Framework Manager – Water

Exeter, Devon
carrington west

Framework Manager – Water
Location: South West (hybrid/site-based)
Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience

Are you an experienced Contract or Operations Manager looking for your next career move?

We are working with a leading Tier 1 contractor delivering major infrastructure projects within the UK water sector. Due to continued growth and long-term secured work, they are looking to appoint an experienced Framework Manager to take overall responsibility for the successful delivery of a key water framework.

This is a senior leadership role, responsible for managing performance across multiple projects, ensuring safe, efficient and commercially successful delivery, while maintaining strong client relationships and driving continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Overall accountability for the successful delivery of the framework, including safety, programme, commercial performance and quality
• Lead and manage multidisciplinary teams across multiple sites and projects
• Act as the primary point of contact for the client, maintaining and developing strong, long-term relationships
• Ensure all works are delivered in line with contractual requirements, KPIs and regulatory standards
• Provide strategic direction across the framework, including resource planning, programme management and risk mitigation
• Drive a strong health, safety and environmental culture across all activities
• Oversee commercial performance, including cost control, forecasting and margin improvement
• Support bid and pre-construction activities where required
• Identify opportunities for innovation, efficiency and continuous improvement across the framework
• Ensure effective stakeholder engagement, including internal teams, supply chain and external partners

What We Are Looking For

• Proven experience in a senior role within the water sector, ideally within a Tier 1/ Tier 2 contractor or major framework environment
• Strong understanding of infrastructure delivery across water and wastewater projects
• Demonstrable experience managing multiple projects or programmes simultaneously
• Excellent client-facing and stakeholder management skills
• Strong commercial awareness, with experience managing budgets and performance
• Good working knowledge of NEC contracts
• Leadership experience managing large, multidisciplinary teams
• Relevant qualifications in civil engineering, construction or a related discipline

What’s on Offer

• Long-term secured work within a major UK infrastructure framework
• Opportunity to take ownership of a high-profile programme of works
• Career progression within a leading Tier 1 contractor
• Competitive salary and package, dependent on experience

If this sounds like your next move, please send in your CV. Successful applicants will be contacted
promptly.

Mario Fourie

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