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Up to £80,000 All-In (Salary + Package)
Bermondsey, London
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Join a respected, privately owned contractor with over 85 years' experience delivering high-quality refurbishments, social housing schemes, and heritage restoration projects across London and the South East. With project values between £100k and £6.5m, this is an excellent opportunity for a Contracts Manager who wants autonomy, stability, and the chance to shape the delivery of varied, high-quality projects.
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The Role - What You'll Be Doing
Based from the Bermondsey head office, you'll oversee multiple projects from pre-construction through to final handover, ensuring each scheme is delivered safely, on programme, within budget, and to the company's long-standing quality standards.
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Key responsibilities include:
- Project oversight: managing 3-6 live refurbishment, social housing, or heritage projects
- Programme management: creating and reviewing programmes, identifying delays, and implementing recovery strategies
- Site leadership: supporting Site Managers and ensuring high-quality workmanship across all sites
- Health & safety management: ensuring full compliance with CDM, RAMS, audits, and safe working practices
- Client communication: acting as the lead point of contact for councils, estate teams, consultants, and residents
- Commercial awareness: supporting QS teams with variations, scope clarity, risk management, and value engineering
- Pre-construction input: attending tender meetings, reviewing drawings, identifying buildability and methodology improvements
- Handover & aftercare: leading snagging, close-out, and ensuring strong client satisfaction
- Team leadership: mentoring site teams, promoting accountability, professionalism, and a positive site culture
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About the Contractor - Why Join?
This business is known for integrity, craftsmanship, and long-term relationships. You'll work closely with hands-on Directors who remain actively involved in projects and value open communication and high standards.
- Over 85 years of continuous trading
- Specialists in refurbishments, heritage restoration, and social housing improvements
- Repeat work with local authorities, estates, and commercial clients
- Close-knit, collaborative team culture
- Projects that require care, detail, and strong technical understanding
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What You Need
- Contracts Manager or Senior Site Manager experience within a main contractor
- Experience delivering refurbishments, social housing works, or heritage projects
- Strong understanding of construction programmes, H&S, quality, and client liaison
- Ability to manage multiple projects and lead site teams confidently
- Commercial awareness around variations, risk, and cost control
- Proactive, organised, and a strong communicator
- SMSTS, CSCS, and First Aid preferred
- Up to £80,000 all-in DOE (salary + package)
- 22 days holiday + bank holidays (rising to 25 with service)
- Employer pension contribution
- Direct access to senior leadership
- Opportunity to run varied refurbishment, social housing, and heritage schemes
- Long-term progression within a stable, respected contractor
Choose whatever suits you:
- Apply directly via this job board
- Email your CV to Alex at: alex @ reinforcedltd . co . uk (remove the spaces)
- Call Alex using the number below
- Connect on LinkedIn (search: Alex Wallace - Reinforced Recruitment)
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About Me
I'm Alex Wallace, Director at Reinforced Recruitment. I specialise in placing commercial and operational construction professionals across London and the South East. My approach is personal, honest, and focused on long-term career fit.
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Whether you're actively looking or just exploring the market, feel free to get in touch. I'm here to help you take the next step.
