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Contract Manager
Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine.
Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.
Where you’ll be working?
BGEN is one of the UK's largest multidisciplinary design and build contractors with over 100 years of industry experience. We support clients in the Water, Power & Energy, Pharmaceutical, Nuclear and Food and Beverage industries to deliver next generation, value-added engineering solutions.
Want to be a part of it?
What you'll be doing?
- You’ll lead complex, multidisciplinary projects from tender through to completion, guiding teams with clarity and confidence.
- You’ll manage and administer contracts such as NEC or JCT, making sure all terms, notices, and change controls are followed.
- As the main commercial and contractual point of contact, you’ll build positive relationships with clients, subcontractors, and colleagues, keeping communication open and constructive.
- You’ll prepare and review tenders, ensuring submissions are competitive, accurate, and aligned with project needs.
- Your estimating work for MEICA projects will support cost planning, risk analysis, and successful bid strategies.
- You’ll take ownership of project finances, overseeing cost control, forecasting, reporting, and the timely agreement of variations and change orders.
- You’ll support subcontract procurement and negotiation, and guide project teams to deliver safe, high‑quality engineering outcomes.
- You’ll monitor programme performance, manage risks and opportunities, and champion continuous improvement across delivery.
- Collaboration will be central to your role, working closely with engineering, commercial, and operational teams to achieve shared goals.
- You’ll lead project meetings, provide clear commercial guidance, and maintain accurate, auditable documentation.
- Above all, you’ll help create a positive, professional environment where strong relationships and great project results can thrive.
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What you'll bring:
- Confident delivering complex, multidisciplinary work.
- Skilled in tendering, estimating, and commercial management.
- Clear understanding of NEC, JCT, or similar forms.
- Able to balance multiple projects and priorities.
- Supportive leadership and positive stakeholder engagement.
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- Must be eligible to obtain SC (Security Clearance) or already hold valid SC clearance.
What’s in it for you?
We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include:
- Company Pension Scheme
- Death in Service Benefit
- Hybrid working is available following initial probationary period.
- Opportunity to purchase additional holidays per year (up to 5 days for full time employees)
- My Rewards - offering discounts on high street and online shopping
- Employee assistance programme
- Opportunity to purchase additional holidays
In addition, this role offers:
- Private health care for you
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Recommend a friend - get rewarded for introducing people to us!
- Car Allowance
- Car Salary Sacrifice
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About Us
We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We’re one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs.
Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.
- We’re responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet
- We’re open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations
- We’re together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
- We’re ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life
Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.
It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.
Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.
For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.
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