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Contracts Manager

Major Acute Healthcare Development – 97‑Bed Ward Block

Project Overview

A major acute hospital is undergoing its largest-ever capital expansion, centred on the delivery of a new 97‑bed inpatient ward block. This complex, multi-storey healthcare project will significantly enhance clinical capacity and requires coordinated delivery within a live hospital environment.

Key elements of the project include:

• 97 new inpatient beds, comprising:
  • 3 General Wards
  • 1 Specialist Ward
• Six-storey ward block with rooftop plant rooms
• Dedicated Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy accommodation
• Staff facilities and supporting clinical spaces
• New multi-storey car park and campus road reconfiguration

The Role

The Contracts Manager is responsible for the successful delivery of a high-value, technically complex project, or potentially multiple concurrent projects, through strong leadership, people and supply chain management, commercial and contract oversight, and technical expertise throughout the full project lifecycle.

The role carries overall accountability for project performance, ensuring outcomes are delivered safely, on programme, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.

Key Requirements

• Degree in Civil Engineering
• Third-level qualification in Construction Management
• Membership of a recognised professional body
• Minimum 5 years’ post-qualification experience in a similar Contracts Manager role
• Proven track record of delivering complex, large-scale projects on time and within budget

Key Responsibilities

Management, Planning & Progress Tracking

• Overall responsibility for project performance, including safety, quality, programme, and cost
• Leadership and oversight of large-value projects or multiple concurrent large projects
• Management of design teams and external consultants, with strong technical understanding of design details, interfaces, and construction methodologies
• Confidently challenge design decisions where necessary to ensure buildability, regulatory compliance, and best practice
• Oversight of BIM implementation and adherence to agreed BIM standards and processes
• Development and management of construction programmes using tools such as Microsoft Project and Navisworks
• Clear communication of project planning and progress to site teams through structured daily and weekly coordination meetings
• Strategic resource planning, aligning site management teams, direct labour, and subcontractors with project requirements
• Selection, appointment, and ongoing management of subcontractors throughout the works
• Particular focus on the management and coordination of Mechanical & Electrical contractors, along with other specialist, high-value, or high-risk subcontract packages
• Establishing, monitoring, and reporting on key performance indicators (KPIs) for the project(s)
• Proactive identification, avoidance, and resolution of technical, commercial, and programme issues
• Driving lean construction practices, innovation, and continuous performance improvement
• Preparation and submission of accurate internal and external project reports

Meetings & Stakeholder Leadership

• Act as the lead contractor representative at client and stakeholder meetings
• Provide guidance, coaching, and oversight of site management teams during daily coordination meetings
• Chair weekly internal site meetings
• Lead Mechanical & Electrical coordination meetings, supported by project specialists as required
• Lead key subcontractor coordination and progress meetings