Contract Manager - Passive Fire
21 days ago
London
Job Title: Contract Manager - Passive FireLocation: North LondonSalary: >£65,000 + Package \n We are pleased to be working with a leading specialist manufacturer & contractor in passive fire protection, delivering high-quality fire stopping, fire doors, and compartmentation works across a wide range of sectors including residential, healthcare, education, and commercial projects. With a strong reputation for safety, compliance, and excellence, they pride themselves on their commitment to protecting lives and property through superior workmanship. \n Duties/Responsibilities: \n\n • Manage multiple passive fire protection (PFP) projects from inception to completion, ensuring delivery on time, within budget, and to specification.\n, • Oversee both direct labour teams and subcontractors, maintaining high standards of safety, quality, and performance.\n, • Ensure compliance with all fire safety regulations, company procedures, and relevant standards (BS EN 1634, BS 8214, BS 9999).\n, • Maintain strong commercial awareness-monitoring budgets, costs, and project profitability.\n, • Act as the key point of contact for clients, suppliers, and internal stakeholders.\n, • Produce and manage project documentation, programmes, and progress reports.\n, • Implement and monitor quality assurance processes, including Property Quality Plans (PQP) and Inspection and Test Plans (ITP), to ensure first-pass compliance and regulator-ready audit trails.\n, • Drive continuous improvement by identifying process efficiencies, value engineering opportunities, and cost-saving initiatives without compromising safety or compliance.\n, • Ensure subcontractors and operatives are suitably qualified, trained, and using accredited materials and products.\n, • Conduct site inspections, monitor defect resolution, and ensure all installations are recorded and traceable via Shellen's digital systems (Golden Thread).\n, • Liaise with design teams, clients, and third-party auditors to resolve technical issues and maintain programme momentum.\n, • Promote a culture of safety, compliance, and excellence across all project teams.\n\n Experience: \n\n • Proven experience as a Contracts Manager within the fire protection, construction, or fire & security industries.\n, • Strong understanding of fire stopping, fire doors, compartmentation, and containment.\n, • Experience managing large-scale projects (£2-4 million).\n, • Excellent communication, leadership, and organisational skills.\n, • Stakeholder engagement\n, • Commercially astute with the ability to manage budgets and contractual obligations.\n, • Full UK driving licence.\n\n Salary and Benefits: \n\n • Company car, laptop and mobile phone.\n, • Annual holiday allowance of 21 days plus Bank Holidays\n, • Rising with an additional day for each year of service (to a maximum of 3 additional days)\n, • Pension plan\n, • Free parking on site\n, • Inclusion to company fun days\n