FM Conway is currently seeking a Contract Manager to join our successful Structures division. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a dynamic team delivering high-profile structural refurbishment projects across the capital. In this role, you'll support the pre-contracts team in developing PQQs and tenders, offering expert input on buildability, health and safety documentation, and tender programming. You'll also be responsible for obtaining key briefing documents to guide design feasibility and ensure outline designs meet client expectations. This is a full-time, permanent position based in Central London.
The duties of the Contract Manager role will include:
-Collating, distributing and coordinating the handover of pre/tender information to the construction team
-Providing up to date budget and programming information at all project key stages
-Managing, coordinating, reviewing and ensuring buildability of designs
-Ensuring that the project is set up correctly with the appropriate resources allocated for the works i.e. plant, labour, materials and subcontractors, and ensuring works are maintained in accordance with the Structures Works package
-Managing and coordinating with the project team ensuring all relevant road space applications, permits and approvals are in place and maintained throughout the works duration
-Reviewing and ensuring compliance with subcontractor pre-start meetings, minutes and documentation prior to commencement on site
-Drafting, coordinating and reviewing subcontract contract documents with the project Quantity Surveyor and internal commercial/contract team
What skills and experience do you need?
We are seeking a professional and results-driven Contract Manager with proven experience in structures, bridges, and highways infrastructure within an operational setting. You will be confident in client-facing roles and have a solid background working under NEC or JCT contract frameworks. A strong grasp of resource planning, cost and value management, stakeholder engagement, and design coordination is essential. To be considered, you should hold a degree or an equivalent construction-related qualification such as an NVQ Level 6, HNC, or HND. As the role will require travel to various company sites, a full UK driving licence is essential.
What benefits will you receive?
As our Contract Manager we will offer you a range of fantastic benefits including career and professional development, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, life assurance, healthcare, a car allowance, opportunities for internal and external training and access to a wide range of shopping discounts through our Rewarding Great People platform. We will also offer you a range of health and well-being benefits including 24-hour advice lines, and support from our in-house mental health first aiders.
A brief introduction to FM Conway and our Structures Division
FM Conway is a business of families with over 60 years' experience of creating sustainable and innovative transportation solutions. We pride ourselves on our core values, creating a culture around Care, Innovation, Integrity and Excellence. As a family business the heart of FM Conway has, and always will be, its great people and we are always searching for talented individuals to join our family.
FM Conway works across the full spectrum of London and the South East's highways structures and broader infrastructure needs. We have a strong track record of delivering refurbishments and improvements, heritage maintenance and structural repairs. We have worked on a range of iconic and impressive projects including Hammersmith Bridge, Waterloo Bridge, Rochester Bridge, Southwark Bridge, Greenford Flyover the Marble Arch Still Water Illumination project.FM Conway provide our clients and stakeholders with a full range of structural engineering services, utilising innovative and sustainable solutions to maximise value and ensure the successful delivery of projects to the highest quality design.
So if you would like to Join our Family as our Contract Manager then please click ‘apply' today .
Closing Date: 07/08/2025
FM Conway is an award-winning equal opportunities employer. We recognise that our workforce should reflect our diverse communities and we are proudly committed to creating an inclusive culture in which we celebrate and value individuals from all walks of life. EDI-Strategy
At our heart we are a family that recognises and embraces individuality, so if you are excited about this role but you are unsure if you meet all of the criteria, we encourage you to apply anyway as you may still be the right candidate for this or another role we are recruiting for.
We look forward to receiving your application!
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