Contract Manager

Location Belsize Park
Discipline: Property Development & Construction
Job type: Permanent
Salary: £85,000
Contact name: Lee McCormack

Contact email: lee@insideavenue.co.uk
Job ref: IAR388
Published: about 1 year ago

Contracts Manager - High-End Residential
Location: Highgate, NW London
Salary: £75,000 - £85,000 + benefits.

Our client is currently recruiting for a Contracts Manager for one of their high-end residential developments based in Highgate, London. The project is RC frame 47 apartments with communal roof terraces on the 5th & 7th floor levels. It has not started on site yet so the candidate will be involved right from the start.

  • This is a permanent position with a salary of up to £85K. Our client would be open to seeing candidates with a salary expectation slightly above this so that they can make a commercial decision if it is the right candidate. 

  • Following completion of a 3 month probation period, the successful candidate will be offered inclusion into their health insurance scheme, currently with Vitality. They also operate a workplace pension scheme.


The Contract Manager will need the following:

  • A proven track record of running larger multi-unit projects with values of around £10 to £15 million in value, that are residential with an element of commercial.

  • Experience in working with a developer, together with liaising with the technical designer and QS to ensure the project is delivered to specification, on time and within budget.

  • Good communication skills, both written and spoken.

  • A working knowledge of contracts.

  • Be adept at problem-solving.

  • Be able to build and maintain good working relationships with sub-contractors.

  • Have good leadership skills.

  • Have good attention to detail.

  • Be used to hitting tight deadlines where schemes are sold off-plan.

  • Be commercially aware.


If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, please contact Lee McCormack on 07377 263 319 / lee@insideavenue.co.uk to discuss it in more detail and request a full job description.