Contracts Manager

Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire
Shanly Homes Ltd
Location: Surrey, West Sussex & Hampshire

Main office: Beaconsfield (you will be attending regular meetings here)

At Shanly Homes, we don t just build homes; we craft distinctive, high-quality residences designed for modern living.

As a privately-owned, multi award-winning regional housebuilder, we take pride in creating bespoke developments in some of the most sought-after locations in the South East.

We re now looking for an experienced Contracts Manager to join our Construction team and play a key leadership role across several of our premium residential developments in Surrey, West Sussex and Hampshire.

This is an opportunity to be part of a successful, supportive, and driven business that values quality, attention to detail, and collaboration across every part of the company.

What you ll be doing:

As Contracts Manager, you ll report to the Construction Director and be responsible for ensuring exceptional delivery across multiple live sites. Key areas of focus will include:

• Project planning; agree the direction of build and locations for compounds and storage, identify critical path issues such as services and put plans in place to meet key dates
• Build programme; produce build programmes ensuring these are followed any issues affecting delivery are swiftly resolved, collaborate with the other regional departments including Commercial and Sales to ensure the smooth operation of the development
• Build quality; in conjunction with the quality control team regularly inspect developments to ensure that the highest standards of build are achieved
• Build costs; collaborate with the Commercial team to ensure that costs are being controlled within budget and any variations or extras are minimised
• Health and Safety; ensure compliance with all relevant health, safety and environmental policies to ensure a safe working environment, review any specific training needs and undertake regular review
• Leadership; motivate and provide clear direction to the site teams, assist with the performance management of team members to ensure the highest standards are achieved and play an integral role in recruiting and retaining the team.

What you’ll bring to the team:

We are a design-led and solutions-focused business so prior experience working on premium developments is a must for our team.

• Experience working for a residential housebuilder
• Demonstrated success delivering multiple high-quality housing developments
• Strong understanding and practical application of Health & Safety best practice and legislation
• Ability to read and interpret construction drawings confidently
• SMSTS qualified (Site Management Safety Training Scheme)
• Construction-related degree or NVQ Level 5/6

What we can offer you:

• The security of a financially strong, privately-owned business
• Competitive salary and car allowance
• Discretionary annual and long-term build bonus scheme
• Enhanced pension scheme paid via salary exchange
• BUPA cover
• Annual leave starting at 25 days to a max of 30
• Free life assurance
• Many wellbeing benefits on-demand GP service, free weekly fitness classes, discounted gym membership, Employee Assistance Programme and a cycle to work scheme
• Discount scheme with savings across a range of sectors
• Plus many social events throughout the year.

If you re a Contracts Manager who takes pride in building premium homes and wants to be part of a company that shares your values, we d love to hear from you.

Apply now and help us continue to set the standard in quality homebuilding.