Job Description
Contracts Manager
Salary: £52,247 per annum
Location: Mixed
Hours: 37 per week, Monday - Friday
Are you a skilled contract professional ready to lead a high performing team and drive excellence in contract management? We’re looking for a Contracts Manager to join our Home & Community Maintenance team and take ownership of contract negotiation, delivery, and performance across multiple projects.
What the role involves:
As Contracts Manager, you’ll be at the heart of our operations, responsible for:
* Leading and developing a specialist contracts team.
* Overseeing all aspects of contract management from procurement to performance monitoring.
* Negotiating, drafting, and implementing contracts, with a focus on efficiency, compliance, and social value.
* Managing contractor relationships to ensure high quality delivery, cost control, and continuous improvement.
* Providing expert guidance on commercial, technical, and regulatory matters.
* Ensuring compliance with Health & Safety and CDM regulations.
* Preparing financial reports, valuations, and performance analyses to inform strategic decisions.
About you:
* Significant experience in contract management, ideally within social housing, construction, or a related sector.
* Strong leadership and team management skills, with the ability to motivate and develop others.
* Expertise in financial analytics, risk management, and legal agreements.
* Excellent communication and negotiation skills to work effectively with contractors, stakeholders, and colleagues.
* Highly organized, methodical, and able to prioritize competing demands in a fast paced environment.
* Familiarity with procurement legislation (PCR2015, PA23) and contract law.
Qualifications:
* Bachelor’s degree in business, management, or a related field (with contract law knowledge).
* Desirable: RICS/CIOB accreditation, NEBOSH/IOSH qualification, or Commercial & Contract Management accreditation.
What’s on offer:
* £40,870 salary
* 25 days holiday (rising to 30 with service)
* Excellent pension with generous employer contribution
* Reward & discount schemes
* Training, tools, and the autonomy to succeed
* Career progression opportunities
If you’re a proactive, results driven contracts professional who thrives on challenge and leadership, we want to hear from you. Apply now and help us deliver excellence across our Home & Community Maintenance services.
This vacancy is being advertised on behalf of Greenacre Recruitment Ltd who are operating as a recruitment agency and business