Lee Contracting Limited
Contracts Manager, Groundworks & Civil Engineering
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Lee Contracting Ltd | Chester & North West | £50,000 to £62,000 plus vehicle or allowance, fuel and pension
Lee Contracting is a growing groundworks and civil engineering contractor near Chester. We deliver full groundworks packages across residential, commercial and public sector projects throughout the North West and North Wales, and as we grow we're looking for an experienced Contracts Manager to take full ownership of our live projects and the teams delivering them.
This is a role for a genuine leader. As we take on more work, we need someone who can take a job and a crew and own the outcome from start to finish, who chases the loose ends, and who wants the responsibility of getting the best out of people across several sites. It's a people leadership role first and a technical one second. If you're happiest heads down in the detail and would rather the people side looked after itself, this isn't the role for you. But if you're the person your site teams come to first, and your instinct is to make sure nothing ever gets dropped, we'd like to hear from you.
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What you'll own:
- Full delivery of multiple live groundworks contracts, from mobilisation through to completion, on programme and on margin.
- Leading and developing site supervisors, groundworkers and subcontractors. You are the first point of contact for everything happening on your sites.
- Managing performance directly. Knowing who's strong, who needs support, and dealing with issues yourself rather than passing them up.
- Working closely with our Quantity Surveyor on commercial control, including variations, applications and protecting margin on fixed price packages.
- Being the dependable link between the directors and the sites, so the day to day runs without needing us in it.
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What you'll bring:
- Proven Contracts Manager experience in groundworks or civil engineering, or senior Site Manager experience and ready to step up. This is essential. We can't consider applicants without a sector background.
- A real track record of leading and getting the best from site teams and subcontractors.
- Sound commercial awareness and comfort working alongside a Quantity Surveyor.
- SMSTS, CSCS and a full UK driving licence.
- The follow through to carry a problem until it's solved, and the appetite to own it.
What we offer:
- £50,000 to £62,000 basic depending on experience, plus company vehicle or car allowance, fuel and pension.
- A real seat at the table in a growing, family owned business where your judgement carries weight and you're not just a number.
- Genuine scope to shape how we deliver as we grow.
- Immediate start available for the right person.
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