Civils Contracts Manager

Civils Contracts Manager (Infrastructure, Utilities & Regional Frameworks)

Location: Cardiff / South Wales
Salary: £70,000 – £85,000 basic (DOE)
Job Type: Permanent

A growing regional civil engineering contractor is looking to appoint a Civils Contracts Manager to oversee a portfolio of highways and infrastructure-led projects across South Wales.

The business delivers repeat work across highways, public realm, structures, water and utility infrastructure, with a strong pipeline of secured projects and long-standing client relationships. Due to continued growth, this is a key leadership hire within the delivery team.

The Role

You’ll oversee multiple live projects at once, typically across a mix of framework and directly awarded schemes, acting as the link between site teams, commercial functions and clients.

This is a hands-on role focused on driving delivery performance, supporting teams and maintaining control across programme, risk and commercial outcomes.

Key responsibilities:

• Managing multiple concurrent highways and infrastructure projects
• Leading and supporting Project Managers and Site Managers
• Driving programme, risk and delivery performance
• Maintaining commercial oversight (variations, change control, cost position)
• Acting as a senior escalation point for delivery and contractual issues
• Ensuring HSEQ standards are met across all projects
• Supporting pre-construction, handover and mobilisation

About You

You may already be a Contracts Manager, or a Senior Project Manager looking to step up into a broader role.

You’ll have:

• Experience delivering highways or infrastructure projects
• Ideally supported by experience in:
  • Structures
  • Water / wastewater
  • Utilities or energy infrastructure
  • Structural concrete / heavy civils
• Working knowledge of NEC contracts
• Experience managing multiple projects and teams
• SMSTS, CSCS and a full UK driving licence

Desirable:

• Experience within public-sector or utility frameworks
• Knowledge of the South Wales market and supply chain

What’s on Offer

• £70k – £80k basic salary (DOE)
• Secure, long-term workload through frameworks and repeat business
• Senior role with real influence over project delivery
• Regional projects across South Wales (limited travel)
• Clear opportunity to step up and take wider responsibility