Contracts Manager

Job Description

Contracts Manager
 Salary: £52,247 per annum
 Location: Mixed
 Hours: 37 per week, Monday - Friday

Are you a skilled contract professional ready to lead a high performing team and drive excellence in contract management? We’re looking for a Contracts Manager to join our Home & Community Maintenance team and take ownership of contract negotiation, delivery, and performance across multiple projects.

What the role involves:
 As Contracts Manager, you’ll be at the heart of our operations, responsible for:

• Leading and developing a specialist contracts team.
• Overseeing all aspects of contract management from procurement to performance monitoring.
• Negotiating, drafting, and implementing contracts, with a focus on efficiency, compliance, and social value.
• Managing contractor relationships to ensure high quality delivery, cost control, and continuous improvement.
• Providing expert guidance on commercial, technical, and regulatory matters.
• Ensuring compliance with Health & Safety and CDM regulations.
• Preparing financial reports, valuations, and performance analyses to inform strategic decisions.

About you:

• Significant experience in contract management, ideally within social housing, construction, or a related sector.
• Strong leadership and team management skills, with the ability to motivate and develop others.
• Expertise in financial analytics, risk management, and legal agreements.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills to work effectively with contractors, stakeholders, and colleagues.
• Highly organized, methodical, and able to prioritize competing demands in a fast paced environment.
• Familiarity with procurement legislation (PCR2015, PA23) and contract law.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, management, or a related field (with contract law knowledge).
• Desirable: RICS/CIOB accreditation, NEBOSH/IOSH qualification, or Commercial & Contract Management accreditation.

What’s on offer:

• £40,870 salary
• 25 days holiday (rising to 30 with service)
• Excellent pension with generous employer contribution
• Reward & discount schemes
• Training, tools, and the autonomy to succeed
• Career progression opportunities

If you’re a proactive, results driven contracts professional who thrives on challenge and leadership, we want to hear from you. Apply now and help us deliver excellence across our Home & Community Maintenance services.

This vacancy is being advertised on behalf of Greenacre Recruitment Ltd who are operating as a recruitment agency and business.