Contracts Manager

Description  The opportunity has arisen to join an industry leader in UK’s Building Services providers. We design, develop, and deliver a wide range of offsite-prefabricated, innovative and sustainable building service solutions throughout the UK & Ireland.    Alternative Heat specialises in the design, supply and installation of a wide range of Prefabricated energy solutions, typically built in NI and shipped throughout the UK & Ireland and into the EU. We also offer turnkey design, build & operate solutions for commercial energy centres and large-scale district heating solutions and have experience with successfully procuring and delivering many similar packages to a wide range of public bodies throughout the UK, Ireland & EU.     We are currently looking to fill the role of contracts Manager to support our growing Contracts Team, the successful candidate would be based out of our Belfast office and would be responsible for overseeing projects and project teams throughout Northern Ireland. This post is a permanent contract and offers an amazing opportunity for a candidate who wants to gain experience with a progressive and dynamic company. The role is to manage the delivery of projects and project teams from early design phase to handover / PC. Your project delivery teams will generally consist of project managers, site managers and or Site Supervisors, and a series of selected supply chain partners, in your role as contracts manager you will be supported by representatives from various internal Alternative Heat departments such as commercial, design, procurement etc…    Job Title | Contracts manager  Location | Based out of our Belfast office  Hours | Monday to Thursday – 8.00am to 5.00pm  Friday – 8.00am to 3.00pm  Salary | Competitive depending on experience  Responsible to | Operations Manager  Job summaryWe are currently seeking a self-motivated and enthusiastic individual who can manage, develop, delegate work accordingly whilst supporting project teams on progress and advancements. The successful candidate would be working in conjunction with an established commercial project management team and alongside our in-house M&E design team, who operate with the latest Revit, AutoCAD & MEP 3D design packages.   The majority of our projects are currently based throughout NI & ROI and are predominantly within the commercial sector, these projects include general mechanical and electrical installation works and various construction activities. With this being the case, relevant experience within the MEP sector would be beneficial but not essential.  Key Responsibilities To manage and develop your project delivery teams to ensure the successful delivery of the projects in a timely manner.   Liaise regularly with the client via online or face-to-face meetings and regular on-site discussions to ensure they are satisfied with current progress and the forecast of up-and-coming works.   Ensure your managers & site teams are working as efficiently as possible and all high-level objectives have been set out for your management team to be accomplish in target dates.    Ensure project value, drawings, specification and order are agreed and in place before works commence   Liaise with the project delivery teams to ensure all high-level templates are populated and Setout for the Construction team to follow. (i.e., Material & Dependency trackers/programmes/lessons learnt)   Ensure all plant and equipment are procured correctly, in line with the specification and client requirements.   Forecast Project Spend at outset of the projects and communicate projections to the Operations Managers and Commercial team.  Throughout the project, in tandem with the commercial team, track costs (material & labour) to ensure the project will be delivered as per original target spends.   Assess requirement for labour and sub-contractors to undertake various elements of installation work and the development/expansion of your team    Vet all sub-contractors to ensure they fulfil company requirements and are engaged appropriately via fixed price purchase order or JCT contract. This will be assisted by the commercial team.   Review & assist Commercial team in the preparation and evaluation of monthly applications (Client & Sub-Contractor)  Prepare a weekly project meeting with the wider internal Alt Heat team to ensure critical path elements are being actioned and addressed by the relevant departments.    Provide accurate information on contract variation and monthly claims back through to the commercial team for their monthly valuations.   Attend monthly meetings with the Operations Manager to discuss team performance and areas to develop the team as well as looking at job performance in-line with project budgets.    Attend Monthly Meetings with the wider Project Management team to review company performance and any changes to company procedures, some of which you will filter through you team.    Ensure and assist with the preparation of O&M manuals upon completion of the project.   Ensure the team has marked up all As-built drawings and compiled all associated certs.    Ability to work in conjunction with the client to ensure Alt Heat and their site teams work is carried out safely and to a high standard.   Ensure & assist the tracking of project performance is tracked on a weekly basis via progress reporting back to the Client.  Work alongside the Operations Manager to forecast additional resource requirements in-line with company projections  Travel requirementsThis role is aimed to be predominantly office based, (Mon-Thurs 8.00am-5pm, Fri 8.00am-3pm) with requirement to attend frequent site meetings, to carry out site surveys, assess site progress, meet sub-contractors, assist with coordination plant operational checks & final commissioning. It would be reasonable to assume you would need to be out onsite one or two days per week, but this would be dependent on specific project requirements.    Skills, Knowledge and Expertise Good Microsoft Office skills – to include Excel, Word, Project, PowerPoint and Outlook   Previous experience in a similar management role.   Ability to take ownership of their duties and a willingness to grow and learn within their team and the company.   Demonstrate a good ability to work in a fast-paced environment.   Excellent attention to detail   Good communication skills both internally and externally with our clients.   Punctual, Reliable and Trustworthy.   Demonstrate previous Management experience delivering individual projects ranging from £3m – £10m  Benefits Full in-house training and career development opportunities. Competitive pension scheme. Life assurance scheme. Health cash plan. Full access to smart wellbeing platform. Annual flu vaccine Free annual health check during working hours. Annual leave increasing in line with length of service. Lavish Long service awards Generously funded social events organised for all employees throughout the year via our Social and Wellbeing committee. Full access to car emergency kit. Annual Christmas raffle Yearly allowance for AH Branded clothing merchandise Secure, free onsite parking. Dedicated departmental budget allocated annually for team building events during working hours Free Tea & Coffee Friendly and supportive working environment