Contracts Manager (Decorating)
Basildon, with sites across Southend-on-Sea, Kent and London
£50,000 - £55,000 + Performance Bonus + Company Van + Phone & Laptop + Private Healthcare + Training + Progression to Senior Contracts Manager
This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing, family-run contractor operating across multiple internal and finishing contractor. Where you'll get full autonomy of projects whilst progressing your career technically and professionally.
Are you a management professional with strong decorating or fit-out experience? Are you looking for a role where you're given real autonomy, responsibility, and the chance to grow with an ambitious business?
This ambitious group of companies operates across Essex and the surrounding areas, undertaking projects within the residential and domestic sectors. They offer a variety of services, including tiling, decorating, flooring, landscaping, and garden and commercial studio builds. By working with national housebuilders as well as directly with customers, their strong focus on high-quality service and products has led to great success since their inception. They are now looking to capitalize on this growth by expanding their senior management team, allowing you to contribute to the company's continued success.
You will be responsible for the full delivery of projects, managing budgets, labour, compliance, and quality from start to finish. This is a hands-on leadership role, requiring strong technical knowledge, commercial awareness, and the ability to manage teams and subcontractors effectively.
Therefore, the ideal candidate will have a strong background in decorating or internal works, with proven experience managing projects and labour forces. You'll be confident running projects independently, ensuring high standards of health & safety, and driving performance on site.
This is a great opportunity to join a growing business where everyone progresses with the company, offering long-term stability, autonomy, and the chance to move into even more senior roles as the group continues to expand.
The Role:
1. Full responsibility for project delivery and budgets
2. Manage, hire and coordinate labour and subcontractors
3. Ensure high standards of health & safety
4. Based out of their Basildon office, mainly site in Southend, Kent and London
The Person:
5. Strong knowledge in decorating or internal works
6. Previous experience managing decorating or internals projects
7. SSSTS and CSCS
8. Commutable distance to Basildon and willing to travel to sites
9. Able to pass a DBS check