Projects Manager / Contracts Manager – Prime Residential

Overview

Manage a high‑end residential project, overseeing contracts, site team and client liaison.

Key Responsibilities

• project delivery
• client liaison
• design oversight
• ms project
• contract admin
• team leadership

Tasks

-Ensure projects are delivered to exacting client standards, on time and within budget. -Liaise directly with HNW clients. -Oversee complex, detailed, and design-driven builds with a quality-focused team. -Lead and mentor Site Managers, including technically strong and detail-driven staff. -Lead, mentor, and develop site managers while driving technical excellence. -Manage programmes with MS Project in collaboration with QSs and Directors. -Take responsibility for 1 to 3 concurrent prime residential projects. -Oversee contract administration (JCT) and maintain full compliance.

Requirements

• ms project
• jct contracts
• contracts manager
• project manager
• leadership
• site manager

What You Bring

-Up and coming Contracts Manager with multiple completed prime residential projects, or an experienced Project Manager who is ready to step up. -Proficient in MS Project and familiar with JCT contracts. -Driven, ambitious, professional, and able to manage demanding, high-value projects. -Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills. -Strong technical knowledge with an eye for detail and commitment to quality. -Progressed through the ranks on-site – ideally with a trade background and previous Site Manager experience.

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Benefits

With a strong pipeline of prestigious schemes (£2.5m–£10m), they’re looking for an up an coming Projects Manager / Contracts Manager to take ownership of a single project to learn the company systems, procedures and culture before stepping up to manager multiple projects and grow with the business. to £75k + bens -Be part of a medium sized, expanding business delivering exceptional luxury projects.

About Premises Recruitment Ltd

-Founded in 2001 by industry insiders, Premises Recruitment Ltd emerged to bridge the gap between construction firms and specialist talent. -Privately owned and independent, the firm has built trusted relationships with Tier 1 contractors, developers and niche consultants. -Their divisions span prime residential, main contracting, interiors, facades, affordable housing and M&E/FM—mirroring the full diversity of modern construction. -They cover roles from site managers and engineers to commercial managers, BIM specialists and MEP consultants, handling both permanent and temporary hires. -Known for rapid delivery, their team averages a 3-day turnaround from vacancy to candidate shortlist. -Despite modest financials—just over £100k in current assets as of May 2024—they’ve retained strong profitability and balance sheet stability. -Their consultants boast over a decade’s average tenure, fueling deep sector knowledge and continuity in client service. -Standout facts include preferred-supplier status with major UK contractors and a reputation for highly confidential and repeat business partnerships.

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