Contracts Manager

• Location: Home-based – Ideally living within 45 miles of Basingstoke. (RG21 5NB)
• Salary: Up to £55,000 per annum + £10,000 bonus potential
• Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

Deliver vibrant outdoor spaces for both public and private sector clients that include Local Authorities, Town and Parish Councils, Housebuilders, UK Attractions and Schools.

We are recruiting for a market leader in the design and installation of vibrant outdoor spaces who are seeking a versatile Contracts Manager to oversee their growing portfolio of play areas, multi-use games areas and outdoor fitness projects across an area that covers West Oxfordshire across to Woking, down to Chichester, back across to West Dorset and from there up through Wiltshire and back to West Oxfordshire.  Operating across both the public and private sectors, this role offers a diverse client base including Local Authorities, Town & Parish Councils, Housebuilders, UK Attractions and to a lesser extent Schools.

About the Role

As Contracts Manager, you will lead outdoor installation projects from contract award through to final site sign-off. Your portfolio will include timber and steel playground equipment, multi-use games areas (MUGAs), outdoor gyms and outdoor furniture where you will expertly navigate the varying demands of the public and private sectors. This is a home-based position requiring regular regional travel across the area listed above.

Key Responsibilities

• Project Leadership: Lead playground and outdoor fitness installation projects from initial planning right through to successful completion.
• Technical Guidance: Collaborate with and provide technical guidance to the Sales team during the project quotation phase.
• Health & Safety: Review and prepare site-specific Safe Work Method Statements (RAMS) and ensure total compliance with CDM regulations and play safety standards (EN 1176 / EN 1177).
• Contractor & Site Coordination: Coordinate with installers, contractors, and external partners; overseeing material deliveries and subcontractor schedules.
• Site Monitoring & Oversight: Conduct regular site visits to monitor progress against schedule, review construction designs, assess site levels, and verify project setting out.
• Documentation & Compliance: Prepare accurate project documentation, site reports, and completion reports, while managing building applications and ensuring compliance with local regulations.
• Collaboration & Meetings: Participate actively in project kick-offs, construction meetings, and internal team briefings.
• Commercial & Financial Control: Closely follow up on project budgets, margins, and delivery dates to protect profitability.
• Lifecycle Support: Support the service and aftersales team when needed, keeping the customer focus sharp at all times.
• Digital Management: Maintain accurate project data in the CRM system and collaborate closely with the BackOffice team.

The Ideal Candidate

• Work Approach: A highly structured, quality-focused, and solution-orientated professional who takes full ownership of tasks.
• Communication & Focus: Exceptional communication skills with the ability to maintain clear, professional relationships with customers and external partners alike.
• Digital Savvy: Highly competent using Microsoft Office packages, CRM systems, and modern digital project management tools.
• Technical Toolkit: Competent and confident in reading drawings, calculating site levels, and managing project setting out.
• Technical Background: Solid foundation in landscape construction, site management, play equipment installation, or a closely related civil/external works discipline.
• Contractor Expertise: Proven track record in subcontractor management, coordination, and resource scheduling.
• Location: Fully home-based and ideally living within a 45-mile radius of Basingstoke.
• Essentials: Clean UK driving licence.
• Advantageous: Valid SMSTS, SSSTS, Black CSCS card or an NVQ Level 6 in Construction Management and if from within the play sector then a RPII Level 2 Certificate would be useful too.

What’s on Offer?

• Base salary up to £55,000 (dependent on experience).
• Performance-related bonus up to £10,000.
• Company vehicle / car allowance and fuel card.
• Private Healthcare that includes Dental.
• Health Cashback Plan.
• 5 Weeks Holiday.
• Home office equipment package.
• Pension scheme into which the company contributes 4.5% and the Employee 3.5% and career progression opportunities.