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Contracts Manager | Cut & Carve / RC Frame
đź“Ť Oxford Street, Central London
đź’· Up to ÂŁ600 per day
⏱️ Immediate or short-notice start
đź“‹ Contract position | Site-based
We are recruiting an experienced Contracts Manager to oversee several technically complex structural projects across London.
The flagship scheme requires highly specialised experience involving:
- A large and complex basement
- A temporary works package valued at approximately ÂŁ3 million
- Jacking and supporting an existing building
- Construction of a 12-storey reinforced concrete frame above the retained structure
- Complex cut-and-carve and structural alteration works
- Critical load-transfer, propping, sequencing and temporary-stability requirements
This is a senior but operationally hands-on position. The successful candidate will oversee three to four live projects while providing detailed technical and delivery leadership on the flagship Central London scheme.
Key responsibilities:
- Lead Project Managers, Site Managers, engineers, supervisors and subcontractors
- Take overall responsibility for programme, resourcing, safety, quality, cost and risk
- Oversee complex basement, RC frame, temporary works and structural alteration packages
- Review construction methodologies, temporary works proposals and sequencing strategies
- Manage building-jacking operations and the transition from temporary to permanent works
- Interrogate structural drawings, technical information and AutoCAD outputs
- Coordinate design, engineering, commercial, planning and supply-chain teams
- Identify delivery risks early and implement effective mitigation or recovery measures
- Maintain strong relationships with clients, consultants and project stakeholders
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Essential experience:
- At least 10 years’ experience at Contracts Manager level or above
- Substantial cut-and-carve and structural-alterations experience
- Proven delivery of large, technically complex basement projects
- Strong RC frame and reinforced-concrete construction expertise
- Detailed knowledge of temporary works, retained structures, propping and load transfer
- Experience delivering projects or structural packages valued at ÂŁ5 million or more
- Proven responsibility for multiple live projects simultaneously
- Experience leading Project Managers and multidisciplinary site teams
- An engineering-led and operationally hands-on approach
- Strong structural drawing and AutoCAD literacy
- A valid Temporary Works qualification and appropriate CSCS card
- Availability immediately or at short notice
- Ability to work regularly across Central London
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Direct experience jacking an existing building and constructing a multi-storey RC frame above the retained structure will be a major advantage.
This opportunity is best suited to someone from a specialist structural, RC frame, basement, demolition, enabling works or heavy-refurbishment contractor.
General new-build RC frame, fit-out or shell-and-core experience alone will not be sufficient. Candidates must demonstrate genuine technical depth in complex structural construction, major temporary works and retained-building projects.
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