Contract Manager

CLC, part of Axis CLC, is a national maintenance and refurbishment provider with over 1,000 employees and 13 UK offices. We support clients across the healthcare, defence, leisure, heritage, commercial and education sectors, delivering essential building services. As part of the Axis CLC group, backed by over 110 years of combined experience across the organisation, we offer responsive repairs, planned maintenance, compliance, decarbonisation and refurbishment solutions nationwide.

Our Transmission Services division plays a key role in supporting the UK’s energy infrastructure, specialising in the maintenance and painting of high-voltage pylons and associated assets.

We are seeking an experienced Contracts Manager to lead the day‑to‑day delivery of transmission contracts and frameworks, acting as the key client interface while managing operational teams, suppliers and subcontractors. You will take a hands‑on approach to planning, resourcing and safe delivery, ensuring works are completed on time, to specification and within budget. Experience delivering planned works within the overhead line tower painting sector is essential.

• Lead day‑to‑day client relationships across live transmission contracts and frameworks
• Manage and support field‑based managers, operatives and supply chain partners
• Plan, resource and deploy teams to maximise productivity and outage availability
• Maintain high standards of health, safety, quality and environmental compliance
• Prepare and approve RAMS, programmes and key project documentation
• Monitor delivery through site visits, ensuring works meet programme and specification
• Manage contract performance, including budgets, reporting and variations
• Support divisional leadership with technical input, performance insight and growth opportunities

• Demonstrable experience in a contracts or project management role, or readiness to progress into a senior contracts position
• Strong experience delivering planned works within the overhead line tower painting sector or similar specialist environments
• Excellent people management and leadership skills
• Strong client relationship management and communication skills
• Sound operational and commercial awareness across contract delivery
• Good IT capability, including Microsoft Office packages
• Strong understanding of health and safety requirements, with SMSTS, IOSH Managing Safety or NEBOSH (or working towards)
• A proactive, organised and resilient approach, with the ability to manage multiple priorities

• A competitive salary package with a performance‑related bonus
• Car allowance
• 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
• Pension, life assurance and medical scheme options
• Employee rewards and wellbeing programme

At Axis CLC, we combine the scale and stability of a national organisation with a culture that values expertise, safety and long‑term careers. We invest in our people, support progression and provide opportunities to work on some of the UK’s most critical infrastructure projects.

We value diversity and are proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer. Applications are welcomed from all sections of the community. If you require any adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.