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About the role

Job Title: MEP Contracts Manager

Location: Central Belt Scotland / Euro Central

Company: Balfour Beatty

About Us:

Balfour Beatty is a leading international infrastructure group. We finance, develop, build, and maintain innovative and efficient infrastructure that underpins daily life, supports communities, and enables economic growth. Our unparalleled expertise and resources ensure that we deliver high-quality projects safely, on time, and within budget.

Now is a great time to join us. As a leading international infrastructure group with a healthy pipeline of work, we're growing our teams. Shape a career to be proud of as part of an award-winning team.

Join our Regional Scotland team as a MEP Contracts Manager to build new futures.

Own your career, and you can build something to be proud of at Balfour Beatty. By joining our well-established construction teams working on our significant future pipeline of large-scale MEP projects in Scotland you will work with true experts who will share their knowledge and provide support, encouragement, and invaluable feedback so you never stop learning.

What you'll be doing

Balfour Beatty is looking for an experienced Contracts Manager to lead and oversee a £20 million MEP project. This is a high-impact role that requires strategic leadership, project management expertise, and the ability to drive teams toward successful project completion.

You will be responsible for the full project lifecycle, from initiation and planning to execution and handover. Your ability to manage contracts, budgets, risk, and stakeholder relationships will be essential in ensuring project success.

Key Responsibilities

1. Leadership & Strategy: Inspire and manage multi-disciplinary teams while aligning project goals with business objectives.
2. Project Delivery: Oversee planning, design, execution, and completion, ensuring quality, cost, and schedule adherence.
3. Stakeholder Management: Maintain strong relationships with clients, subcontractors, and internal teams.
4. Risk & Compliance: Ensure compliance with safety and environmental regulations while proactively identifying risks and opportunities.
5. Procurement & Supply Chain: Develop procurement strategies and manage supplier performance to meet project needs.
6. Commercial & Budget Control: Monitor budgets, control costs, and optimize contract performance.
7. Digital & Innovation: Promote the use of digital tools and data-driven decision-making for project success.

Who we're looking for

1. Proven leadership experience in project/contract management.
2. Strong understanding of contract law and commercial management.
3. Ability to influence, mentor, and drive high-performing teams.
4. Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
5. Proficiency in O365 and project management tools.
6. Relevant qualifications in management/construction (BSc/MSc or equivalent).
7. APM Certification (desirable).
8. CSCS and SMSTS (or equivalent).
9. A valid UK driving licence.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK's most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn't rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You'll have the freedom to shape the package that's right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more...

About us

From Dunfermline's tramways in 1909 to highland hospitals today, Balfour Beatty has been trusted for over a century to deliver the complex and critical infrastructure and iconic buildings Scotland relies on.

We have the people, knowledge and experience to safely deliver projects right first time, maximising value for money and ensuring a positive social impact and inclusive economic growth for local communities.

Our award-winning sustainable projects, including active travel, Passivhaus and retrofit, demonstrate our commitment to supporting Scotland's transition towards net zero in the built environment.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.