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Contracts Manager – Leading Regional Contractor | Bristol
💼 Salary: Up to £90,000 + Full Package
📍 Location: Bristol (Projects Across the South West)
🏗️ Sector: Main Contracting | Design & Build | Commercial | Education | Healthcare
🕵️ ♂️ For my client – an outstanding, well-established regional contractor with an exceptional reputation for delivery, collaboration, and long-term stability.
Are you an experienced Contracts Manager with a track record of delivering multiple projects simultaneously?
Do you thrive in a leadership role where you can shape delivery, mentor teams, and drive excellence across a varied portfolio?
My client - a highly respected regional main contractor - is seeking a Contracts Manager to oversee several live projects up to £10m in value, spanning commercial, education, healthcare, industrial, and community developments.
This is a rare opportunity to join a business known for its integrity, strong pipeline, and supportive culture.
The Role
As Contracts Manager, you’ll take strategic oversight of several schemes from pre-construction through to handover, ensuring operational, commercial, and quality targets are delivered to the highest standard.
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Your responsibilities will include:
- Overseeing multiple projects up to £10m across the South West
- Leading and mentoring Project Managers, Site Managers, and operational teams
- Driving programme, quality, and safety standards on all live sites
- Building strong relationships with clients, consultants, and supply chain partners
- Supporting pre-construction, planning, and resourcing activities
- Monitoring commercial performance alongside QS teams
- Tackling challenges proactively and ensuring seamless project delivery
- Ensuring each project aligns with the company’s standards, values, and long-term objectives
This is a highly influential role with genuine autonomy and visibility at senior level.
Ideal Candidate Profile
You will likely be:
- An experienced Contracts Manager or Senior Project Manager ready to step up
- Proven across main contracting with projects up to £10m
- Strong technically, commercially, and operationally
- A natural leader who inspires high-performing delivery teams
- Excellent at client relationships, communication, and problem solving
- Highly organised and confident managing multiple live sites
- Based in or commutable to Bristol / South West
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What’s on Offer
- Up to £90,000 (DOE) + Full Package
- Car allowance / company car
- Clear progression opportunities within a respected regional business
- Supportive, collaborative culture with low staff turnover
- A secure and diverse pipeline of regional projects
- Stability, autonomy, and long-term career growth
This is an exceptional opportunity to join a contractor where your leadership, expertise, and values will genuinely shape their future success.
Interested?
If you’re an ambitious Contracts Manager looking for a new challenge with a leading regional contractor, I’d love to chat.
Send your CV to: charlie.walker@walkerandsloan.com
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