Contracts Manager

Hull, Yorkshire
Prestige Recruitment Specialists

Contracts Manager

Hull

50k

Are you a commercially astute Contracts Manager with a solid grounding in engineering ? Join a fast-paced, technically driven environment where you’ll play a pivotal role in overseeing the contractual and commercial aspects of high-value engineering projects.

My Client is a multi-disciplinary engineering consultantancy delivering complex projects across sectors including infrastructure, energy, manufacturing, and industrial engineering. Due to continued growth, they are now seeking an experienced Contracts Manager to take ownership of end-to-end contract delivery and compliance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Delivery of construction projects (predominantly electrical in nature)
• Manage a team of electrical technicians and apprentices responsible for health, safety, and quality
• Securing and cementing existing relationships with clients and the supply chain
• Acting as the companies Qualified Supervisor under the NICEIC Approved Contractor scheme
• Member of the companies health and safety steering committee and making key contributions to ensuring the ongoing safe operations within the business
• Estimating and quoting works
• Identify and manage contractual risks, claims, variations, extensions of time, and cost impacts, ensuring effective dispute avoidance and resolution strategies.
• Track key deliverables, payment milestones, insurances, and bond requirements.
• Monitor contractor performance to ensure full compliance with contractual obligations, safety standards, and technical specifications.
• Support tender and bid submissions by reviewing T&Cs and advising on legal, commercial, and risk implications.
• Maintain accurate records of contractual correspondence, approvals, and variations in accordance with audit and governance standards.
• Ensure all activities comply with current legislation, regulations, and industry best practices.

Technical / knowledge requirements:

• Time served electrician with inspection and testing qualifications
• Experience within relevant industry sectors ideally on tools, as a supervisor, and with some management / leadership experience

Characteristics:

• Honesty and integrity must be at the core of all undertakings
• Organised and logical approach to work
• Friendly and constructive demeanour – can do attitude
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Attention to detail and quality
• Flexible in their approach to work
• Able to manage and work under high pressure situations, remaining calm and focused
• Able to develop a long term and close working relationship with a variety of company stakeholders