Contracts Manager

Contracts Manager
Location – Cornwall


The Company:
Build Recruitment provides specialist recruitment services, supplying quality candidates on a temporary or permanent basis to leading organisations throughout the built environment – from executive to operative level.


With offices in London, Manchester and the Southwest, we specialise in Housing, Construction, Facilities Management, Property, Surveying, Health & Safety and Sales. We supply candidates from executive to operative level, and are currently working with a Social Housing Contractor, who are looking for a Contracts Manager based in West Cornwall.

Our client a contractor who oversees planned works for the social housing sector is  looking for a Contracts Manager oversee a Capital Works Program, across Cornwall.  Applicants will need to have experience of managing multiple site and subbies in different locations.


Day to Day:

• Day to day management of a contracts maintaining and upgrading council properties
• Providing line management support to trades – direct and subbies working on contract
• Planned, reactive maintenance or FM experience essential – experience of high volume planned works.
• Carryout surveys and H&S inspections
• Client focused role, on site and building relationships.
• Excellent communicator
• Strong IT skills

Requirements (Skills & Qualifications):

• Construction related qualification desirable
• Experience of managing Maintenance and trades teams
• Experience of managing a large-scale maintenance contracts
• Experience of working with strict processes and procedure
• Experience of managing multiple planned works at a high volume
• Good technical building knowledge & understanding
• Computer literate – Microsoft Office programmes,
• Full Driving licence

Please apply or contact Kirsty at Build Recruitment - South West for further details - (phone number removed).
We'll take the time to understand your career history and motivations for a new role. We'll also take references and may ask for proof of eligibility to work in the UK.
We work with a wide variety of clients in the public and private sector, and we will work with you to identify clients in which your skills, experience and personality will fit. Once we submit you for a role you will receive support and regular communication throughout the interview process. 

From there our commitment to you is all about being your career partner. We'll identify suitable jobs, provide support, and career guidance and even provide regular salary benchmarking.