Commercial ownership
Control budgets, procurement, contracts, trade packages, variations and cost-to-complete forecasts.
Work with us · Current opportunity
Head of Construction
& Contract Management.
A site-led delivery role for someone who takes responsibility from budget through to handover.
Circa45 is establishing an in-house construction and contract-management capability. You will lead the commercial and day-to-day delivery of residential projects, working closely with the Founder & Investment Director and General Manager.
Applications open 19 October 2026 and close at 23:59 on 31 October 2026.
01 / The opportunity
Take a project.
Deliver it.
We need a hands-on leader who can take a project from approved plan through mobilisation, procurement, construction, close-out and handover.
At the front end, you will help turn an acquisition or planning position into a deliverable project: testing the practical route, coordinating the right advisers and clearing the actions that allow work to begin.
This is a practical role with clear commercial responsibility. It suits someone with the judgement to work independently and the discipline to keep owners and advisers properly informed.
02 / Your mandate
Accountability from budget to handover.
Project leadership
Lead programmes, consultants, contractors, site managers and team meetings, keeping quality, compliance and handover under control.
Build the capability
Establish dependable project controls, reporting, consultant appointments, delivery systems, contractor relationships and project resources.
03 / How you will work
Close to the work.
Trusted to organise it.
Visible where it matters
Regular site attendance to lead delivery, resolve issues and keep standards high.
Space for the work
Work from home when the task calls for planning, procurement, reporting and commercial control.
Purposeful coordination
Bring the delivery team together for the meetings that move a project forward.
This is not an office-based role. The working pattern follows the needs of the projects, with flexibility and accountability in equal measure.
04 / The person
Hands-on.
Commercially sharp.
You will have personally delivered residential conversion, refurbishment or new-build projects, understand construction contracts and trade-package procurement, and be comfortable leading without a large support structure.
Qualifications matter. Demonstrated responsibility for projects delivered matters more.
Read the full role brief ↗05 / The first 90 days
Establish control
Review appraisals, technical information, pre-commencement actions, programmes, risks, budgets and delivery responsibilities.
Build the plan
Reconcile costs, procurement, programmes, consultant responsibilities and mobilisation requirements.
Take ownership
Mobilise, take day-to-day control and report clearly on delivery, change and next actions.
06 / Application
Tell us what you have delivered.
A brief prequalification helps us understand the work you have personally led. It should take no more than five minutes.
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