Construction Contracts Manager Employment Contract UK

Responsibilities reflected in the contract

• Oversee delivery and performance across the allocated construction contracts.
• Coordinate project managers, site leadership and commercial teams.
• Review programmes, resources, risk and client commitments.
• Manage subcontract and supplier performance within delegated authority.
• Ensure material variations, delays and disputes are recorded and escalated.
• Report portfolio performance and decisions to directors or the board.

A realistic working scenario

A client instruction would accelerate work and increase subcontract cost, but no written variation exists. The manager protects the notice position, records programme and cost effects and obtains the required commercial approval before committing resources.

Outputs to agree

• controlled contract and project performance
• timely notices, variations and risk decisions
• coordinated project and supply-chain leadership

Records and evidence

• Contract obligation and notice register.
• Variation and change-control file.
• Programme, cost and risk report.
• Subcontractor and client decision record.
• Work records.
• Handover notes.

Reporting relationship

Typically reports to Senior Manager, Director or Business Owner. Confirm the employer's actual reporting structure in the builder.

Authority and escalation

• The manager may administer contracts within delegated values and terms. Contract signature, settlement, waiver, major variation and commitments above authority require director or commercial approval.
• May allocate routine work and make operational decisions only within documented staffing, financial, contractual and policy limits.

Supervision

• Allocate and review assigned work within delegated authority and escalate formal people matters through the Employer's procedures.

Tools and systems

• HR systems.
• Risk assessment records.

Workplace context

• Construction sites, project offices, client sites and approved work locations.

Training and certification

• Employer-confirmed evidence of training required for Contracts Manager duties where applicable to the role.
• Complete employer-required health and safety training.

Contract priorities

• multi-project travel
• commercial confidentiality
• delegated signing and spend
• notices, claims and programme accountability

Information the employer should prepare

• the projects, region and normal office or site base
• the reporting teams and project-governance structure
• the tender, variation, subcontract and spending authority
• the travel, vehicle and overnight requirements
• the performance measures for programme, margin, quality and safety
• the approval route for claims, settlements and binding client commitments