Contracts Manager - North Kent / London - Refurbishment

I am currently recruiting for a Contracts Manager for a main contractor based in North Kent to work on multiple projects ranging between 500k - 2 million within sectors including commercial, education and residential within London and the Home Counties on primarily refurbishment projects.

Key duties will be -

Project Ownership: Lead and manage construction projects from mobilisation to completion, ensuring successful handover to clients.

Scope & Design Interpretation: Understand and interpret project scope, architectural and engineering designs to ensure accurate execution and team alignment.

Team Communication: Brief site teams, subcontractors, and stakeholders on project requirements, design specifications, and deliverables.

Operational Oversight: Coordinate day-to-day operations across multiple sites, ensuring productivity, quality, and safety standards are maintained.

Resource Allocation: Manage and allocate labour, equipment, and materials effectively to meet project timelines and budgets.

Budget Management: Monitor project costs, control expenditures, and ensure financial targets are achieved.

Compliance & Safety: Enforce compliance with health, safety, environmental, and legal regulations across all project activities.

Scheduling & Planning: Develop and maintain detailed project schedules, adjusting plans as necessary to meet key milestones.

Quality Assurance: Oversee quality control processes to ensure all work meets design specifications and client expectations.

Stakeholder Engagement: Maintain strong relationships with clients, suppliers, and internal teams to support project success.

Reporting & Documentation: Provide regular progress reports to senior management, highlighting risks, issues, and performance metrics.

Problem Resolution: Identify and resolve operational challenges promptly to avoid delays or cost overruns.

My client are looking to pay a competitive day rate or basic salary including car allowance, travel and pension with the position looking to start ASAP but the client is happy to wait if the candidate has a notice period. If you are interested in hearing more on this role, please can you send a copy of your CV to (url removed)

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