Contract Manager – Firestopping

Desborough, Northamptonshire
Howells Solutions Limited

Job Title: Contract Manager – Passive Fire
Location: Northamptonshire
Salary: > 65,000 + Package

We are pleased to be working with a leading specialist manufacturer & contractor in passive fire protection, delivering high-quality fire stopping, fire doors, and compartmentation works across a wide range of sectors including residential, healthcare, education, and commercial projects. With a strong reputation for safety, compliance, and excellence, they pride themselves on their commitment to protecting lives and property through superior workmanship.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Manage multiple passive fire protection (PFP) projects from inception to completion, ensuring delivery on time, within budget, and to specification.
• Oversee both direct labour teams and subcontractors, maintaining high standards of safety, quality, and performance.
• Ensure compliance with all fire safety regulations, company procedures, and relevant standards (BS EN 1634, BS 8214, BS 9999).
• Maintain strong commercial awareness-monitoring budgets, costs, and project profitability.
• Act as the key point of contact for clients, suppliers, and internal stakeholders.
• Produce and manage project documentation, programmes, and progress reports.
• Implement and monitor quality assurance processes, including Property Quality Plans (PQP) and Inspection and Test Plans (ITP), to ensure first-pass compliance and regulator-ready audit trails.
• Drive continuous improvement by identifying process efficiencies, value engineering opportunities, and cost-saving initiatives without compromising safety or compliance.
• Ensure subcontractors and operatives are suitably qualified, trained, and using accredited materials and products.
• Conduct site inspections, monitor defect resolution, and ensure all installations are recorded and traceable via Shellen’s digital systems (Golden Thread).
• Liaise with design teams, clients, and third-party auditors to resolve technical issues and maintain programme momentum.
• Promote a culture of safety, compliance, and excellence across all project teams.

Experience:

• Proven experience as a Contracts Manager within the fire protection, construction, or fire & security industries.
• Strong understanding of fire stopping, fire doors, compartmentation, and containment.
• Experience managing large-scale projects ( 2-4 million).
• Excellent communication, leadership, and organisational skills.
• Stakeholder engagement
• Commercially astute with the ability to manage budgets and contractual obligations.
• Full UK driving licence.

Salary and Benefits:

• Company car, laptop and mobile phone.
• Annual holiday allowance of 21 days plus Bank Holidays
• Pension plan