Contracts Manager

My client has a fantastic opportunity for a Contracts Manager to join their team covering sites across the Yorkshire region. My client is a Tier 2 main contractor delivering new build and refurbishment projects.

As a Contracts Manager you will be responsible for 3 - 4 lives sites at any one time with Project Managers and Site Managers reporting into you. The sites comprise of new build office's, hotels, BTR, schools, care homes and health centres ranging from £10 - £80m in value.

Key Responsibilities

- Develop, support and encourage Health & Safety best practice whilst ensuring compliance to Group H&S Policy & regulations.
- The role will include taking full responsibility for ensuring all production functions on contracts from award through to issue of maintenance certificate are completed.
- You will be required to report physical and financial progress, on a monthly basis, to the Directors.
- Attend client/key site progress meetings and produce monthly client report.
- Ensure that all additional work is identified, fully costed and agreed with the client to ensure that positive and ongoing customer relationships are maintained.
- Plan, co-ordinate, maintain and develop Management staff and operative levels to effectively undertake current and prospective workloads.
- Provide production input to enhance tender opportunities and develop effective lines of communication with the pre-commencement department to ensure continuing feedback on market intelligence, technical developments, build-ability issues and specific market opportunities.
- Visit sites on a regular basis, carrying out comprehensive site audits to ensure high standards of management controls are maintained.
- Clearly maintain and enforce HS&E standards as required and in accordance with the Company's HS&S
- Policies to ensure the safety & welfare of the general public, staff and supply chain.
- Control information/drawing registers in conjunction with the Technical Department, ensuring site and all sub-contractors are issued with relevant information in a timely manner.
- Convene and chair team meetings and ensure an appropriate record of action points are recorded, distributed and monitored to conclusion.
- Ensure projects are compliant with relevant building regulations, planning conditions & warranty provider standards.
- Ensure the whole project team from Pre-con, Design, Procurement, Commercial & Production are fulfilling their duties to ensure projects achieve Programme, Quality, Safety & Commercial goals.

Experience and qualifications

- Degree/NHC/HND in Construction
- Experience managing various large construction projects
- Experience as a Contracts Manager at Tier 2 level or as a Project manager at Tier 1 level.
- Good knowledge of constructions methods
- Excellent management and communication skills with the ability to proactively manage production teams on several live construction sites at any one time, including direct labour and sub-contractor resource and the ability to deliver quality construction projects within budget and programme timescales in a safe environment.

Salary and Package

- Competitive basic salary and annual bonus
- Car Package
- 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Private Healthcare
- Company contributory pension scheme

This is a superb opportunity to join an established but growing business working with opportunity for career progression. For more information on this role please contact Paul Wilkinson on the number supplied or via email on (url removed)