Contract Manager

Contract Manager – Highways Maintenance Guilden Sutton, Cheshire Up to £65,000 + Company Car + 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays + 4x Life Assurance + Contributory Pension An established infrastructure and highways services business is looking to appoint an experienced Contract Manager to oversee reactive and winter maintenance operations on a major local authority highways maintenance contract in the Cheshire area. This is an excellent opportunity for an operationally focused manager with highways or civil engineering experience to take ownership of a busy maintenance workstream covering reactive repairs, winter maintenance, drainage, street lighting and minor civils works. The successful candidate will be responsible for: * Leading operational and site-based teams * Managing reactive and winter maintenance activities * Maintaining strong client relationships * Ensuring contractual KPIs and response times are achieved * Managing budgets, forecasting and commercial performance * Coordinating labour, plant, subcontractors and materials * Promoting high standards of Health & Safety * Driving operational efficiency and continuous improvement Applicants should have previous experience managing highways maintenance, infrastructure maintenance or civil engineering contracts and be comfortable operating within a fast-paced operational environment. Strong leadership, client management and commercial awareness are essential for the role. Suitable backgrounds may include: * Contract Manager * Highways Contract Manager * Operations Manager * Highways Operations Manager * Maintenance Manager * Delivery Manager * Framework Manager * Infrastructure Manager Candidates will ideally possess: * Experience within highways maintenance or civil engineering * Strong commercial and contractual awareness * Knowledge of winter maintenance operations * SMSTS, IOSH or similar safety qualification * Relevant construction or civil engineering qualification * Full UK Driving Licence This is an urgent requirement and interviews will be arranged quickly for suitable applicants