Portfolio Contract Manager - Commercial
Building 800, Kent Science Park, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 8GU
Portfolio Contract Manager – Commercial
Hours: 35 Hours Per Week, Tuesday to Thursday
Contract: 12 Week Temporary Assignment (Specialist Skillset Required)
We're recruiting a Portfolio Contract Manager – Commercial to lead the effective remobilisation and demobilisation of contracts across London, Sussex and Kent. This is a high-impact role, ideal for an experienced contract and project management professional confident working across complex commercial or housing-related arrangements and engaging with senior stakeholders.
About the Role
As a Portfolio Contract Manager, you'll lead the remobilisation and demobilisation of contracts across multiple regions and residential property portfolios. You'll coordinate with key business functions, maintain strong project governance and risk controls, and ensure projects are delivered effectively against agreed requirements and timescales.
What You'll Be Doing
- Leading the remobilisation and demobilisation of contracts across London, Sussex and Kent
- Managing the remobilisation and demobilisation of a London contract covering approximately 1,300 mixed-tenure homes
- Managing the demobilisation of a Sussex and Kent contract covering approximately 300 homes
- Coordinating with business areas including building safety, compliance, housing, IT and performance
- Engaging with senior stakeholders, including the Executive Team, Leadership Team and Business Leads
- Maintaining the project risk and mitigation register, ensuring risks are identified and managed effectively
- Taking ownership of project governance and ensuring appropriate controls are maintained
- Preparing and delivering clear, accurate project reports and updates
- Ensuring projects are delivered effectively against agreed requirements and timescales
- Managing competing priorities and coordinating multiple business functions to meet tight deadlines
Requirements
You'll ideally have:
- Proven experience managing commercial or housing-related contracts
- Strong project delivery and contract management experience
- Experience managing contract mobilisation and/or demobilisation
- Excellent stakeholder management skills, including experience working with senior leaders
- Strong understanding of project governance, risk management and reporting
- Ability to coordinate multiple business functions and deliver work to tight timescales
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work independently and manage competing priorities
- Experience within the housing or social housing sector would be advantageous
- Experience working across building safety, compliance, housing, IT or performance functions would be advantageous
- Experience managing contracts covering large residential property portfolios would be advantageous
- Experience working within a complex organisational structure would be advantageous
Why Apply?
- High-impact role leading contract mobilisation and demobilisation across multiple regions
- Opportunity to work closely with senior leadership and key business functions
- Opportunity to manage complex contracts covering large residential property portfolios
- Office attendance as required by business needs
Benefits
- Weekly Pay
- Company Pension
- Ongoing Agency Support
Additional Information
Target Start Date: ASAP – 25 August 2026
Contract Duration: 12 Weeks
2 Years References/Work History
Location: Building 800, Kent Science Park, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 8GU
Working Hours: 35 Hours Per Week, Tuesday to Thursday. Office attendance as required by business needs.
Pay Rate: PAYE £261.78 per day
Reference: OR112535
Job Types: Full-time, Temp to perm
Pay: £261.78 per day
Application question(s):
- Do you have strong project management experience, including project governance, risk management and reporting?
- Do you have experience coordinating multiple business functions such as building safety, compliance, housing, IT or performance?
- Please provide a brief summary of your most relevant experience for this Portfolio Contract Manager position.
Experience:
- ontract mobilisation and demobilisation: 1 year (required)
- commercial or housing-related contracts: 2 years (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
