Contract Manager

3d Personnel; Lisburn; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Accommodation

Flights + travel package

Job summary

3d Personnel, acting on behalf of a client, is recruiting a Contracts Manager to oversee ongoing projects in London with two nights of weekly travel. The role spans coordination, procurement, and commercial management for high-end schemes across the UK and Ireland.

The post requires robust leadership of site teams, adherence to company procedures, and explicit focus on profitability, safety and timely delivery. Accommodation and travel packages are provided for Ireland-based candidates.

Responsibilities

• Plan projects and programmes with detail sufficient for site delivery.
• Oversee procurement and reconciliation of materials to best value and avoid delays.
• Ensure site teams comply with commercial policies and procedures.
• Attend tender handover meetings and lead pre-start meetings with site teams.
• Maintain a commercial plan and end-of-life forecast for successful delivery and profitability.
• Produce and analyse progress reports, updated costs and forecasts.
• Engage subcontractors commercially and implement risk management and controls.
• Review CVRs monthly with project teams and take necessary actions.
• Complete and distribute Contract Initiation/Completion forms for each project.
• Ensure weekly progress reviews, budget control, forward planning, and look-ahead programmes; chair meetings and record discussions.
• Coordinate timely design to meet project requirements.
• Note: travellers from Ireland receive accommodation, flights and package as part of the role.

Job description

Location: Head Office Lisburn / Projects London

On behalf of my client, I am actively recruiting for a Contracts Manager to work on an ongoing projects in London. Which require 2 nights travel to London weekly.

My Client is a multidisciplinary construction company working as Main Contractor, delivering an abundance of high end projects across Ireland and the UK.

The Contracts manager will have overall responsibility for the co-ordination, management and delivery of assigned projects, ensuring they are completed profitably, safely, on time and to an acceptable standard whilst maintaining and promoting strong client relationships. They will ensure the most effective and efficient utilisation of people and resources required for the duration of the project.

Duties and responsibilities

• Plan projects and ensure they are programmed to a level of detail necessary for the site team to deliver the scheme without delays
• Ensure procurement and reconciliation of materials is carried out in accordance with Company procedures to best value and to prevent delays
• Ensure site team compliance with Company commercial policies and procedures
• Attend tender handover meetings and deliver pre-start meetings to the site team
• Ensure a commercial plan and end of life forecast is in place and monitored monthly for the successful commercial delivery of the project
• Produce and analyse progress reports, updated costs and forecasts
• Ensure correct commercial engagement of subcontractors Implement the risk management process, review risk register and check risk controls
• Review the CVRs monthly with the project teams, implementing necessary actions
• Complete and distribute the Contract Initiation/Completion form for each project
• Ensure weekly review of progress, budget resources and forward planning are carried out, and look ahead programmes are in place Chair and attend internal and external meetings and ensure the production of accurate records of any discussions and actions
• Ensure timely management of both temporary and permanent design to meet the requirements of each project

Please note those travelling from Ireland will get accommodation / flights / package.