Senior Contracts Manager Construction

Qualifications / Requirements:

• Tertiary Degree/Diploma (Building or Civil)
• Professional registration: SACPCMP (Construction Manager)
• Minimum of 15 years technical experience
• Minimum of 8 years Managerial experience
• Willing to travel and work long hours

IT skills:

• Diary management One note intermediate
• Excel intermediate
• Navigating on virtual meeting platforms
• Outlook intermediate
• PowerPoint intermediate
• Word intermediate

Systems and software skills:

• BuildSmart intermediate
• Candy advanced
• CCS estimating intermediate
• CCS programming and planning advanced
• CCS valuation intermediate
• OneDrive and Bos advanced
• SharePoint advanced
• SHEQ compliance system advanced

Management skills:

• Change management
• Delegation
• Managing performance
• Mentoring skills
• Situational management of people
• Team morale and effectiveness
• Personal effectiveness skills:
• Communication skills verbal and written
• Deadlines achievement
• Ethics and confidentiality
• Facilitation and presentation skills
• Planning and organising
• Problemsolving
• Professional conduct
• Telephone etiquette
• Train the Trainer advanced

Technical skills:

• Bill of Quantities interpretation advanced
• Construction industry standards advanced
• Construction programming advanced
• Contract knowledge advanced
• Cost reporting advanced
• Data collation advanced
• Drawings understanding advanced
• Financial acumen advanced
• Industry knowledge and trends advanced
• Interviewing skills (suppliers) advanced
• Management of nonconformance
• Measurement taking
• Negotiation skills
• Project costing
• Project management
• Quality management
• Report writing
• Risk management
• Setting out
• Stock management
• Tender preparation

Key Performance Areas:

Provide effective leadership in the promotion of HSE compliance in the workplace:

• Actively contribute to a safe working environment through visible leadership
• Enforce such measures as may be necessary in the interest of HSE
• Ensure discipline and compliance amongst project team and contractors
• HSE included in management meeting agenda
• Support HSE campaigns rolled out within the region

Take complete responsibility and accountability for the overall quality compliance of the project under his/her control:

• Extensive knowledge of the project specifications
• Complete comprehension of the company quality systems as well as the associated
• compliance documentation i.e. project quality plans quality control plans work
• Assist and oversee the implementation and maintenance of the Quality Management System
• Manage and control nonconformities by participation and regular liaising with the quality department
• Raising system and operational NCRs being part of the investigation root cause analysis and implementation of control measures

Drive short and longterm planning and programming and oversee optimal document management and business reporting through SharePoint and the BOS system:

• Drive the compilation of detailed contract programme at outset of project in conjunction with detailed method statements information required schedule longlead schedule and risk assessments
• Ensure the SA takes overall responsibility for short/medium term planning the organisation of all resources and briefs project teams contractors and suppliers
• Assist Quantity Surveyor in compilation of CSS reports and reports on the financial aspects in conjunction with the Quantity Surveyor
• Drive the compilation of a recovery programme where slippage experienced and practise customer focused approach to deliver project within contractual timelines
• Collaborate with Quantity Surveyor to look for profitable synergies and manages the financial integrity of projects undertaken
• Identifies manages and minimises areas of risk and dispute

Plan monitor and manage project costs ensuring effective optimisation of site financial performance:

• Participate in and contributes to tender finalization meeting ensuring all legal and commercial requirements are complied with and monitor competitive terms
• Drive quality health and safety systems and compliance thereof
• Ensure that the financial and contractual provisions of the contract are properly interpreted and applied
• Ensure that actual contract costs are in line with agreed budgets and oversees material / labour and subcontractor budget
• Ensure and provide interpretation to support the contact implementation and in conjunction with the Quantity Surveyor scrutinises translates and administers the contract pack
• Ensure detection and management of delays variations changes and new items
• Represent company on matters of variance claims and dispute resolution
• Close collaboration between all stakeholders and assist Client with value engineering
• Drive the compilation of detailed contract programme at outset of project in conjunction with detailed method statements information required schedule longlead schedule and risk assessments
• Assist QS in compilation of CSS and attend CSS report meetings

Customer/stakeholder management:

• Maintain professional relationships with all stakeholders
• Ensure team conduct in accordance with brand and company standard
• Ensure team performance contributes to positive customer experience and customer satisfaction metrics
• Provide tendering procurement and contractual assistance and expertise
• Ensure appointments are done timeously and manages approved subcontractors and specialist suppliers chairs relevant meetings and takes appropriate action to address underperformance
• Manage client liaison in a professional and solutionsdriven manner to understand and meet their expectations
• Participate in meetings
• Main point of contact for clients Site Managers and building contractors throughout the project
• Act as an expert advisor and provides astute alternatives where applicable to clients consultants subcontractors and senior management
• Work with the Consultant Team in a collaborative and proactive manner to ensure that we receive information timeously and understand their needs and expectations
• Provide a best practice service and builds sustainable relationships with key parties whilst respecting diversity and encourages an environment that values collaboration and inclusivity

Leadership and people management:

• Provide reportees with purpose vision and goals aligned to company strategy
• Provide clarity set objectives and manage reportees performance in accordance with assigned roles and responsibilities
• Recruit and onboard effectively and for team sustainability
• Future proof teams and performance by constantly scouting for talented staff
• Promote adaptability flexibility and acceptance of change in the companys culture of continuous improvement
• Promote solutions thinking and creativity
• Ensure ethical conduct and a sense of community
• Promote information sharing guidance and interdepartmental collaboration
• Equip reportees with tools resources and mentoring to perform to the highest level possible
• Identify talent and drive individual development plans to ensure future bench strength in department and company
• Create an environment of trust high morale and a cohesive winning team culture
• Coaching and leadership of peers and subordinates

Salary: Negotiable commensurate with qualification and experience