Contracts Manager

FK Lowry (part of the Lagan Specialist Group) is now recruiting for a Contracts Manager

Company:         FK Lowry  
Job Type:          Full-time - Permanent     
Location:           Belfast (Regular UK & ROI Travel)  
Reporting to:    Piling Director

Who we are
FK Lowry, part of the Lagan Specialist Group, has been delivering specialist piling solutions for over 35 years. As members of the Federation of Piling Specialists and founding member of the Piling Contractors Association of Ireland (PCAI), we design and install CFA and rotary bored piling, retaining walls, driven piling and ground improvement systems for some of the region’s most significant infrastructure and building projects.

Role Overview
An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Contracts Manager to join the FK Lowry Business. The successful candidate will be responsible for the management all piling projects in the UK & Ireland to ensure the safe and efficient delivery of the Projects, on time, within budget and lead the teams within company values and guidelines, while adding value and development to the Piling Business. The Contracts Manager will act as a key interface between clients, site teams, commercial staff and senior management.

What you'll do
The following reflect the main tasks associated with your position and are not intended to be exclusive or exhaustive:

• Oversee the management of piling projects to ensure they are adequately resourced and successfully delivered to scope, cost, health, safety and quality.
• Provide direction, motivation and leadership to both internal staff on site and external consultants or supply chain partners engaged in providing support activities to the project.
• Responsible for all safety, health, environment and quality matters including driving excellence and championing continuous improvement
• Ensure project complies with FK Lowry procedures including delegated levels of authority
• Deploy appropriate and competent resources to all project management activity
• Maintain commercial and contractual control of all piling projects and report to Piling Director on same.
• Implement the Business Management System, monitoring and control mechanisms, policies and procedures to ensure compliance and adherence to statutory and legal requirements and manage the projects risks and opportunities in line with company procedures
• Actively seek out, drive and promote service excellence, best practice and continuous improvement initiatives 
  Coach and motivate the project teams and lead by example
• Implement Performance management regime to maximise team performance
• Review and approve project management plans, health and safety plans, environmental work package plans
• Promotes the identity and image of the company at all times
• Lead the project team in embracing Lagan Specialist Group Values
• Lead and Develop client relationships
• Understand strengths and weaknesses of team members and work with them to good effect
• Demonstrate clear and visible leadership, with capacity to absorb responsibility and accountability whilst providing sensitive direction to others
• Remain effective when the situation is unclear, complicated or pressurised

Key Competencies:
In addition to the above criteria the candidate should display the following key competencies which are essential for the role:

• Leadership – Display a clear vision of project leadership
• Decision Making and Problem Solving – Must demonstrate the ability to resolve problems and make accurate business decisions.
• Planning – Must possess the ability to plan ahead to achieve results.
• Flexibility and Initiative – Must demonstrate a positive, flexible and self-motivated attitude towards the organisation and the achievement of objectives.
• Work Completion – Must display the drive and determination to complete work effectively and on time.

What you'll bring
As a Contracts Manager your main skills and experience will include:

Essential:

• A degree in Construction, Engineering or related subject
• 5 years’ experience in managing piling, ground engineering or heavy civils projects
• Strong understanding of piling techniques (e.g. CFA, Rotary, driven, bored)
• Experience of leading, managing and motivating project teams in demanding environments
• Excellent commercial and financial understanding
• The ability to safely manage, develop and motivate a team including proactive management of poor performance
• The ability to demonstrate skill and knowledge of managing costs and maximising value of contracts through efficiencies, effective resource planning and working closely with support teams.
• Ability to coordinate multiple projects simultaneously
• A good understanding of elements necessary to deliver effective supply chain management and support across the organisation
• Excellent interpersonal skills are required to manage a team and for relationships with Clients
• Flexibility is essential as this role will involve work and travel throughout the UK & Ireland.
• A strong communicator, comfortable interfacing with senior executives and external clients
• IT literacy

Our Values
Our values are important to how we run our business. We have been awarded Platinum Investors in People in recognition of our people management practices and investment in learning and development. We are therefore looking for candidates that can demonstrate behaviours in line with our core values and continue with our culture of putting people first:

• Caring
• Trust
• Respect
• Fun
• Open & Honest
• Safety

How we'll reward you 
In return, we offer an attractive, competitive salary and a wide selection of lifestyle offers, development and learning programmes, services and support designed to help you manage and balance your work/life priorities.  At our Head Office in Belfast, we have an on-site Gym and Wellbeing Hub which is available for use to all our employees.

Our Core Benefits for this role include:

• Generous holiday allowance (with option to buy more)
• Discretionary Bonus Scheme
• Occupational Sick Pay
• Free annual health checks
• Salary sacrifice Pension Scheme
• Car allowance & fuel card
• Health cash plan and private medical insurance
• 24/7 virtual GP and employee assistance programme
• Life assurance (4× salary)
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Paid professional memberships
• Use of our private Company Gym at Head Office in Belfast
• Subsidised gym membership
• Enhanced family leave policies
• Annual Volunteer Day – to support your choice of volunteering activity

Your application
At Lagan Specialist Group, we want everyone to feel welcome. That’s why we are committed to working with you to make the application process as easy as possible. If you require any assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us at human.resources@laganscg.com and we will be happy to help.

The closing date for completed applications is Monday 16th February 2026 at 12 noon.

LAGAN SPECIALIST GROUP ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITES EMPLOYER - We will not discriminate against anyone on the grounds of Sex, Pregnancy or maternity, Gender reassignment, Marital or Civil Partnership status, Religious or other similar philosophical belief, Political Opinion, Racial group, Sexual orientation, Disability or Age.

To apply for this post please submit your CV.