Contracts Manager – Fire Doors
📍 London (mobile across sites)
💷 £55,000 – £65,000 per annum
💼 Full-Time | Permanent
The Role
CBW are currently recruiting for a Contracts Manager (Fire Doors)
to oversee the delivery of multiple fire door projects across London.
You will be responsible for managing project contracts, monitoring financial performance, and ensuring operational delivery meets quality, safety, and compliance standards. The role will also involve building and leading a team of supervisors and operatives, while acting as the key point of contact for clients and stakeholders.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Contracts Manager with a strong background in fire doors to take full ownership of projects and help drive long-term success.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as the primary contact for clients, site teams, and Commercial/Account Managers.
- Plan projects in detail, ensuring clear programmes for site teams to deliver effectively.
- Oversee procurement and reconciliation of materials in line with company procedures.
- Lead pre-start meetings, tender handovers, and site progress reviews.
- Produce and analyse progress reports, budgets, forecasts, and timescales.
- Draft, review, and negotiate business contracts.
- Ensure effective commercial engagement of subcontractors.
- Monitor risk management processes and ensure appropriate controls are in place.
- Liaise with manufacturers to ensure suitable installation details are provided.
- Build, develop, and lead a capable project delivery team.
- Ensure all work meets agreed technical and safety standards.
- Build and maintain strong client and external stakeholder relationships.
- Chair and lead client meetings, reporting on progress and project performance.
- Ensure works are delivered to minimise disruption and community impact.
- Proven experience in Contracts Management
within the fire doors / fire protection industry
is essential.
- Strong commercial and contractual knowledge.
- Track record of successfully managing multiple projects simultaneously.
- Excellent planning, organisational, and leadership skills.
- Ability to work under pressure, prioritise, and meet deadlines.
- Strong knowledge of health, safety, and compliance requirements.
- Salary: £55,000 – £65,000 DOE
- 33 days’ holiday per year (including Bank Holidays)
- Discretionary bonus scheme
- Career development opportunities
- Private Healthcare (including Dental, Optical, Audiological, Mental Health)
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Group Life Assurance
- Confidential Employee Assistance Programme
- Wellbeing Day (Company “Day Off”)