Contracts Manager - Balvac

About the role

Job Title: Contracts Manager

Location: Flexible base:
Leeds / Warrington / Derby (with regular site presence across the UK)

Company: Balfour Beatty - Balvac

Are you an experienced Contracts Manager looking to take ownership of complex, high-value projects and make a real impact on safety, sustainability and delivery excellence? Join Balfour Beatty - Balvac, our specialist strengthening, repair and refurbishment business, where you'll play a pivotal role in delivering multiple projects across the UK while building long‑term client relationships.

Reporting to the Operations Manager, you'll be responsible for the end‑to‑end delivery of multiple projects, from work‑winning through to completion. You'll balance commercial responsibility, operational leadership and customer focus, ensuring projects are delivered safely, on time, on budget and to the highest quality standards.

This role is office‑based from Leeds, Warrington or Derby, with regular time spent on site depending on project needs.

• Managing the delivery and performance of multiple projects, including full P&L responsibility
• Leading safety with passion and credibility, driving our Zero Harm culture
• Building and maintaining strong customer relationships, managing change and expectations throughout delivery
• Ensuring compliance with Balfour Beatty procedures, policies and governance
• Managing external consultants, subcontractors and supply chain partners
• Driving operational excellence through planning, risk management, project controls and Lean principles
• Championing sustainability, including waste, energy and water efficiency
• Using BIM, Lean Visual Management and digital tools to optimise delivery and safety
• Providing clear, robust reporting on progress, risk and performance to senior stakeholders
• Supporting repeat business and long‑term client partnerships through excellent delivery

• Proven experience in Contracts or Project Management within the construction sector
• Strong leadership capability with the confidence to influence, motivate and lead teams
• Excellent communication and relationship‑management skills
• Sound commercial and financial awareness
• Experience (or strong understanding) of Lean construction principles
• Knowledge of contract conditions and change control processes
• A valid CSCS card
• Relevant professional or technical qualifications (desirable)

• Work on technically challenging and varied projects across the UK
• Flexible office base with a mix of office, site and stakeholder engagement
• Be part of a business that genuinely values innovation, customer focus and collaboration
• Strong career development opportunities within Balfour Beatty
• A culture built around safety, sustainability and continuous improvement

If you're ready to lead with impact and deliver excellence on some of the UK's most interesting infrastructure and structural engineering projects, we'd love to hear from you.

The size and scale of Balfour Beatty coupled with our strong pipeline of work provides incredible opportunities, regardless of what stage you are at in your career.

We encourage and empower our employees to take control of their career and explore which part of the business they want to work in and what role is right for them. We actively encourage our managers and employees to have open communication throughout the year about wellbeing, development and career opportunities.

We're proud of the Balfour Beatty Academy. Whether it's sharpening your technical expertise, improving your personal skills or seeking support to become professionally qualified, our 70:20:10
* approach to development means we have a learning approach that suits everyone.

* 70% learning on the job, 20% learning from those around you, and 10% formal training courses and learning events.

Day in, day out, our teams deliver amazing projects in challenging conditions; developing, managing and maintaining the vital infrastructure and public spaces that modern economies, societies and communities rely on.

Balvac is a leading specialist structural repair, strengthening and refurbishment contractor…