Contracts Manager

Contracts Manager – Leading Regional Contractor | Bristol 💼 Salary: Up to £85,000 + Full Package 📍 Location: Bristol (Projects Across the South West) 🏗️ Sector: Main Contracting | Design & Build | Commercial | Education | Healthcare 🕵️ ♂️ For my client – an outstanding, well-established regional contractor with an exceptional reputation for delivery, collaboration, and long-term stability. Are you an experienced Contracts Manager with a track record of delivering multiple projects simultaneously? Do you thrive in a leadership role where you can shape delivery, mentor teams, and drive excellence across a varied portfolio? My client - a highly respected regional main contractor - is seeking a Contracts Manager to oversee several live projects up to £10m in value, spanning commercial, education, healthcare, industrial, and community developments. This is a rare opportunity to join a business known for its integrity, strong pipeline, and supportive culture. 🔧 The Role As Contracts Manager, you’ll take strategic oversight of several schemes from pre-construction through to handover, ensuring operational, commercial, and quality targets are delivered to the highest standard. Your responsibilities will include: * 🏗️ Overseeing multiple projects up to £10m across the South West * 👥 Leading and mentoring Project Managers, Site Managers, and operational teams * 🧩 Driving programme, quality, and safety standards on all live sites * 🤝 Building strong relationships with clients, consultants, and supply chain partners * 📝 Supporting pre-construction, planning, and resourcing activities * 💷 Monitoring commercial performance alongside QS teams * 🧠 Tackling challenges proactively and ensuring seamless project delivery * 🎯 Ensuring each project aligns with the company’s standards, values, and long-term objectives This is a highly influential role with genuine autonomy and visibility at senior level. ✅ Ideal Candidate Profile You will likely be: * An experienced Contracts Manager or Senior Project Manager ready to step up * Proven across main contracting with projects up to £10m * Strong technically, commercially, and operationally * A natural leader who inspires high-performing delivery teams * Excellent at client relationships, communication, and problem solving * Highly organised and confident managing multiple live sites * Based in or commutable to Bristol / South West 💰 What’s on Offer * 💷 Up to £85,000 (DOE) + Full Package * 🚗 Car allowance / company car * 📈 Clear progression opportunities within a respected regional business * 🤝 Supportive, collaborative culture with low staff turnover * 🏗️ A secure and diverse pipeline of regional projects * 🌱 Stability, autonomy, and long-term career growth This is an exceptional opportunity to join a contractor where your leadership, expertise, and values will genuinely shape their future success. 📩 Interested? If you’re an ambitious Contracts Manager looking for a new challenge with a leading regional contractor, I’d love to chat. Send your CV to: Charlie Walker