Contracts Manager - Surfacing

The Project

As an experienced Surfacing Contracts Manager, you will ensure that the asphalt contracts are carried out on time and to the company quality standards. This role will be managing various contracts on various highways, surfacing & artificial sports pitch schemes. Based around the M3 corridor to cover schemes from Surrey down to Southampton, you will be a hands on CM who can run schemes alone or with the help of the site supervision team.

Requirements

For this role it is essential that you carry the following professional qualifications as a minimum;

• SMSTS
• First Aid
• CSCS Card
• Driving License

For this role it is essential that you hold the skills & experience below;

• Experience managing multiple surfacing /civils/highways schemes at once
• Previous experience as a Contracts Manager on surfacing schemes / highways surfacing

The Role

• Job Title: Contracts Manager
• Projects: Highways Surfacing & Sports Pitch Scheme
• Location: M3 Corridor so based Southampton, Winchester, Surrey or similar(must be open to travel)
• Duration: Permanent

Duties

• Managing multiple surfacing contracts to achieve financial, safety, quality, and environmental targets
• Pre-contract planning and liaison with estimators
• Leading and delegating duties to engineering and contract staff
• Maintaining a working knowledge of current contract forms, acts, and legislation
• Accepting, approving, and issuing contracts and subcontracts
• Ensuring company's Health and Safety and other IMS procedures are complied with planning, programming, and resourcing contracts
• Liaising, negotiating, and meeting with clients, consulting engineers, surveyors, and sub-contractors and others
• Assisting with the preparation of quality bids, PQQs, and other presentations as required
• Providing technical, contractual, and legal advice
• Providing accurate information for regional monthly contract appraisals and other reports as required
• Budgeting, monitoring, and control of contract finances
• Identifying, evaluating, and managing claims and variations
• Compiling applications for payment and agreeing final accounts
• Motivating, coaching, and providing guidance to staff and operatives
• Interviewing, selection, recruitment, discipline, and dismissal of staff
• Maintaining photographic library, publicity material, contract press releases, etc
• Improving and promoting company profile and activities

This is a Permanent position with a competitive Salary on offer for the successful candidate. For more information or to apply please contact Alex Hartley (phone number removed) or the Civils Team on (phone number removed)