Salary description
£70000.00 - £85000.00 per year