Electrical Contracts Manager

The Opportunity

Our client is a national M&E contractor operating from their Warrington base, and they are looking for an Electrical Contracts Manager to take full ownership of electrical contract delivery across their North-West operation. The portfolio is what makes this one worth reading properly: healthcare, education and commercial sit alongside heritage buildings, luxury hospitality, defence and custodial environments.

For a Contracts Manager, that range genuinely changes the job. Delivering into a heritage building, a custodial estate or a live healthcare facility brings constraints, access protocols and stakeholder expectations that simply do not exist on a standard commercial fit-out. It is more demanding work, but it is also considerably more interesting, and it builds a delivery track record that stands out.

This is a permanent role with the resource and structure of a serious national business behind it: a supply chain of over 1,000 approved subcontractors, in-house design capability and long-standing main contractor relationships. Salary is £65,000 to £75,000 depending on experience, plus a full benefits package.

About the Business

Our client is a national M&E building services contractor with roots going back to the late 1950s and offices across England, Scotland and Ireland. They have grown steadily into a business with an annual turnover exceeding £50 million and more than 100 directly employed staff, with the Warrington office serving as their North-West operation.

Their client relationships are worth highlighting. Many of their main contractor partnerships have been in place for decades, which means the business tends to be delivering into established, well-understood relationships rather than constantly proving itself on one-off jobs. For a Contracts Manager, that generally makes for a smoother, more collaborative delivery environment.

Accreditations include ISO 9001, ISO 14001, NICEIC, BESA, ECA and Constructionline, alongside a robust Zero Harm health and safety programme. This is a stable, long-established business that takes both delivery standards and the safety of its people seriously.

What You'll Be Doing

• Taking full ownership of electrical contract delivery from mobilisation through to commissioning, handover and close-out

• Managing site teams and specialist subcontractors across concurrent projects

• Acting as the primary point of contact for clients, main contractors and design teams

• Delivering into technically demanding and operationally sensitive environments, including heritage, healthcare, defence and custodial settings

• Producing and managing project programmes, identifying risks early and coordinating solutions with the wider team

• Overseeing procurement of materials, plant and subcontract packages in line with programme and budget

• Managing variations and maintaining accurate commercial records in conjunction with the commercial team

• Ensuring installations are delivered to specification and in compliance with BS 7671 and current regulations

• Overseeing commissioning, testing, handover and O&M documentation through to defect close-out

What We're Looking For

• A solid electrical contracting background, with experience managing contracts from mobilisation through to handover at Contracts Manager level

• Comfortable running multiple projects simultaneously across a range of sectors and values

• Experience delivering into live, operationally sensitive or secure environments is advantageous

• Strong on programme management, subcontract administration and client-facing communication

• Commercial awareness: a working understanding of variations, cost control and reporting at contract level

• Up-to-date knowledge of BS 7671 and relevant electrical standards

• SMSTS qualified (or equivalent)

• Relevant electrical qualifications

• Full UK driving licence

What's on Offer

• £65,000 - £75,000 depending on experience

• Full company benefits package

• A prestigious and technically varied project portfolio spanning sectors most M&E contractors cannot access

• The backing of a national business with genuine scale, deep supply chain and long-standing client relationships

• A stable, long-established contractor with a serious approach to delivery standards and safety