What is a Contracts Manager?
The role of a Contracts Manager is to manage contracts that relate to building projects. As part of this a Contracts Manager will study the legalities of the contract and negotiate the contracts with clients and suppliers. After the successful negotiation of a contract a Contracts Manager will draw up legal documents, which outlines terms of the service and the deliverables.
Key skills to be successful as a Contracts Manager will include:
Understanding legal documentation
Strong maths and IT
Business management
Good verbal communication
What are the typical daily duties for a Contracts Manager?
From employer to employer the job description of a Contracts Manager can vary, however typical duties and activities undertaken include:
Agreeing budgets and timescales with the clients
Preparing tenders and commercial bids to help bring in new business
Meet with clients to discuss requirements
Produce plans and estimate budgets and timescales
Discussing, drafting, reviewing and negotiating the terms of business contracts
Manage schedules and budgets for projects
Develop and present project proposals
How can we help with your Contracts Manager job search?
For over 15 years we have specialised in securing contract and permanent opportunities for Contracts Manager professionals across the Construction, Civils, Rail, Power and Telecoms sectors.
Working globally with the largest contractors, consultancies, along with many infrastructure owners and operators, we are ideally positioned to work with talented Contracts Managers and secure the market's leading Contracts Manager opportunities.
With a reputation for being experts in the sectors that we operate, we are also renowned for consistently delivering the right opportunities to our candidates, working proactively in order to give our candidates the edge in a competitive marketplace.
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Slough is a large town and is located 20 miles west of London. Slough has a population of over 164,000 recorded in 2018 and is well connect by the M25, M40 and M4 motorways. Slough is one of the largest industrial estates in Europe and has the highest concentration of UK HQs for global organisations outside of London. Slough has seen numerous large scale construction projects over the past couple of years and has multiple large constructions projects in the pipeline, such as:
Slough Urban Renewal
This huge regeneration scheme is estimated to cost £60m+ and will provide new homes, leisure facilities and upgrading school provisions. This projects is a join venture Slough Borough Council and Morgan Sindall Investments Ltd.
132-144 High Street (Buckingham Way Project)
A formal planning application is yet to be submitted, parts of the High Street could be transformed in a major way after 2021, seeing 132-144 High Street redeveloped into a mixed use development. This project could see approximately 300 homes, shops, and a health club with a swimming pool, spa facilities, and basement car parking over four 19 storey buildings.
Looking for a new construction job?
If you are looking for a new opportunity, please get in touch with our specialist recruiters to discuss your situation in more detail. Alternatively you can search all of our current live jobs across the Construction, Civils, Rail, Power and Telecoms sectors.
Want to find out how we can help you and your job search?
We are always pushing boundaries to improve our services to our clients and candidates. So taking pride in what we do is ranked extremely high. Find out more about the services we can provide for you.