Contracts Team Leader

Harbour Homes Scotland Ltd; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A community-focused maintenance organization is seeking a Contracts Team Leader to manage and lead the contracts team, ensuring efficient delivery and commercial oversight of maintenance contracts. Candidates should have a formal qualification in Quantity Surveying, strong technical knowledge, and significant experience in procurement and delivering projects to quality, time, and cost KPIs. The role offers a salary of £49,370 per annum with a work schedule of 35 hours per week in Edinburgh.

Qualifications

• Must have a formal/professional qualification in Quantity Surveying.
• Experience of procurement process.
• Track record of delivering programmes to agreed KPIs.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the contracts team to ensure efficient delivery.
• Provide guidance to estimators, supervisors, and administrators.
• Lead cost modelling and tender activity.

Skills

Technical knowledge in Quantity Surveying

Experience in procurement

Contractual issue resolution

Education

Formal qualification in Quantity Surveying

Job description

Harbour Multi-Trades is a one-stop-shop for all your maintenance, repairs and refurbishment needs. Our extensive client base is made up of landlords, lettings agents, housing associations, public sector organisations, private sector companies, homeowners, and developers. We are part of Harbour and we care about our communities, and helping create brilliant places for people to live, visit and do business. In fact, all our profits are reinvested to make a positive difference to people’s lives within our community. This includes everything from supporting projects to providing more affordable homes.

About the role

You will lead and manage the contracts team to ensure the efficient delivery and commercial oversight of improvement and maintenance contracts. This includes responsibility for day to day contract performance, ensuring all works are delivered safely, on schedule, and within agreed cost parameters.

You will be part of the contract’s division, providing clear guidance and leadership to estimators, supervisors and administrators, fostering a collaborative, solutions-focused culture that promotes quality and continuous improvement.

As a qualified Quantity Surveyor, you will lead the organisation’s cost modelling and tender activity, negotiate contract costs, and support procurement processes and contract framework development.

About you

You must have:

• A formal/professional qualification in Quantity Surveying with a strong technical knowledge.
• Experience of procurement process.
• A track record of delivering programmes to agreed time, cost, quality, and safety KPIs.
• Significant experience in bidding activity, including preparing estimates, forecasts, and bills of quantities using recognised quantity surveying methodologies.
• Demonstrable experience of resolving complex contractual issues and influencing both internal and external stakeholders.
• An understanding of contract law and commercial contract administration.

How to apply

If you would like to be considered for this opportunity, please email a copy of your CV and personal statement to [e-mail]

You will find more information about this role and working for Harbour Homes Multi-Trade in the job description.

Closing date for applications

12 January 2026

Interviews will be held week commencing

19 January 2026

Please note we do not accept agency referrals.

Job posted on

December 3, 2025

Post: Contracts Team Leader
Salary: £49,370 per annum
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 35 hours per week
Location: Edinburgh
Closing date: 12 January 2026