Contracts Manager (Social House Building)

Job Description:

Contracts Manager

Social House Building

East Midlands

Up to £75k (depending on experience) + car allowance + bonus

An established regional contractor is looking to recruit an experienced Contracts Manager to work within the new build social housing sector. This contractor has a turnover of £100 million and is growing with a strong pipeline of work secured for 2026. They incorporate family values and work with a collaborative forward-thinking attitude.

Contracts Manager Duties:

• Managing between 2 - 3 projects at any given time
• Programming contracts
• Managing all site managers and project managers
• Tender enquiries and preparing prelim plans for contracts ready
• Managing the design process
• Client meetings and associated issues
• Health and Safety plans
• Motivating and inspiring the team
• Liaising on all levels to ensure effective communication is always maintained.
• Following all projects through all stages from start to hand over through to final accounts.

The Role Requires:

The successful applicant will have experience working in a similar role working on social housing new build projects from either a main contractor or housing developer.

• Knowledge of Social housing standards and codes of practice etc are critical to this role.
• A well-developed knowledge of health & safety, legislation and practice
• Experience of leading and developing a team in new build social housing contracts.
• Knowledge of budgets and costing
• Excellent Project / Program Management skills
• Ability to priorities and plan effectively