Contracts Manager

Overview

We are seeking a Contracts Manager to join our Life Science Team in Oxford. The Contracts Manager is the senior site leader and has overall responsibility for the delivery of the project(s) and financial performance of the contract (with support from the QS). The key elements of this role are to coordinate all aspects of the contract, to ensure that the project meets the client expectations. The Contracts Manager carries out work in accordance with all relevant standard operating procedures and in line with the SISK HSEQS policies. The Contracts Manager prepares and maintains the Project Execution Plan (PEP) and looks for opportunities for the company to add value or enhance profit through the delivery of the project.

Responsibilities

Preconstruction

• Prepare the programme, method statements and submission
• Produce the contract programme (typically working with the Estimating Department during the bid stage)
• Instruct the Quantity Surveyor to agree all major preliminary items expenditure, including plant and accommodation
• Chair start-up and production meetings (including working with the Regional Director to allocate suitably skilled team members)
• Manage the sub-contracts buying schedule with the QS

Construction & Design

• Lead all aspects of Project Team functions (PEP, Risk & Commercial Success, Financials, Processes, HSEQS, Stakeholder Management, Project Administration, Design Management and Project Close Out)
• Ensure project team and supply chain have the required H&S skills and competencies to meet HSEQS expectations
• Manage, through others, consultant and subcontract design as required by the contract including delivery of the BIM strategy
• Compile and implement the Project Execution Plan with reference to the HSE & Quality plan

Post Construction

• Obtain the defects list, remedy items and obtain the Certificate of Making Good Defects
• Instruct QS in the preparation of Loss and Expense Applications and provide information for Final Account
• Manage and control operating budgets
• Have authority to approve expenditure, appoint sub-contractors, change sub-contractors and sign off on monthly commercial reports

Experience

• Articulate and numerate
• Good working knowledge of Design and Build JCT and NEC3 contracts, as well as with BREEAM/LEED
• More than 5 years’ experience in the relevant sector or a minimum of 2-3 projects delivered across different industry sectors
• Demonstrable holistic ‘end to end’ Programme Management experience
• Analytical and methodical
• Commercial awareness
• People and performance management skills
• Team building and leadership

Qualifications

• Professional qualification in construction-related subject; ideally chartered
• Planning
• IOSH or equivalent H&S management training
• Temporary Works & Excavation Safety
• Permitting requirements for live energy works
• Working at Heights & Scaffolding, Lifting & Cranage operations
• Other HSEQS training as per site HSE plan
• Contracts Management

Additional Information

• Competitive Salary
• Company Car or Car Allowance
• 26 days holiday (option to purchase 5 more)
• Employer pension
• Competitive mileage rate
• Travel expenses
• Flexible and remote working
• Enhanced parental leave
• Professional and educational development

Our people are at the heart of our success and our proposition to them is to work with purpose, have time for life, build a career with no limits and surround yourself with great people.

At Sisk we are committed to attracting and hiring diverse talent into our organisation. We know the confidence gap and imposter phenomenon can get in the way of meeting remarkable candidates. We also know that candidates from underrepresented backgrounds often don’t apply for roles if they don’t feel they meet all the criteria. Give your transferable skills the chance to tell the full story. It’s not all about your technical expertise. Don’t hold back, we’d love to hear from you.