Assistant Contracts Manager: Site-to-Lead Path + EV Van

Lemon Drizzle Recruitment; Gateshead; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Electric company van

Job summary

Lemon Drizzle Recruitment in Gateshead is recruiting an Assistant Contracts Manager for a growing North East joinery specialist. The role combines office/workshop work with regular visits to construction sites across the North East, supporting projects from order to completion.

This full-time position offers progression toward a Contracts Manager role, with exposure to varied joinery projects and direct collaboration with management, clients and trades on site.

Qualifications

• Energetic self-starter with willingness to learn and progress.
• Proactive, organised and confident.
• Comfortable visiting sites and speaking with clients and trades.
• Able to manage several priorities at once.

Responsibilities

• Visiting live construction sites to monitor progress and site readiness.
• Liaising with clients, Site Managers, installers, suppliers and subcontractors.
• Coordinating deliveries and installation requirements.
• Chasing drawings, approvals, RFIs and outstanding information.
• Taking site photographs, notes and basic measurements.
• Keeping clear action lists and project updates.
• Identifying potential issues, delays and variations early.
• Helping resolve straightforward project issues and escalating when necessary.
• Gradually taking ownership of smaller projects from order through to completion.

Skills

Proactive

Organised

Client communication

Project coordination

Driving licence

Job description

Lemon Drizzle Recruitment in Gateshead is recruiting an Assistant Contracts Manager for a growing North East joinery specialist. The role combines office/workshop work with regular visits to construction sites across the North East, supporting projects from order to completion.

This full-time position offers progression toward a Contracts Manager role, with exposure to varied joinery projects and direct collaboration with management, clients and trades on site.