About Us
City Building provides a range of repairs and maintenance, manufacturing, construction and refurbishment activities for Glasgow City Council and Wheatley Housing Group’s citizens and customers as well as other public, private and third sector organisations.
City Building operates both the largest construction craft apprenticeship programme in Scotland, and Royal Strathclyde Blindcraft Industries (RSBi), one of the largest supported manufacturing businesses in Europe, around 200 people, more than 50% of whom have a disability.
Our accreditations include, ISO45001, ISO 14001 and ISO 9001:2015. We are current recipients of a Queen’s Award for Enterprise Promoting Opportunity and Investors in Young People Platinum award. Both these accolades recognise our focus on investing in and growing a skilled staff base.
As a City Building employee, you’ll enjoy a competitive salary, excellent annual leave, and access to the Strathclyde Pension Fund. You will also benefit from wellbeing initiatives and discounted gym membership, supporting a positive and healthy work life balance.
About the Role
The Contracts Manager plays a critical role within the Investment Division, overseeing the planning, delivery, and financial management of Investment programmes, ensuring they run efficiently, safely, and in line with client expectations.
This role involves leading and developing teams, managing resources, controlling budgets, and maintaining high standards through audits and compliance checks.
It also requires strong communication with clients and stakeholders, accurate reporting on performance and profitability, and contributing to business growth through improved processes and new opportunities.
Success in this role relies on strong leadership, technical knowledge, financial awareness, and a commitment to safety, quality, and continuous improvement.
What You Will Bring
You will be an experienced manager with strong interpersonal, organisational, and communication skills, with a proven background in frontline service delivery and representing a business professionally.
You will have the ability to drive growth, increasing turnover, improving efficiency and making effective use of technology and resources.
You will be comfortable producing business plans and projections to enhance service delivery and continued improvement.
Please refer to the role profile for more information.
How to Apply
If you feel you have the necessary skills and experience for this role then please forward a CV and completed supporting statement to the HR Team, Recruitment@citybuildingglasgow.co.uk by Midnight on Sunday 22nd March 2026.