Due to the growth in our current workload, we have an exciting opportunity for an experienced SMALL WORKS AND FRAMEWORKS CONTRACTS MANAGER to join our busy, friendly team on a permanent basis.
Reporting to the Frameworks Construction Director, but working in close liaison with all of the small works team, you will be responsible for the day-to-day contracts management on a very wide variety of projects with values ranging up to a maximum of £1,000,000.
Our area of operation is over Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire – for a number of key public sector and private clients, working on their smaller works frameworks.
Your role will be to oversee work with key clients to ensure that works are completed to the client’s satisfaction and ensuring best practice and cost effectiveness at all stages of the projects alongside ensuring the health and safety of our own staff and subcontractors as well as all end users.
Responsible for quality management and compliance, customer service, stakeholder management and commercial performance.
Able to identify risk and develop mitigation strategies.
Lead and mentor a project team consisting of Quantity Surveyors, Site Managers, internal staff and subcontractors.
Responsible for the progress of the contracts under your control.
Establishing a close working relationship with the client and attending site visits.
Establish close working relationships with our suppliers, subcontractors, contractors and construction workers.
Monitor, and manage contract risks and opportunities.
Overseeing all onsite and offsite constructions to monitor and ensure compliance with building and safety regulations.
The ability to oversee multiple projects at any one time with the support of the internal and external teams.
Collaborate with the project team on commercial management and controls
Support the estimators on tender documents and technical details.
Supporting the Construction Director on daily project activities where required.
Role
Experience and Attributes
Responsible for quality management and compliance, customer service, stakeholder management and commercial performance.
Able to identify risk and develop mitigation strategies.
Lead and mentor a project team consisting of Quantity Surveyors, Site Managers, internal staff and subcontractors.
Responsible for the progress of the contracts under your control.
Establishing a close working relationship with the client and attending site visits
Establish close working relationships with our suppliers, subcontractors, contractors and construction workers.
Monitor, and manage contract risks and opportunities.
Overseeing all onsite and offsite constructions to monitor and ensure compliance with building and safety regulations.
The ability to oversee multiple projects at any one time with the support of the internal and external teams.
Collaborate with the project team on commercial management and controls
Support the estimators on tender documents and technical details.
Supporting the Construction Director on daily project activities where required.
You will:
Possess an HND, NVQ or Degree qualification (or equivalent) in in a construction related discipline or be qualified by experience.
Have the appropriate grade current CSCS card ideally a Black/Professional Qualification.
SMSTS.
Possess a full, clean driving licence.
Have a minimum of 5 years similar experience with a Contractor.
Be computer literate in all Microsoft Office products.
Have the ability to use planning software e.g. Asta.
Be an innovator and self-motivated to achieve results.
You will be a leader of people with excellent organisational, prioritisation and communication skills and have the desire and drive to get the best out of, not only yourself, but all of those who work for you.
We will need you to be able to successfully achieve high level security and enhanced DBS clearances due to our current client list.
For the right candidate this role will be highly rewarding, challenging and satisfying and will help the Company in maintaining and growing our excellent reputation.
Package
Job Type
Full time office and site based
Salary
Will be dependent on experience, but the starting salary will be in the band £50,000 - £60,000 dependent on experience.
Standard hours of work are 7.30am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, although some flexibility will be required.
Benefits
On site parking when at Head Office.
Car allowance.
Provision of all necessary PPE.
33 days a year inclusive of bank holidays.
Contributory pension.
Non-contributory life cover.
Continued professional development as part of our Group Lifelong Learning programme.
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