Contracts Manager

Note for Recruitment Agencies: We prefer to hire directly and we will be in touch with our PSL Agencies if this role is eligible for release. We do not accept speculative CVs from agencies. If speculative CVs are sent, no fee will be applicable - please direct all queries to the relevant Resourcing Partner.

Contract Manager Location - Paisley, Renfrewshire

This is an office based role so candidates must be within a reasonable commuting distance.

Are you ready to take the lead on exciting steelwork and fabrication projects? At Galliford Try, we're looking for a Contract Manager to join our Fabrication Department in Paisley. This is your chance to play a key role in delivering high quality Access Metalwork projects within the UK water industry, working with a team that values collaboration, innovation, and excellence.

In this role, you'll take full ownership of multiple contracts, guiding each one from start to finish while ensuring the highest standards of safety, quality, and profitability. You'll plan and manage project schedules, budgets, and resources to keep everything on track, while building strong relationships with clients, suppliers, and internal teams to ensure smooth delivery at every stage.

Compliance with health, safety, and environmental standards will be at the heart of everything you do, and you'll provide clear direction and objectives to your team, supporting operational managers and driving performance across all projects. This is a role where your leadership, technical expertise, and commercial awareness will make a real impact.

What you will be doing:

• Manage the project team, ensuring every member has defined objectives and clear roles and responsibilities.
• Work closely with the Operations Manager, Installation Manager, and Workshop Manager to optimise the use of direct labour resources across projects.
• Take full responsibility for the financial performance of your portfolio, including overall profit and loss on framework contracts.
• Prepare detailed project performance reports and participate in monthly financial and programme reviews with the Installation Manager.
• Ensure strict compliance with all company commercial and financial procedures.
• Complete all contract documentation accurately and on time.
• Negotiate and agree price variations and final accounts.
• Prepare estimates and quotations and provide tender vetting for other submissions.
• Confirm preliminary and detailed design requirements and develop practical project solutions.
• Liaise closely with departments such as tendering and design to ensure resources are allocated effectively and client requirements are met.
• Attend site visits and meetings to monitor progress and maintain strong client relationships.

Experience and Qualifications:

• Proven experience in steelwork and fabrication (welding knowledge highly desirable).
• Strong commercial awareness and technical understanding.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills with the confidence to communicate with all members of project delivery both in house, sub contractors, clients and suppliers.
• Ability to manage budgets, schedules, and contractual obligations.
• Resilient, flexible, and committed to delivering outstanding results.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• An industry applicable ONC/HNC/B.Eng or NVQ equivalent.
• IOSH or CITB 5 Day Site Safety Management (SMSTS).
• CSCS card.

Desirable:

• H&S qualifications.
• Experience with NEC contracts.
• Previous experience in water/sewage industry projects.

What We Can Offer in Return:

With an impressive order book of over £3.8 billion we are one of the industry's leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK's most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment. With an ambitious strategy, we're poised for further growth and success, so if you're committed, talented and enthusiastic, Galliford Try is the right place for you.

We are committed to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of all our people, through our 'Be Well' programme which offers discounts on certain products, advice and support for a range of issues.

We invest in high quality training for employees of all levels, from our leadership development framework to our apprenticeship programmes. Through our Career Paths initiative, individuals receive tailored training and support to fulfil their potential.

Our industry is all about creating talented teams that excel in their areas of expertise. As an employer, we know you are most motivated to give your best when you feel valued and engaged.

Our Agile Working programme empowers you with flexibility in when, where and how you work. Where appropriate, site and office based employees can take advantage of a wide variety of working practices, offering different amounts of structure, regularity and flexibility to suit your needs as well as those of your wider team.

Our benefits:

We put our people first and our benefits package reflects that by offering a comprehensive range of attractive options to help support your career on top of a competitive salary.

• Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays.
• A wide range of corporate discounts.
• Cycle to Work schemes.
• Comprehensive pension plan.
• Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme.
• Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees and our employee assistance programme also provides free 24/7 support to those who need it.
• Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role.

About us:

Our purpose is to improve people's lives through building the facilities and infrastructure that communities need, providing opportunities for our people to learn, grow and progress, working with our supply chain to promote the very best working practice and caring for the environment in which we work.

We do this by holding true to our values, delivering excellence for our clients and the community, being passionate about our role in providing vital services, putting integrity at the heart of our business by doing the right thing, and collaborating with our clients, supply chain and stakeholders to deliver lasting change and long term value.

For more information on this role or to enquire about other positions available within our business please contact

Additional Information:

Galliford Try welcomes applications from candidates who would like to work full time, reduced hours or flexibly and this will be discussed in more detail as part of the recruitment process.

We encourage, and would be grateful if, you could confirm any requirements we can reasonably fulfil to make this application a positive experience for you.

Don't meet every requirement of the role? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Galliford Try, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every requirement of the role, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

As a Disability Confident employer, we have committed to offer an interview to any candidate with a long term health condition or disability that meet the essential criteria for the advertised position. Please contact the Resourcing Partner listed within the job advert if you believe this applies to you. We will also take the opportunity to discuss any adjustments required for your interview.

A full job description for this role is available upon request.