Contracts Manager

Vacancy

Job Role: Contracts Manager

Employment Type: Permanent

Location Office based in West Yorkshire, Visiting UK Wide Sites

Salary: £55,000-£60,000 + Car Allowance

Start Date: March/April

Interviews: With Senior Construction Leadership

Travel: Regular UK-wide travel

Overview

My client are seeking an experienced Contracts Manager to oversee multiple ground up construction projects across the UK, with a focus on retail, drive thru, roadside, hospitality, and fast track infrastructure developments.

This role requires a hands on manager capable of independently running sites, solving problems proactively, and ensuring programmes, health & safety, and commercial elements are tightly controlled. You will be managing 2 3 live projects at any one time, with travel required the night before and site presence throughout delivery phases.

Key Responsibilities

Site & Project Management

Oversee day to day operations on assigned construction sites.

Ensure each project runs to programme and cost targets.

Provide leadership to site teams and subcontractors.

Conduct regular site visits across Scotland, Wales, and wider UK regions.

Manage overlapping projects, ensuring consistent progress and communication.

Technical & Operational Duties

Deliver ground up builds including:

• Retail units
• Drive thru developments
• Roadside sites
• Transport & charging depot infrastructure
• Petrol filling station groundworks
• Multi unit trade developments
• Budget retail new builds

Experience

Resolve on site issues and technical queries.

Ensure compliance with all health & safety regulations.

Liaise with tenants where required.

Report directly to senior management on progress, risks, and site performance.

Understand and influence commercial outcomes.

Project Types You Will Manage

• Drive through projects
• Groundworks & New Build
• Project Schemes up to 30 weeks
• Large format roadside developments
• Multi build sites (e.g., hotel + drive thru + trade units)
• Food retail units

Experience Required

Proven background in:

• Civils, groundworks, shell & core, and envelope packages
• Ground up construction
• (Not Housing Experience)

Confident managing 1 2 projects.

Strong programme knowledge and commercial awareness.

Capable of independently running a site operation.