Contracts Manager

Contracts Manager

Birmingham, West Midlands

Hospitality Sector

A fantastic opportunity is available for a Contracts Manager with experience running commercial construction projects to join a dynamic and well-established business. Our client is a busy and award-winning design, build and maintenance company working predominantly in the leisure and hospitality industries as well as commercial and public sectors.

They are looking for a hands-on Contracts Manager who is comfortable running multiple projects of various sizes in a variety of settings with experience in the hospitality sector being advantageous.

You must have excellent organisational and communication skills, be able to manage a varied workload and work well in a fast paced and reactive environment. This is a key and essential position in the business and requires an organised and proactive approach. You will need to be a self-starter who is excellent at managing your own time and workloads and can oversee multiple subcontractors and trades.

You will oversee the planning, co-ordination and control of all projects assigned to you from inception to the completion of all snagging and will control project timescales, costs and progress and keep the Senior Management Team informed of these. You will also play a key role in the client relationship, managing their needs and expectations, keeping them up to date with developments and helping them make key decisions to help bring their project to a successful end.

The Role

Main tasks and responsibilities

• Appoint and monitor appropriate labour and site management specific to the project type in conjunction with the Head of Contracts and project team
• Control and analysis of labour costs alongside the project QS
• Produce comprehensive project programs, site meeting minutes, contractor's reports
• Attend and contribute to client and contracts meetings
• Collate, manage and sign off snagging works completed by project support team
• Record variations from site and liaise with the QS team
• Responsible for site health and safety from pre-contract stage through to project completion
• Monitor all site health and safety procedures and compliance by all site personnel
• Manage client direct suppliers for projects
• Promote commercial awareness for on-site projects
• Liaise with supply chain team to ensure compliance and effective site set up.
• Take a lead role in snagging and handover meetings where appropriate with the design team
• Ensure quality of workmanship in line company expectations
• Deliver projects to agreed program of works
• Monitor program of works and identify shortfalls and solutions
• Ensure relevant design and contract details are available to site personnel at all times
• To have regular meetings with the Head of Commercial and contracts team to report on and discuss workload, project difficulties and opportunities

Required skills and experience

• Excellent time keeping and ability to manage own workload and work to deadlines
• A passion for delivering a professional service and quality product
• Ideal candidate will be friendly, proactive, have good organisational skills and have a high attention to detail
• Must have excellent IT skills - Microsoft skills including Excel, Outlook and Project are essential
• Professional qualification in project management desirable
• Experience of working in hospitality sector advantageous
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills