Contracts Manager

Contracts Manager

Job Reference: FJ-6xr5v

Building and Construction Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire £20.51 per hour. Benefits: + Mileage at £0.55 per mile. Temporary

Contracts Manager

(Temp to Perm) - Milton Keynes

£20.51 per hour Mon-Fri 07:30-16:30 Mileage paid (55p/mile)

Looking for a role where you can take real ownership of projects from tender setup through to site handover? We're recruiting a Contracts Manager to support efficient project delivery, maintain robust records, and act as a key link between the contracts team, subcontract installers, and internal departments.

Key responsibilities

• Set up and manage tenders following sales handover and project appointment
• Attend meetings, take minutes, and maintain clear action tracking
• Build and develop a master tracker per project (key dates/checkpoints)
• Draft, issue, distribute and maintain project programmes
• Manage incident reporting / customer care, tracking and responding to site issues
• Attend design meetings and relay risk information to site & installation teams
• Draft and issue site-specific RAMS to clients
• Support subcontractor appointment with the QS, including resourcing decisions
• Raise and log Delay Notices (DN), NCRs, and variations (with background costs)
• Maintain project documentation and issue logs (email distribution and N-Drive updates)
• Complete initial site visits, pre-start meetings, and ongoing supervision
• Carry out inspections and snagging with documented audit records
• Drive handover activity to ensure timely project completion
• Produce site reports within 24 hours of visits (H&S, programme, progress %)
• Where required, support lifting operations planning and take site measurements (e.g., stairs)

Essential requirements

• Gold/White CSCS card minimum (Black CSCS desirable)
• Own vehicle and willingness to travel to sites (incl. occasional Southeast Kent)
• Strong organisation, client communication, and documentation/reporting skills

All applicants will be assessed solely on their suitability for the role, without regard to age, gender, disability, ethnicity, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.