Contracts Manager - Demolition

My specialist client based in West Yorkshire are looking for an experienced Demolition Contract Manager to join their team, due to company growth. This role is field based, so locations vary based upon the projects, and will feed directly into the managing director of the business.

Responsibilities

• To maintain knowledge of current relevant legislation, industry best practice and guidance and ensure this is communicated to relevant staff.
• To understand and work in compliance with legislative requirements, ensuring that health & safety is not compromised for other business objectives.
• To ensure that staff and workers (including subcontractors) they are responsible for understand their health & safety, and environmental, responsibilities and conduct themselves accordingly.
• To understand and work in accordance with company policies and procedures that apply to their position and to communicate requirements to the staff, workers, and subcontractors they are responsible for.
• To understand building structures & construction techniques and safe demolition procedures.
• To ensure all statutory notifications are in place.
• To plan and manage resources required to carry out contracts including personnel, equipment, facilities & associated budgets.
• To ensure that any hiring of plant, materials, equipment, consumables etc is in accordance with company’s limits of authority and Purchasing procedure.
• To plan works and ensure suitable and sufficient Plans of Work, risk & COSHH assessments are written, which are compliant, reflect site conditions, and are communicated to the workforce.
• To ensure Plans of Work, risk & COSHH assessments produced by trainees or assistant Contract Managers are suitable and sufficient, compliant and reflect site conditions.
• To monitor that works are being carried out as planned, to the required standard and customer requirements.
• To communicate effectively with clients, subcontractors, and staff.
• To liaise with client or client’s representative to verify that the business performance meets their requirement.
• To coordinate and communicate with the other divisions of the business to ensure the smooth running of all contracts.
• Ensure working hours are monitored and exceedance of hours is formally authorised; assessment of first aid resources required; site briefing material is produced & delivered; suitable products & services are procured; and suitable risk assessments are carried out.
• To deal with complaints in accordance with complaints procedure.
• To deal with onsite disputes, programme, or any other issues relating to the works on site. To report any major issues to the directors.
• To provide support to the Quantity Surveyors/Estimating team for pricing of additional works and preparation of valuations.
• To have a good working knowledge of construction & demolitions contracts, and to carry out contract reviews.
• To support the development of division staff.
• To assist in other areas of the business as and when required.
• Possible overnight stays across the UK, site and job dependant.

Skills & Experience Required

• Driving Licence – Essential – as role is field based.
• Company Induction.
• Two years’ experience in Contracting Environment.
• Five years demolition industry experience.
• Able to use MS Word, Excel, Outlook, Project.
• Experience of preparing Method statements & RAMS.
• Experience of using laptop/Ipad for onsite training.
• Able to interpret job documentation such as technical drawings, asbestos surveys, bills of quantities etc.
• CCDO Manager Card.
• Current asbestos removal accreditation (by NDTG, UKATA, ACAD or ARCA).
• Suitable work at height awareness training (online, as minimum).
• Temporary Works Coordinator.
• Knowledge of H&S at Work Act and CDM Regulations.
• Knowledge of Control of Asbestos Regulations.
• Knowledge of NFDC Guidance Documents.
• Able to manage & plan resources required to carry out contracts, including personnel, equipment, facilities & associated budgets.

In return my client are offering a starting salary between £40,000 – £60,000 depending upon experience, a company vehicle, fuel card, expenses card, PPE, trade account cards for various retail stores and annual performance related bonuses.

This role is offered on a full time, permanent basis between the hours of 7.30am – 5.00pm Monday to Friday, with occasional weekend overtime. There may also be occasional overtime stays, which would be job location dependant, accommodation and amenities are paid for by head office. The company will also cover for the renewal of any accreditations that are a requirement of the job role when they are due.

To be considered please send an up-to-date CV to

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