Contracts Manager in Leeds

While working within the Construction environment, you'll be responsible for managing the procurement of materials, overseeing large projects, ensuring health and safety, and delivering excellent customer service across approximately 400 developments throughout the UK.

We need people who bring fresh ideas and imagination while also possessing the commercial acumen to manage people, budgets and costs.

Over the past thirteen years, our Site Managers have consistently won the NHBC Pride in the Job Awards.

Reporting to the Construction Director, you will oversee the development of sites from land acquisition to completion, ensuring safety, health and environmental standards are maintained and programme, quality, and cost targets are met within agreed budgets and timescales.

You will lead the delivery of the divisional construction execution plan.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and monitor Safety, Health and Environmental performance to ensure compliance with legal obligations and the company's SHE Management system.
• Support the provision of suitable tender requirements for subcontractors and suppliers, monitor their performance and provide feedback to the Commercial department.
• Ensure adequate and suitable resources are available for an effective site start.
• Monitor performance against the construction programme to ensure targets are met and completions are on time, and chase progress as required.
• Control additional costs for non productive and pre lim expenditure to adhere to Group guidelines and participate in cost control meetings.
• Liaise with all departments to support the Site Manager's role, ensuring information, materials and contractors are available.
• Monitor each stage of construction to guarantee a quality product.
• Liaise with purchasers to provide a suitable level of service after completion.
• Support the Site Manager in ensuring that on site construction teams are fully resourced, well directed, and equipped with clear guidelines and full support in communication, training, development, and workload organisation.
• Provide a professional interface with purchasers, external contacts, contractors, etc.
• Assist the Construction Director in all matters relating to the efficient performance of the Construction Department.
• Set and achieve build programme targets, as advised by the Construction Director.
• Lead and develop the site management teams.
• Act as the primary contact for recruitment of the site management team and support appropriate personnel through the interview process.

Qualifications

• A strong team motivator with drive, tenacity and the ability to achieve business goals.
• Proven experience in a senior construction role, including managerial experience.
• Self confident, decisive, resilient and able to thrive under pressure in a fast paced environment.
• Member of the Chartered Institute of Builders and/or qualified to NVQ Level 5 in Construction Management with considerable experience across construction trades (desirable).
• In depth knowledge of construction trade aspects and relevant legislative requirements, including Health and Safety, NHBC requirements and Building Regulations.
• Good knowledge, understanding and experience of customer care issues.

Benefits

• Competitive Bonus Scheme
• Private Medical Cover - Single Cover
• Annual Medical Health Assessment
• 26 days' holiday (increases by 1 day for every 3 years of continuous service up to 29 days)
• Work Arrangements

We adopt a hybrid approach, allowing office based colleagues to divide their time between the office, construction sites and sales offices, or to work from home, as the role dictates.

EEO Statement

We are building an organisation where anyone with drive and talent can pursue the career they want.

We are building a culture where anyone, regardless of gender, race, age, sexuality, disability, background or any other characteristic, can progress and be proud to work for us.