Contract Manager

Contract Manager - Arboriculture & Vegetation Clearance
Location: Redditch Depot (with regular travel required)
Salary: 43,000 per annum
Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent
Working Hours: 40 hours per week (core hours 7:30am - 4:30pm, with some flexibility)
Benefits: Company vehicle (4x4 or van), eligibility for work across sites including Cambridge and Bristol

About the Role

We are looking for a commercially aware and operationally experienced Contract Manager to oversee arboriculture and vegetation clearance projects primarily based out of our Redditch depot. This role is ideal for someone with a strong background in arboriculture or construction who is ready to take ownership of day-to-day site operations, ensure workforce efficiency, and manage costed work packages.

You'll be working closely with our Operations Manager, supporting a large and varied workforce across major contracts with Balfour Beatty, HS2, and multiple Strategic Road Network (SRN) vegetation clearance schemes. The ability to scope, cost, and manage your own work (typically up to 10,000 per job) is essential.

Key Responsibilities

• Operational Leadership: Oversee teams of 16 full-time staff and up to 12 agency operatives, ensuring the right skills are assigned to the right tasks across sites.
• Project Costing & Budgeting: Independently price and plan works up to 10k, inputting accurate data into costing spreadsheets and reporting on profitability (PNL).
• Client Engagement: Build and maintain strong client relationships, particularly with key partners.
• Workforce Planning: Use digital planning systems to manage schedules, daily briefings, and resourcing to ensure projects are delivered safely, efficiently, and to high standards.
• Compliance & Site Safety: Uphold safety standards and industry regulations through audits and best practices across all vegetation clearance and arboricultural work.
• Collaboration: Act as a key link between the Operations Manager and site teams, assisting in overall program planning and execution across regions.

About You

• Experience in arboriculture, commercial vegetation clearance, or construction project management.
• Proven ability to price and manage work independently, ideally up to 10,000 per project.
• Strong IT and digital planning skills, including confidence using operational systems and spreadsheets.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills, with experience managing site teams and subcontractors.
• Flexible and committed - must be able to travel regularly from Redditch and to sites across regions.

Why Join Us?

As one of the UK's leading arboricultural and landscape management companies, we offer more than just a job, we offer a chance to be part of a forward-thinking, inclusive business that values growth, responsibility, and operational excellence. You'll be given the tools, support, and autonomy to make a meaningful impact from day one.

Ready to take the next step in your career? Apply now and our recruitment team will be in touch to discuss the opportunity further.

Let's shape a safer, greener future together.