Contract Manager - Water in Chelmsford

Contracts Manager – Water
£70,000–£90,000 DOE + car / car allowance, bonus & benefits
North London / Essex / East Anglia
Permanent

Our client is a well-established specialist contractor working in concrete and structural repair, with a large and growing workload on long-term water sector frameworks. Their work covers clean water assets including reservoirs, water towers and treatment facilities.

They’re looking for a Contracts Manager to run a portfolio of water schemes across North London, Essex and East Anglia. They’re open on experience: they’ll consider established Contracts Managers and Senior Project Managers who already juggle multiple schemes and are ready to step up, with experienced colleagues to support them.

The role

• Manage multiple water sector contracts to hit financial, safety, quality and environmental targets
• Lead pre-contract planning with the estimating team, then plan, programme and resource contracts
• Lead and develop engineers, supervisors and site teams
• Accept, approve and issue contracts and subcontracts, and give technical and contractual advice
• Liaise and negotiate with clients, consulting engineers and subcontractors
• Budget, monitor and control contract finances, including claims, variations, applications for payment and final accounts
• Ensure H&S and management system procedures are followed on every contract

What we’re looking for

• Experience delivering projects in the water sector, ideally on clean water assets
• Experience as a Contracts Manager, or as a Senior Project Manager running multiple schemes and ready to step up
• Strong knowledge of NEC, CDM and SHEQ procedures
• Strong planning, financial and leadership skills
• SMSTS and CSCS Black Card
• Degree or NVQ Level 5 in civil engineering or construction (or equivalent)
• Professional membership (MICE, CEng, MCIOB, ICorr) achieved or working towards
• Full UK driving licence and based in North London, Essex or East Anglia

What’s on offer

• £70,000–£90,000 depending on experience
• Car or car allowance
• Bonus
• Pension with employer matching
• Private healthcare and life assurance
• Generous holiday allowance
• Ongoing training and career development

If you’re a Contracts Manager or Senior Project Manager with water sector experience based in the East of England, we’d like to hear from you.