Contract Manager

Orona Group; City of London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading European business group is seeking a Contract Manager to join their London Installation team. The role involves overseeing installation contracts from sales handover to project completion, ensuring project performance and profitability. Candidates should have experience in contract management or project management, ideally in the lift or construction industry. This position offers a competitive salary, along with generous benefits including 25 days holiday, pension contributions, and training opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive salary

25 days holiday (rising to 30 days with service)

Pension

Life Assurance

Medical Cash Back Plan

Enhanced Family Friendly Leave

GP24/7

Employee Assistance Programme

Eyecare vouchers

Long Service Awards

Recruitment referral fee

Training and Development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience as a contracts manager or project manager on complex projects.
• Familiarity with General Arrangement drawings is advantageous.
• Full UK driving licence required.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple installation projects from start to completion.
• Maintain customer relationships to ensure targets are achieved.
• Supervise direct reports and address any project issues.

Skills

Contract management

Project management

Planning and prioritizing

Training others

Education

PRINCE II or equivalent project management qualification

Job description

Orona is a leading European business group specialising in sustainable vertical transportation, delivering value across design, manufacture, installation, maintenance, and modernisation of lifts and escalators.

We are looking for a Contract Manager to join our London Installation team, overseeing installation contracts from sales handover to project completion and driving project performance and profitability.

Responsibilities

• Managing multiple installation projects of various sizes and revenue streams.
• Managing direct and subcontract labor, materials and the finances of the project from start to completion.
• Ensuring final testing, commissioning and handover are completed in line with timescales set by the client.
• Maintaining customer relationships to ensure that targets and timescales are achieved and that all parties involved are fully informed at key stages of the process.
• Supervising direct reports and dealing with any issues that arise, while ensuring accurate management reports on bespoke systems regarding job progress and forecasts are completed diligently and in a timely manner.
• Using contractual awareness to minimise risk and maximise revenue via additional variation work on each project.

Qualifications

Preferably with experience as a contracts manager or project manager on a complex and diverse range of projects, ideally from within the lift or construction industry. Experience with PRINCE II or equivalent project management qualifications, and familiarity with General Arrangement drawings, is advantageous. Ability to plan, prioritise, order and assign tasks, and effectively train and pass on knowledge to others, is required.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• 25 days holiday (rising to 30 days with service) + 8 days Bank Holidays
• Pension (company contributions rising with service)
• Life Assurance
• Medical Cash Back Plan
• Enhanced Family Friendly Leave
• GP24/7
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Eyecare vouchers
• Long Service Awards
• Recruitment referral fee
• Training and Development opportunities

Employment Details

• Location: London, England, UK
• Employment type: Contract
• Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level
• Full UK driving licence required