Trainee Contracts Manager - Roofing

Trainee Contracts Manager / Assistant Contracts Manager – Roofing

Corby | Salary Negotiable | 10% Bonus | Commercial Vehicle and Fuel Card | Full Training and Support | 25 Days Holiday plus Bank Holidays | National Site Travel

Working on the tools and ready for your next step? This is an opportunity to use your site experience in a Trainee Contracts Manager / Assistant Contracts Manager role, with full training, ongoing support and a clear route into contracts management. You will join a well-established roofing contractor in Corby that has been trading for more than 45 years, delivers commercial and industrial projects across the UK, and already has a full order book just two months into its financial year. You do not need previous management experience, but you must understand how construction sites operate and be keen to learn.

The Role – Trainee Contracts Manager / Assistant Contracts Manager

This role is split roughly 50% between the Corby office and project sites, giving you practical experience of both project coordination and site delivery. Working alongside experienced Contracts Managers, you will learn how roofing and refurbishment projects are planned, programmed and managed from start to finish. Projects range from £50,000 to £3 million across education, healthcare, commercial, industrial and public sector settings. National travel to project sites is required.

What You Will Be Doing

• Support Contracts Managers with the day-to-day running of roofing and refurbishment projects
• Help plan labour, materials, deliveries and subcontractors
• Attend sites to monitor progress, quality and health and safety
• Liaise with site teams, clients, suppliers and subcontractors
• Assist with programmes, project updates, site records and progress reports
• Help resolve practical site issues and keep works moving to programme
• Keep project information, drawings, schedules and commercial records up to date

What You Will Receive

• Salary negotiable depending on experience
• 10% discretionary bonus
• Commercial vehicle and fuel card
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Full training and ongoing support in project planning, site coordination, health and safety, client communication and contracts management
• A clear route into a Contracts Manager position
• Casual dress and a relaxed, down-to-earth office
• Regular team social events

Who This Suits

• Construction experience is essential, but it can come from a trade, labouring, site supervision, subcontracting or another practical site-based role.
• May suit someone working on the tools who is ready to move into a management role with long-term progression
• Minimum GCSE grade C/4 or equivalent in Maths and English
• Good IT skills and confidence using Microsoft Office
• Organised, reliable and confident communicating with different people
• Comfortable travelling nationally and splitting time between the office and project sites
• A construction qualification or trade background would be welcomed but is not essential

Hours & Location

• Based in Corby, with national travel to project sites
• Approximately 50% office-based and 50% site-based
• Monday to Thursday, 8.30am–5.00pm
• Friday, 8.30am–4.00pm
• One-hour lunch break

How to Apply

If you have construction experience and are ready to move from the tools or a site-based position into contracts management, apply today or contact Sally Whittingham for a confidential conversation. Previous management experience is not required, as full training and support will be provided.

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