Lindum Group
Contracts Manager
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Contracts Manager Opportunity in Fengate, Peterborough
An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Contracts Manager to join our team in Fengate, Peterborough.
Role Overview
Reporting to the Senior Management, you shall be involved from the bid stage, through Pre-Construction, and will be ultimately responsible for the Construction and Delivery stage of multi-sector projects ranging in value from £500k – £10m. You will be required to manage health, safety, and environmental aspects of the project, to plan work, co-ordinate and supervise designers, subcontractors, and labor, and ensure work is progressing on schedule, to the required standard whilst controlling programme and costs.
Key Responsibilities
- Produce tender programmes, prelims sheet, and methodology at the bid stage.
- Assist the project estimator during site visits and the tender period.
- Assist with any value engineering both at bid and pre-construction stage.
- Assist and lead the pre-construction team during the pre-construction phase of projects. Lead/chair design team meetings with the client, professional teams, and with subcontractors.
- Assist with the discharge of relevant planning conditions.
- Plan and manage projects during the lead-in period, completing construction phase plans, waste management plans, and all relevant health and safety paperwork as required.
- Be responsible for the construction and delivery stage of the project, manage health and safety, and environmental aspects of the project.
- Plan, co-ordinate, and supervise designers, subcontractors, and labor to ensure work is progressing on schedule and in a safe manner.
- Ensure work is being completed to the required standard whilst controlling programme and costs.
- Produce request for information schedules and ensure information is obtained in adequate time to enable the project to progress as programmed.
- Assist the quantity surveyor by producing labor and plant forecasts for the cost value reports.
- Produce subcontract procurement schedules as required.
- Produce monthly progress reports for site meetings and chair these meetings as required.
- Maintain regular client contact even when we are not working with them to seek out future opportunities.
- Support and encourage colleagues and work as a team to achieve objectives.
- Assist and support the site managers as required, various levels of support required depending on the ability of the site manager, junior site managers require additional support.
- Complete monthly contractors reports and ensure that the site manager is completing the daily/weekly health and safety paperwork.
- Ensure the subcontractors RAMs are suitable for the work being completed and ensure along with the site manager that work is completed as per method of working, on time, and to a suitable standard.
- Procure any long lead-in items/materials prior to the project starting on site.
- Co-ordinate main services and highway adoption procurement with the service/design co-coordinators.
- Attend contracts managers labor and cost value meetings weekly/monthly as required.
- Introduce customer care manager to the client at handover and assist the customer care manager with any defects until the end of defects period.
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Requirements
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A full driving license is essential as the role involves travel to our sites. You must have some experience of using Microsoft Project, Excel, and Word. Relevant qualifications will be an advantage such as CSCS card, SMSTS, First Aid, and Scaffold Inspection.
Personal Attributes
We are looking for a team member with leadership skills to support and encourage colleagues and achieve objectives as a team. You must be proactive, self-driven, and commercially minded. You will be responsible for maintaining regular contact with clients and leading progress meetings so must be friendly and professional at all times.
Job Details
- Hours: Full-time (45 hours, 07.30am – 5.00pm, Monday to Friday)
- Benefits: Competitive package including company car/car allowance, pension, profit-related pay, employee share scheme, and opportunities for further training, development, and progression.
Application Information
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a sufficient number of suitable applicants, so we encourage interested candidates to apply as soon as possible.
Equal Opportunity Employer
We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals.
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