Contracts Manager

  • DB RECRUITMENT
  • Plymouth, Devon
  • 15/01/2026
Full time Construction Contracts Manager Management Architect and Design

Job Description

DB Recruitment are recruiting for an experienced Contracts Manager for a client of ours based in Devon / Somerset.

The successful candiate will be highly experienced within building projects wthin Commercial / Industrial Buildings - Education / Refurbishments for etc.

Slary negotiable depending on experience.

• Ensuring the health and safety performance on projects.

• Delivering a quality product, to specification, first time, to the end of the project.

• Ensuring a culture of zero defects is achieved, in line with a robust and diligently applied project quality plan.

• Ensure quality is managed in line with procedures.

• Ensuring exceptional aftercare is applied on all projects.

• Maximising the commercial return of your projects.

• Delivering the numbers Turnover, Cash, Profit and Cost.

• Ensure compliance with all DC procedures on all of your projects.

• Ensuring a show me approach is taken in relation to compliance.

• Compilation and monitoring of programme of your projects, we use Asta programming software.

• Taking action to co-ordinate time recovery and implement short term trade programmes

• Understanding the commercial position in accordance with the programme.

• Ensure completion of accurate as built programme.

• Ensure EOT robust processes are completed.

• Ensuring the competence and performance of team members on your projects.

• Personal development for team members on your projects.

• Holding regular effective one to one conversations support and challenge.

• Use of expectations exchange concept to ensure people are clear of their individual responsibilities on the project.

• Manage customer expectations.

• Delivery of industry leading customer experience.

• Closing out of defects on your projects.

• Developing and ensuring procurement strategy is implemented in accordance with the programme.

• Ensuring supply chain is managed with respect, and in accordance with the contract - firm but fair.

• Ensure subcontractor scope and programme agreed and understood by project team.

• Effective management of design process to ensure compliance and build ability within budget.

• Effective input to VE, /Innovation, Alternative solutions.

• Ensure RFI/CVI system is effectively managed by project teams