Contracts Manager

Contracts Manager - Super Prime Residential
Kensington High Street London Bridge

-6m main project + side hustle (smaller project oversight)

If you''ve ever found yourself in a three-way stand-off between a brickie, a client''s cousin who''s suddenly a design consultant'', and drawings with more versions than Windows - this one could be for you.

We''re on the lookout for a Contracts Manager (permanent position) who knows that keeping a site on track is 30% planning and 70% chasing. An experienced Contracts Manager who can see a sequencing clash coming while everyone else is still nodding in the site meeting, and who knows the emotional toll of a client changing taps... again.
This project is proper super-prime. We''re talking full roof removal, extension, dormers, bespoke finishes, and a client with taste, budget, and very specific ideas about grout colour.

What you''ll actually be doing
- Driving the build from pre-con to handover like it''s a Bentley up Sloane Street
- Managing procurement like a Tesco delivery slot in lockdown - ruthlessly
- Making sure the Project Manager is running site smoother than a Soho House cocktail bar
- Being the grown-up in the room when needed - client liaison, design meetings, progress checks
- And yes... there will be a second project just to keep things interesting

Who we''re after:
- Time spent (in the super-prime residential world) with reputable contractors who know that in this market, good enough'' isn''t.
- The kind of person who knows their way around marble, mood lighting, and million-pound expectations
- Organised, diplomatic, calm under pressure
- A seasoned Contracts Manager who can read a programme like a bedtime story, and can juggle meetings, margins and deadlines - this could be for you.

I know this ad''s had a bit of fun, but I''m a serious recruiter, working with a serious contractor, on a seriously good opportunity.

Spencer Wade
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