• Advertising End Date:
    Closing date: 30 May 2025
  • Location
    Kent
  • Department
    Planning, Programme Management
  • Division
    Rail & Aviation
  • Advertised salary
    Competitive plus benefits
  • Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.  

    Where will you be working? 

    Defence and adjacent markets- We manage reactive and planned maintenance and upgrades on defence properties, airfields, military bases, ports, railway infrastructure and depots. Want to come and be a part of it? 

    What will you be doing?

    As a Contracts Manager your purpose will be to take ownership of all projects under your control; from client-liaison & ECI, tender, delivery to close-out and hand-over.

    You'll manage a project delivery team, including the line-management of Project Managers, ensuring that they have the correct resources to deliver the works.

    You'll also have Commercial ownership of the project, and will work closely with the Regional Manager and the Commercial team, to ensure that risks and issues are managed effectively allowing successful project delivery.

    It is key that you are able to build effective working relationships quickly with a variety of stakeholders and personalities.

    You should be comfortable in a variety of settings, able to adapt to your surroundings. This will enable you to develop  relationships with key repeat clients (such as ongoing Frameworks) and have a clear understanding of the forward workload/pipeline to feed into the monthly cost and forecasting cycle.

    Deliver of contracts in line with business objectives, considering available & required resources to maintain safety, quality and reputation. 

    What you’ll bring

    Ensure compliance with relevant laws, regulations, and industry standards, including Health, Safety and Sustainability. Stay informed about changes in regulations that may impact operations.
    Deliver of contracts in line with business objectives, considering available & required resources to maintain safety, quality and reputation
     

    Proven experience in the delivery of civil engineering projects and frameworks.

     
    You will have a good understanding of commercial procedures and achieve business plan revenue and EBITDA targets for the relevant contracts under their control. Achieve average WIP weeks target and review and report and adapt as necessary.
     
    You'll oversee the day-to-day operation of contracts under to ensure safety, efficiency and effectiveness.
     
    Manage project controls and key performance indicators (KPIs) to assess operational performance and identify areas for improvement and implement change where required.
     
    Identify and mitigate contract specific risks that may impact the organisation and develop and implement contingency plans to address potential disruptions.
     
    Build and retain client relationship and understand the clients needs and ensure operational processes align with customer expectations and satisfaction. As new projects and frameworks come on line you will build a team around in line with budget allowances  and manage throughout the contract delivery
     
    Want to know more?

    What’s in it for you?

    We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and outside of work, some of which include:

    • Matched or contributory pension scheme 
    • Employee Assistance Programme 
    • Access to Mental Health First Aiders 
    • My Rewards portal, access to 1000’s retail discounts 
    • Life Assurance 
    • Cycle to work scheme 
    • Enhanced maternity or paternity leave 
    • Reward and recognition scheme
    • Online GP Service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year  

    In addition, this role offers:

    • Company car and fuel card with a range of electric and hybrid vehicles to choose from 
    •  Salary sacrifice car scheme 
    • Health Care Cash Plan, giving you the ability to claim back medical expenses for things like dental, eyecare and physiotherapy and much more! 
    • Private health care for you and your family   
    • Discretionary bonus scheme
    • 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays 
    • Recommend a friend – get rewarded for introducing people to us!
    • Holiday purchase scheme

    Please note: Occasionally, we may close job adverts before the stated closing date. We’d encourage you to apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered. 

    For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3rd party background checks as part of our hiring process. Some of our roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of our induction. 

    #MGroupR&A INDSTA

  • About us

    We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We are one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs. 

    Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.

    • We’re responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet
    • We’re open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations
    • We’re together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
    • We’re ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life

    Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.

    It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.

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