Projects & Contract Manager


Company:	Talent Finder
Salary:	£45,000 to £55,000 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	OX10 0ER
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	14 Aug 2026
Closing date:	13 Sept 2026

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Summary

Projects & Contract Manager | Wallingford, Oxfordshire | Full Time | Up to £55,000 DOE + Health & Wellbeing Benefits + Company Vehicle + Career Development

Our client designs, creates and cares for beautiful bespoke gardens that reflect their customers’ lifestyles, homes and values. They specialise in delivering a highly personalised garden design and landscaping service, creating high-quality residential gardens that support wildlife, wellbeing and long-term enjoyment.

Working across South Oxfordshire and the surrounding counties, they combine design, construction and ongoing garden care to deliver exceptional outdoor spaces with a strong focus on craftsmanship, sustainability and client experience.

Due to continued growth, they are now looking to recruit an experienced Projects & Contract Manager to take ownership of multiple live landscaping projects, ensuring outstanding delivery, strong client communication and rigorous control of quality, programme and costs.

This is a newly created role and an excellent opportunity for either an established Contracts Manager / Project Manager or a strong Assistant Project Manager looking to step up into a broader operational leadership position, with genuine potential for future progression within the business.

What will your role look like?

• Managing up to four landscaping projects simultaneously, ensuring delivery on time, on budget and to specification

• Taking responsibility for projects from mobilisation and site preparation through to final handover

• Translating design intent into practical construction methodologies alongside the Projects Coordinator

• Overseeing site teams, Team Leaders, subcontractors, materials, plant and machinery

• Monitoring project costs, procurement, materials usage and resource allocation to maximise efficiency

• Creating and managing project programmes, adapting schedules to mitigate delays and maintain momentum

• Leading progress meetings and providing clear written and visual project updates

• Maintaining exceptional quality standards across all sites

• Reviewing technical drawings and identifying buildability issues proactively

• Ensuring compliance with Health & Safety legislation, CDM regulations and site protocols, including inductions, toolbox talks and site inspections

• Supporting, mentoring and developing Team Leaders and the Projects Coordinator

• Building strong relationships with clients, designers and directors, including managing challenging conversations professionally and diplomatically

• Producing weekly reports, project reviews, cash flow updates and forecasts

• Contributing to the development of project management systems and processes within the business

Are you the right person for the job?

• Formal project or contracts management experience within landscaping, construction, groundworks or a closely related sector is essential

• Structured project management training is required, such as APM PMQ, equivalent recognised qualification, industry-recognised in-house training, or demonstrable experience working within an established project management methodology

• Ideally 8-10+ years’ broader industry experience, with progression from hands-on or supervisory roles into project management

• Genuine practical understanding of landscaping or construction, including groundworks, drainage, labour coordination, subcontractors, materials and machinery

• Experience delivering and coordinating multiple live projects simultaneously

• Strong leadership, mentoring and people-management skills

• Excellent client-facing communication and stakeholder management ability

• Confident reading and interpreting technical drawings and specifications

• Good commercial awareness, budgeting and cost-control capability

• Strong knowledge of Health & Safety and CDM requirements

• Comfortable using Microsoft Office, Excel and project planning / project management software

• Ability to balance quality, budget and programme while taking a pragmatic, solutions-focused approach

• CSCS Management Card, SMSTS/SSSTS and First Aid qualifications would be advantageous

• Ideally based within approximately 45 minutes of Wallingford and able to start within a reasonable timeframe

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary up to £55,000, depending on experience

• Newly created role with genuine opportunity to shape project delivery and operational standards

• Clear potential for future progression into a senior operational leadership role

• Work on high-end residential landscaping projects valued at approximately £30k-£150,000k

• Projects typically 2-8 weeks in duration, offering variety and momentum

• 42.5-hour working week, 7:30am-5:00pm Monday-Friday

• No weekend working or late hours

• Based from a fully equipped, custom-built Operations Hub on the outskirts of Wallingford

• Company vehicle for business use

• Flexible working approach with a mixture of office, site and home working where practical

• Vitality Health Insurance or equivalent wellbeing contribution

• 28 days holiday plus Bank Holidays, increasing with long service

• Up to 3 additional days holiday over Christmas

• Additional paid Nature Day

• Wellbeing programme supported by Perennial

• Workplace pension

• Cycle to Work scheme

• Company uniform and annual boots allowance

• Twice-yearly company social events

• Ongoing formal and on-the-tools training and development

• Supportive, collaborative and values-driven working environment

What makes this opportunity different?

This is more than a traditional contracts management role. You’ll be joining a business that is passionate about creating beautiful, biodiverse gardens that enhance wildlife and wellbeing, while delivering a premium client experience from concept through to completion.

You’ll work on projects that are local, high quality and design led, with the backing of an experienced team and a culture that encourages ideas, initiative and professional growth. The business is looking for someone who can combine practical landscaping knowledge with structured project management, strong people leadership and a collaborative, solutions-focused approach.

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