Contracts Manager in Wakefield

What you’ll be doing

Within the Construction environment, think about buying materials, managing big projects, ensuring health and safety, and customer service. At any given time, you’ll find us working on some nearly 400 developments across the UK, each posing unique challenges. Some are from scratch on brownfield sites; others involve adapting existing buildings such as old factories or disused hospitals. We need people who can bring fresh ideas and imagination, coupled with the commercial ability to manage people, budgets and costs.

Reporting to the Construction Director, you will be responsible for overseeing site development from land acquisition to completion, ensuring that Safety, Health and Environmental standards are maintained and that Programme, Quality and Cost targets are achieved within agreed budgets and timescales through effective management of Site Managers and subcontractors. You will also deliver the divisional construction execution plan.

Responsibilities

• Manage and monitor Safety, Health and Environmental (SHE) performance to ensure compliance with legal obligations and the Company’s SHE Management system.
• Support in providing 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 construction programme to ensure targets are met and completions are on time.
• Progress chase as required.
• Provide dates through Sales/Build meetings to ensure legal completions are as forecasted.
• Control additional costs for non-productive and prelim expenditure to ensure Group guidelines and take part in cost control meetings.
• Liaise with all departments to support the Site Manager’s role and ensure information, materials and contractors are available.
• Monitor each stage of construction to ensure a quality product.
• Liaise with purchasers to ensure we provide a suitable level of service after completion.
• Support the Site Manager in ensuring that on-site construction teams are fully resourced and well-directed, with clear guidelines to their own job responsibilities, and are provided with full support in achieving these, in terms of communication, training and development, and the organisation of the site’s workload.
• 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.
• Be a point of contact for recruitment of the site management team and support appropriate personnel through the interview process.

Qualifications

• A strong team motivator with the drive and tenacity to achieve the goals of the business.
• Proven experience of working in a senior role in the construction industry, including managerial experience.
• Self-confident, decisive, resilient and able to thrive under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
• A member of the Chartered Institute of Builders and/or qualified to NVQ level 5 in Construction Management with considerable experience of the full range of construction trades (desirable not essential).
• In depth knowledge of all aspects of the construction trade and the relevant legislative requirements e.g. Health and Safety, NHBC requirements and Building Regulations.
• Good knowledge, understanding and experience of dealing with all issues relating to Customer Care.

Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• Competitive Bonus Scheme
• Private Medical Cover – Single Cover
• Company Car or Cash Allowance
• Annual Medical Health Assessment
• 26 days’ holiday (increase by 1 day for every 3 years’ continuous service up to 29 days)
• Choice of Flexible Benefits
• Enhanced Family Friendly Policies