Contract Manager

Contract Manager

Location: Oxford

Salary: Competitive plus car and bonus

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday-Friday

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Are you a seasoned Contract Manager looking for your next exciting opportunity? Join Ground Control, an award-winning external maintenance and environmental business.

This is your chance to lead from the front—managing key contracts, developing high-performing teams, and building long-term client relationships in a role where no two days are the same.

What You’ll Be Doing:

As a Contract Manager with Ground Control, you’ll take full responsibility for the operational delivery of arboriculture utility contracts across your region managing trees and vegetation around power lines and pylons. You will:

• Oversee contract performance—delivering projects safely, on time, and within budget

• Act as the main liaison for our clients, maintaining excellent relationships and swiftly resolving any issues

• Lead, support, and develop your team of Project Managers, Coordinators, and Trainees

• Manage financial performance, including forecasting, profit and loss, and hitting revenue targets

• Ensure strict compliance with health, safety, and environmental standards

• Identify and pursue growth opportunities across your contracts

What We’re Looking For:

You’ll ideally come from an Arboriculture, Forestry, Grounds Maintenance, or Horticulture background, but we’re equally keen to hear from you if you have experience managing high-profile clients and contracts in other field-based service sectors.

You’ll also bring:

• Proven experience in contract and P&L and  financial management, as well as team leadership

• Confidence using MS Office, GIS systems, Power BI, and contract management software

• Strong communication, relationship-building, and negotiation skills

• A proactive mindset and a passion for driving growth and continuous improvement

This is a field-based role across Oxfordshire, so flexibility to travel and spend time on-site is key, with the added benefit of home working when not on the road. A driving licence is essential.

Why join us:

Career Development Focus: We’re committed to supporting your professional growth with clear career paths, training, and tailored development programs, including our GC Leadership Academy, job specific accreditations and higher education opportunities.

Exciting Growth Opportunities: Be part of a rapidly growing company with a dynamic team and expanding client base.

Collaborative Environment: Work in a supportive, engaging, and innovative culture where your contributions are valued.

Competitive Package: Enjoy a competitive salary and benefits package, along with flexible working options, including:

23 days holiday, Increasing with length of service + bank holidays

Yearly bonus scheme & Share options

Robust pension scheme

Medigold employee support, Free Flu Jabs, Online private GP Service

Free or subsidised national gym memberships

Employee Recognition Scheme

2 personal choice volunteering days

Ground Control

Ground Control is a UK-based grounds maintenance company powered by the latest technology. Since launching in 1973, Ground Control has grown rapidly and now provides full national coverage for our customers across the UK and Ireland.

We deliver a range of services, including grounds maintenance, winter gritting, landscape construction, design, arboriculture, electric vehicle charging point installation to more than 50,000 commercial properties across the UK.

If you are looking to invest in your future with a business that puts people at the centre of everything, click the apply now button below to speak to a member of our team.

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Equal Opportunities Statement

At Ground Control, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone feels valued and empowered to thrive. We believe that diversity drives innovation and success, and we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and do not discriminate based on sex, age, disability, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic. We actively support and promote an inclusive culture, ensuring fair and equitable treatment throughout the recruitment process and beyond.