Contracts Manager

Business Unit: 5106 - Surrey

Location: Guildford

Job Role

To plan, control, manage and co-ordinate all operational and commercial activities in line with company policy, processes and procedures. Provide a safe and environmentally friendly operation, service delivery and customer satisfaction. Assist clients with Early Contractor Involvement (ECI).

Duties

• Safely deliver the safety defect service on the Surrey Highways Contract.
• Take full responsibility for operational and commercial matters.
• Ensure the service is delivered in accordance with the contractual obligations as agreed with Surrey County Council.
• Ensure that the Performance Indicators are monitored and targets achieved.
• Lead a weekly Cost and value review meeting.
• Understand and promote the Company Policy relating to Ringway operations in Surrey.
• Liaise between senior Ringway management, client representatives and commercial team, supervisors and workforce to ensure works are undertaken to budget and programme while ensuring the absolute highest quality standards are met.
• Have a full and demonstrable understanding of highway inspections and suitable defect repairs.
• Ensure the client representatives are provided with correct documentation including programmes, safe systems of work and the like in line with current industry standards.
• Maintain the highest standards of environmental, safety and health in line with company policy and industry guidelines.
• Understand the Ringway commercial and finance process of pricing, costing, and billing to ensure accurate and timely orders for works are received from the client and payment for those works are received by utilising the company QS and finance team.
• Provide advice through Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) with the client representatives to ensure designs for works are fit for purpose and buildable.
• Take charge of the construction process ensuring all milestones of the project are met and adhered to following industry standards to ISO 9001, 14001 and 18001 and an excellent understanding of the Construction Design and Management Regulations (CDM2015).
• Ensure processes are in place to provide compliant safe systems of work, including temporary works processes, permitting systems applicable to the works, lift plans and the like. Check and sign off for implementation similar documentation provided by specialist contractors for structures works.
• Ensure the operational team are trained and competent to undertake the roles required of them.
• Identify and allocate specialist contractors and suppliers for works as the need arises.