Contracts Manager

SISK Group; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction firm in Oxford is seeking a Contracts Manager to oversee project delivery and financial performance. This senior role requires over 5 years of experience, comprehensive knowledge of contract management, and skills in team leadership. The ideal candidate will ensure project requirements are met while adhering to safety and quality standards. Competitive salary and flexible working arrangements offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Company car or car allowance

26 days holiday (option to purchase 5 more)

Employer pension

Competitive mileage rate

Travel expenses

Flexible and remote working

Enhanced parental leave

Professional and educational development

Qualifications

• More than 5 years’ experience in the sector with at least 2–3 projects delivered.
• Holistic end-to-end Programme Management experience.
• IOSH or equivalent H&S management training.

Responsibilities

• Lead project delivery and financial performance.
• Coordinate all aspects of the contract to meet client expectations.
• Manage and control operating budgets.

Skills

Numeracy skills

Commercial awareness

People & Performance Management skills

Team building and leadership

Analytical approach

Education

Professional qualification in construction-related subject (ideally chartered)

Tools

Design and Build JCT

NEC3 contracts

BREEAM

LEED

Job description

Contracts Manager – SISK Group

Live Science Team – Oxford, England

The Contracts Manager is the senior site leader with overall responsibility for the delivery of the project(s) and for the financial performance of the contract, working in concert with the Quantity Surveyor (QS). The role includes coordinating all aspects of the contract, ensuring that the project meets client expectations and that the contract is delivered in line with SISK HSEQS policies and standard operating procedures.

Preconstruction

• Prepare the programme, method statements and submission
• Produce the contract programme (having typically worked with the Estimating Department during the bid stage)
• Instruct the QS to agree all major preliminary items expenditure, including plant, accommodation
• Chair start‑up and production meetings (including working with the Regional Director to allocate suitably skilled team members)
• Manage the subcontract‑buying schedule with the QS

Construction & Design

• Lead all aspects of Project Team functions (PEP, Risk & Commercial Success, Financials, Processes, HSEQS, Stakeholder Management, Project Administration, Design Management & Project Close‑Out)
• Ensure that the project team and supply chain have the required H&S skills and competencies to meet HSEQS expectations
• Manage consultant and subcontract design, including delivery of the BIM strategy
• Compile and implement the Project Execution Plan, with specific reference to the HSE & Quality plan

Post Construction

• Obtain the defects list, remedy any items and obtain the Certificate of Making Good Defects
• Instruct QS in the preparation of Loss and Expense Applications and in the provision of information for the Final Account
• Manage and control operating budgets
• Has authority to approve expenditure, appoint subcontractors, change subcontractors and sign off on monthly commercial reports
• Articulate and demonstrate numeracy skills
• Good working knowledge of Design and Build JCT, NEC3 contracts, as well as BREEAM and LEED
• More than 5 years’ experience in the sector or a minimum of 2–3 projects delivered across different industry sectors
• Demonstrable holistic end‑to‑end Programme Management experience
• Analytical and methodical approach
• Commercial awareness
• People & Performance Management skills
• Team building and leadership
• Professional qualification in construction‑related subject (ideally chartered)
• Planning
• IOSH or equivalent H&S management training
• Temporary Works & Excavation Safety
• Permitting requirements for live energy works
• Working at Heights, Scaffolding, Lifting & Craning operations
• Other HSEQS training as per site HSE plan
• Contracts management
• Competitive salary
• Company car or car allowance
• 26 days holiday (option to purchase 5 more)
• Employer pension
• Competitive mileage rate
• Travel expenses
• Flexible and remote working
• Enhanced parental leave
• Professional and educational development

Our people are at the heart of our success and our proposition to them is to work with purpose, have time for life, build a career with no limits and surround yourself with great people.

Our internal recruitment team handles all vacancies directly. Unsolicited contact by unapproved agencies and introductory fees will not be accepted.

At SISK we are committed to attracting and hiring diverse talent into our organisation. We know the confidence gap and imposter phenomenon can get in the way of meeting remarkable candidates. We also know that candidates from underrepresented backgrounds often don't apply for roles if they don't feel they meet all the criteria. Give your transferable skills the chance to tell the full story – it’s not all about your technical expertise. Don’t hold back, we’d love to hear from you.

Senior level: Mid‑Senior; Employment type: Full‑time; Job function: Management and Manufacturing; Industry: Construction.