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Contracts Manager - Civils
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About the Role
Our client, a leading civil engineering and infrastructure specialist, is seeking a Contracts Manager to oversee major water and civil engineering projects across the North West. This is a permanent position responsible for commercial performance, programme delivery, operational resources, health and safety, quality, and customer relationships across multiple sites.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the planning, programming, and successful delivery of civil engineering and water projects, ensuring schemes progress without unnecessary delays.
- Monitor project costs, resources, forecasts, margins, and commercial performance, including monthly cost value reconciliations and end-of-life forecasts.
- Manage procurement, subcontractor engagement, contract administration, cost plans, risks, opportunities, and commercial reporting.
- Oversee tender handovers, pre-start meetings, project reviews, progress meetings, and accurate records of actions and decisions.
- Ensure temporary and permanent design activities are appropriately managed, resourced, and delivered in line with project requirements.
- Provide strong leadership across operational teams, including workforce allocation, recruitment, reporting lines, training, and progression.
- Promote high standards of health, safety, environmental compliance, and quality, ensuring alignment with legal, client, and internal requirements.
- Build effective relationships with clients, subcontractors, communities, and other stakeholders while minimizing the impact of works.
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Job Requirements
- Extensive experience managing projects within a civil engineering or water environment.
- Strong knowledge of contract conditions, CDM regulations, design management, programme management, risk management, and cost control.
- Understanding of NEC contracts.
- Experience with Microsoft Project and Primavera P6.
- Experience supporting pre-qualification and tendering processes for multidisciplinary projects.
- HNC, HND, or degree-level qualification in civil engineering, construction, or a related discipline.
- SMSTS and CSCS certification.
- NEBOSH Construction Certificate.
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