VolkerFitzpatrick offers a range and depth of civil engineering, infrastructure and building services. We contribute to vital parts of the nation’s life through projects of strategic importance, while delivering those less visible, yet essential, works required by both private and public sectors. We build, renew, maintain highways, airports, railway infrastructure, and commercial, industrial and educational buildings.
We are seeking an experienced and driven Contracts Manager to lead the Buildings portfolio within the Southern Renewals Enterprise. This is a pivotal role in one of the UK’s most ambitious rail infrastructure programmes, delivering critical renewals and upgrades across the Southern region.
As Contracts Manager, you will be responsible for the successful delivery of multiple projects, ensuring alignment with programme objectives, safety standards, and stakeholder expectations. You will lead and manage a dedicated team of Project Managers, Agents, Sub Agents and Engineers, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture.
The Buildings Portfolio typically deliver schemes which include; station buildings, platform construction, upgrades and extensions, canopies, footbridges including all types of M&E works.
About you
- Proven experience as a Contracts Manager/Framework Manager or Senior Project Manager within civil engineering or rail infrastructure.
- Demonstrable experience managing complex, multi-disciplinary projects within a regulated environment.
- Excellent negotiation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Commercially astute with a proactive approach to risk and opportunity management.
- Relevant qualification in Civil Engineering
- Experience on working on Network Rail projects or similar infrastructure programmes
- Familiarity with collaborative contracting models and alliancing principles
If your past experience doesn’t match perfectly with every requirement of the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for us.
Why work with us?
VolkerFitzpatrick is under the umbrella of VolkerWessels UK which is a multidisciplinary contractor that delivers innovative engineering solutions across the civil engineering and construction sectors including rail, highways, airport, marine, energy, water, and environmental infrastructure.
By utilising the specialist skills of each business unit within VolkerWessels UK, VolkerFitzpatrick are able to ensure our staff provide unrivalled resources and expertise to our clients.
We offer competitive rewards and benefits, recognising the value we place on our employees.
We offer a range of benefits, including:
- Competitive salary
- Competitive annual leave and an additional day off on your birthday
- Option to buy additional annual leave
- Private medical care
- Pension
- Life Assurance
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Shopping and restaurants vouchers, rewards, and discounts
- Training and development opportunities-comprehensive skills-based training
- Family friendly polices including enhanced maternity benefits
- Employee Assistance programme
- Mental health, physical health, and financial support
- 24/7 Virtual GP service
Fairness, inclusion and respect
We believe in pushing boundaries in the pursuit of fairness, inclusion and respect. So, our teams can be comfortable that, whatever their background, VolkerWessels UK is a place where they can be themselves and thrive.
If you need support with your application, please contact us at careers@volkerwessels.co.uk
Additional Information
Note for Recruitment Agencies:
Our preference is to hire directly, and we will reach out to our Preferred Supplier List (PSL) agencies if this particular role qualifies for release.
We kindly request that you refrain from sending speculative CVs. In the event of speculative CV submissions, no fees will be applicable, and we kindly ask that all inquiries to be directed to careers@volkerwessels.co.uk
VolkerWessels UK is committed to maintaining healthy, safe and productive working conditions for its entire staff and therefore a drugs & alcohol screening is mandatory for all.
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