Contract Manager

Probus Recruitment Ltd

Contract Manager – Highways Maintenance

Guilden Sutton, Cheshire
Up to £65,000 + Company Car + 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays + 4x Life Assurance + Contributory Pension

An established infrastructure and highways services business is looking to appoint an experienced Contract Manager to oversee reactive and winter maintenance operations on a major local authority highways maintenance contract in the Cheshire area.

This is an excellent opportunity for an operationally focused manager with highways or civil engineering experience to take ownership of a busy maintenance workstream covering reactive repairs, winter maintenance, drainage, street lighting and minor civils works.

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

  • Leading operational and site-based teams
  • Managing reactive and winter maintenance activities
  • Maintaining strong client relationships
  • Ensuring contractual KPIs and response times are achieved
  • Managing budgets, forecasting and commercial performance
  • Coordinating labour, plant, subcontractors and materials
  • Promoting high standards of Health & Safety
  • Driving operational efficiency and continuous improvement

Applicants should have previous experience managing highways maintenance, infrastructure maintenance or civil engineering contracts and be comfortable operating within a fast-paced operational environment. Strong leadership, client management and commercial awareness are essential for the role.

Suitable backgrounds may include:

  • Contract Manager
  • Highways Contract Manager
  • Operations Manager
  • Highways Operations Manager
  • Maintenance Manager
  • Delivery Manager
  • Framework Manager
  • Infrastructure Manager

Candidates will ideally possess:

  • Experience within highways maintenance or civil engineering
  • Strong commercial and contractual awareness
  • Knowledge of winter maintenance operations
  • SMSTS, IOSH or similar safety qualification
  • Relevant construction or civil engineering qualification
  • Full UK Driving Licence

This is an urgent requirement and interviews will be arranged quickly for suitable applicants.

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