Contract Manager

Future Prospects; Fernwood CP; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Early finish on Friday

28 days annual leave

Company pension scheme

Free on site parking

Job summary

Future Prospects is seeking a Contracts Manager in Newark to lead an engineering team and oversee contract execution from start to finish.

Reporting to the Service Manager, you will mentor coordinators, manage budgets, and ensure compliance with codes of practice, while coordinating with clients and staff across sites.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in installations and project management.
• Experience with ERP systems (Sage/Oracle/SAP).
• UK Driver's Licence is required.
• Health & Safety certifications (NEBOSH or IOSH) are advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Process contracts promptly across departments to meet timelines and costs.
• Visit sites and maintain strong customer relationships.
• Lead weekly meetings to align on installations, deliveries and customer requirements.
• Support site engineers and contract coordinators with on-site issues.
• Monitor progress of installations and site attendance daily.

Skills

Project management

MS Office

ERP systems

SMSTS/CSCS

UK Driver's License

NEBOSH/IOSH

Tools

Sage

Oracle

SAP

Job description

Contracts Manager

Newark, Full Time, Permanent

Competitive Salary

We're currently looking for a Contracts Manager to join our established client based in Newark. You will be responsible for working alongside the Service Manager as well as leading a team of Engineers and Coordinators.

THE ROLE

As a Contracts Manager, you will have the following responsibilities:

• Work with all relevant staff and departments to process all contracts in a diligent manner and within the accepted time scales, costs, customer's instructions and Codes of Practice.
• Visit sites as required and maintain the highest standard of customer relationship.
• Progress current contracts and chair weekly production meetings liaising with relevant departments to ensure customer requirements and installation and deliveries are met on time.
• Support Contract Coordinators with unforeseen events on site and liaise with clients and Engineers daily.
• Ensure all spreadsheets are updated on a regular basis.
• Monitor the progress of all installations and site attendance on a daily basis.
• Organise holiday/sickness cover with Service & Maintenance Manager, and liaise with Service Manager to manage the time of Civil and Installation Engineers.
• Telephone support including contracts department mobile. Including weekend rotation when Engineers are on site.
• Complete accounts tasks such as checking and processing timesheets and expenses and completion of invoices.
• To monitor the work performance of all site engineers in association with the Service Department Manager.
• Team Management: including recruitment, motivation, performance management, coaching & development as per company policies and procedures.
• Comply with all Company Rules, Regulations and Legal Requirements.

THE CANDIDATE

The ideal Contracts Manager will possess the following skills / qualifications:

• Minimum of 3 years of installations and project management.
• Ability to work under pressure and handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Comfortable with Microsoft Packages and ERP systems (Sage, Oracle, SAP etc.).
• Certifications: SMSTS / CSCS.
• Good understanding of relevant legislation, regulations and standards.
• Willingness to travel.
• UK Driver's License.
• Able to motivate and manage in an effective & pro-active manner.
• Health & Safety NEBOSH or IOSH Certified an advantage.

THE BENEFITS

As a Contracts Manager, you will receive the following benefits:

• Early finish on a Friday.
• Start with 28 days of annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays), which increases with your length of service. Buy more holiday scheme.
• Company pension scheme.
• Free on site parking.

Thank you for your interest in this vacancy and good luck with your application.