Contracts Manager

Job Title Contracts Manager

Reporting to Operations Director

Depot Podington Northamptonshire

THE ROLE

You will oversee the planning and coordination of our schemes and be the main escalation point for the client/operatives and management. You will be responsible for the organisation of works whilst ensuring the highest standards of safety quality and welfare of operatives. Supporting the successful completion of works within agreed timescales budgets and standards.

You will be primarily based in the Podington depot with national travel requirements dependant on the location of our schemes.

A typical week might involve

• Working as part of an operations management team coordinating the day to day organising of the regions resource.
• Taking ownership of Contracts and planning the safe delivery of the scheme
• Providing support to the Supervisors & Operatives and assisting them in their delivery of schemes.
• Reviewing site record compiling progress reports and preparing the information for the Commercial & Financial teams.
• Attending client meetings.
• Flagging up additional works with the client and raising Early Warnings/ preparing the information for the Commercial team
• Writing RAMS and preparing Health & Safety documentation. Ensuring the H&S procedures within the RAMS are then implemented on site.
• Assisting the buying department with carrying out takeoffs for materials placing orders and organising deliveries to sites.
• Document control. Comparing latest revision drawings against the tender documents and submitting the change in works information to the commercial team.
• Briefing Toolbox Talks and carrying out Site Safety Audits.
• Line Manager duties: Appraisals Pay Reviews Confidential Discussions Team development Disciplinaries Interviews.

As a rapidly growing business no two days are ever the same so what you do will vary. The nature of our business and the pace of contracting also means that priorities do change so you will need to be comfortable with this.

About you...

• Great at prioritising effectively and able to deal with multiple responsibilities and deadlines.

• Experienced in either Civils Street Lighting or Traffic Sign Contract Management.

• A strong communicator and able to build strong relationships with people at all levels.
• Details orientated and able to identify improvements needed.
• Great at managing your time effectively.
• Looking for a busy environment

• A strong leader
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Willing to travel.
• A good team player

Why us

We are a growing business and we are doing big and exciting things. We are looking for likeminded people who want to grow with us and be part of our journey and in return we offer a collaborative working environment where we encourage and support continuous improvement and career development.

Our values underpin how we work and act and are therefore crucial to our ongoing success.

We want applicants from all backgrounds and walks of life. We aim to be an equal opportunities employer and want to create a diverse workforce and inclusive environment free of discrimination and harassment.

We are committed to equal opportunities throughout employment including remuneration recruitment training and promotion of staff. We are dedicated to candidates being treated equally and assessed in accordance with their skills to perform the role we are recruiting for and that no candidate or employee receives less favourable treatment or is unlawfully discriminated against on grounds of age disability gender marital status pregnancy race religion belief sexual orientation or any other protected characteristic. If there is anything you need to participate fully in the interview process we want to help so please include it in your application.

Required Experience:

Manager