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Contract Manager
📍 Yorkshire & North East
⏰ 40 Hours per Week
🚗 Full UK Driving Licence Required
Join Carnell and Help Shape the Future of Highway Infrastructure
At Carnell, we're passionate about raising the threshold of excellence in highway maintenance, delivering innovative solutions, and creating safer, more sustainable infrastructure for our clients and communities. Our values of being Passionate, Responsive, Innovative, Trustworthy and Respectful underpin everything we do.
We're looking for an experienced Contract Manager to lead the successful delivery of drainage, highways and civil engineering projects across Yorkshire and the North East. This is an exciting opportunity for a driven leader who thrives on building high-performing teams, developing client relationships and delivering operational excellence.
The Role
Reporting to the Operations Manager, you'll take full responsibility for the safe, compliant and profitable delivery of projects while leading Project Managers, Construction Managers and operational teams. You'll work closely with clients, stakeholders and supply chain partners to ensure projects are delivered safely, on time and to the highest quality standards.
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Key responsibilities include:
- Leading the delivery of highways, drainage and civil engineering contracts
- Ensuring compliance with all health, safety, environmental and quality requirements
- Building and maintaining strong client relationships
- Managing project performance, programme delivery and commercial outcomes
- Developing and leading high-performing operational teams
- Supporting tendering activities and identifying opportunities for business growth
- Driving continuous improvement and operational excellence across your contracts
About You
You'll be a proven Contract Manager, Senior Project Manager or Operations Manager with significant experience within highways, drainage or civil engineering environments.
You'll ideally have:
- Extensive experience delivering National Highways or local authority infrastructure projects
- Strong commercial and contract management experience
- Excellent leadership and people management skills
- A thorough understanding of Health & Safety legislation and operational compliance
- Experience managing multidisciplinary project teams
- HNC/HND in Civil Engineering (or equivalent)
- SMSTS and CSCS Manager Card
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
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Why Join Carnell?
At Carnell, people are at the heart of everything we do. We offer a supportive and inclusive environment where individuals can thrive, develop their careers and make a meaningful impact. We are committed to diversity, wellbeing and helping every colleague succeed.
Ready to take the next step in your career?
Apply today and become part of a team that's transforming the future of highways infrastructure across the UK.
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