Contracts Manager in Burnley

Job Objectives

To have overall responsibility for multiple construction projects, reporting on a regular and routine basis to the Operations Director. Manage construction teams in delivering a consistent service to time, safety, quality and cost, ensuring clients' expectations are met in full and contract performance targets realised. Uphold and communicate the values and culture of the Company Values & Brand. Position the client as the contractor of choice.

Key Tasks

• General Management: Ensure all works are carried out in accordance to the required standards and the company's policies and procedures. Support Operations Director in delivering business plans. Regularly visit sites at least once per week or as the site requirements dedicate. Ensure production of accurate reports. Liaise with Customer Care Team throughout defects liability period to completion of rectification of defects.
• Health & Safety: Reinforce the aims of Safety Department ensuring best practice is adopted. Develop the Construction Phase Health & Safety Plan and ensure that it is being maintained and complied with throughout the contract period. Assist Health & Safety department compiling O&M manuals. Input into improving Health & Safety management practices. Analyse trends and liaise directly with teams and line managers. Carry out safety audits to measure and monitor compliance. Ensure health, safety and environmental standards are established, measured and maintained for all contracts in line with company policy and procedures, legislation and regulations.
• Delivery: Liaise with clients to ensure their interests are being fulfilled and build key relationships. Ensure that acceptable quality standards are established, measured and maintained for each contract in line with client and company requirements. Oversee all operating processes to ensure that the most efficient and effective use is made of resources in line with budget costs. Provide support and advice to Site Managers and discuss future potential problems or issues that may arise. Direct the site team to ensure that they are appropriately motivated and trained to carry out their responsibilities to the required standards. Produce all necessary internal and external reports and ensure all operations are being carried out in line with standard company policies and procedures. Co-ordinate the full construction process, preconstruction, on site and post construction activities throughout the contract to ensure the successful completion. Participate and ensure successful delivery of CSR commitments.
• Planning: Oversee the conversion and development of the tender programme to construction programme with the Site Manager. Continuously monitor progress and programmes throughout the contracts and report accordingly. Ensure that consultants and supply chain appointments are made in a timely manner in line with contract requirements and are continually monitored. Support the bid team by attending tender interviews. Risk evaluation, build-ability, programme advice, site set up plans, prelim requirements and adjudication meetings during the tender stage.
• Pre-Contract: Take part and assist in tenders and adjudications. Support the bid team with buildability and programme advice.
• Staffing: Build an effective team, ensuring "right people, with right skills are in the right job" in line with requirements of the Business Plan. Monitor people resources and identify needs in line with workload. Support the development and welfare of the team to ensure motivation, development and staff retention. Identify and address any capability or performance issues in a timely and effective manner in line with the One to One process. Support recruitment, selection of delivery personnel. Support staff development plans.
• Commercial Awareness: Have a good contractual awareness of the varying forms of construction contracts. Maintain and control financial aspects of a project and assist in the delivery of the business unit's profit plan in line with the company's requirements. Consider tender prelim against actual requirements and evaluate and monitor the expenditure monthly with the site team. Continually carry out value engineering exercises and promote best practice within the company.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

The Candidate: Hold at least a NVQ Level 6 or equivalent in a related construction discipline. Good people management and communication skills. Good technical/construction background and knowledge. Commercially and contractually aware. Proven track record and well organised. IT proficient in Word, Excel, Outlook and basic programming.