Senior Contracts Manager

Senior Contracts Manager
Location: Chelmsford
Salary: -90,000 - -100,000 + Car / Car Allowance + Fuel Card + Bonus + Pension

An established and rapidly growing groundworks and civil engineering contractor is seeking a Senior Contracts Manager to join their expanding delivery team. The role will involve overseeing multiple residential infrastructure and groundworks packages across Essex, Suffolk and surrounding areas.

The company has experienced significant growth in recent years, increasing turnover from approximately -62m to -100m while expanding its workforce by over 65%. With a strong pipeline of secured work and continued expansion plans, this role offers excellent long-term career progression within a dynamic and ambitious business.

The successful candidate will play a key role in overseeing several live projects while supporting pre-construction planning for upcoming schemes. You will work closely with senior leadership, commercial teams and site management to ensure projects are delivered safely, on programme and within budget.

Senior Contracts Manager Salary & Benefits

• Salary -90,000 - -100,000 (depending on experience)
• Company Car or Car Allowance
• Fuel Card
• Pension scheme (up to 5% employer contribution)
• 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays
• Holiday entitlement rising to 28 days + BH with service
• Training and development support including funded professional courses
• Excellent long-term career progression opportunities
• Supportive and ambitious company culture

Senior Contracts Manager Job Overview

• Oversee multiple residential groundworks and infrastructure projects across Essex and East Anglia
• Provide leadership and support to Site Managers, Engineers and site teams
• Ensure projects are delivered safely, on programme and within budget
• Monitor programme performance and resource allocation across multiple sites
• Chair and attend client, commercial and project review meetings
• Work closely with Commercial teams to manage project performance and cost control
• Support pre-construction planning for upcoming developments
• Maintain strong relationships with housebuilders, consultants and project stakeholders
• Promote and maintain high standards of health, safety, quality and environmental performance

Senior Contracts Manager Job Requirements

• Proven experience in a Contracts Manager / Senior Contracts Manager role within groundworks or civil engineering
• Strong background delivering residential infrastructure and groundworks packages
• Experience managing multiple sites simultaneously
• Excellent leadership and communication skills
• Strong commercial awareness and programme management ability
• SMSTS qualification

• CSCS Black Card (or equivalent)
• NVQ Level 6 in Construction Management or equivalent (preferred)
• Full UK driving licence

About the Company

This contractor has built a strong reputation for delivering high-quality groundworks and infrastructure packages for leading national and regional housebuilders. The business has experienced significant growth in recent years and continues to invest in its people, systems and long-term project pipeline.

They are particularly interested in ambitious and driven individuals who want to progress within a growing organisation and play a key role in its continued expansion.

If you are an experienced Contracts Manager looking to step into a senior leadership role within a fast-growing contractor, this position offers an excellent opportunity to progress your career while working on high-profile residential infrastructure projects.

Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries.

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