Contract Manager – Water

Pinnacle Recruitment Ltd; Lewes; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading civil engineering company is seeking an experienced Contract Manager for their Water division to oversee various projects in the South East. The successful candidate will ensure project completion to high standards, manage diverse teams, and maintain strong stakeholder relationships in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Experience managing civil engineering and building services contracts.
• Ability to build high performing teams.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety legislation.

Responsibilities

• Ensure projects are completed on time, on budget, and to high standards.
• Control all program aspects and ensure compliance with policies.
• Manage project lifecycle from mobilization through to handover.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Organizational skills

Job description

Contract Manager – Water

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Salary: £55,000 - £70,000 + pkg
Location: Reading
Regions: Kent, Middlesex, South East, Sussex

A Main contractor have recently been successful in securing a long term Framework with TSouthern Water and have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Contract Manager to join thier team. The successful candidate will ideally have previous experience in civil engineering and the water sector and be based within the SE Region.

Our Contract Managers work are responsible for managing and delivering a wide range of infra and non infra projects across both clean and wastewater disciplines. Schemes are varied in both size and complexity but typically consists civils, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation and control.

Main Responsibilities include:

• Overall responsibility for ensuring our projects are completed on time, on budget and to the highest standard
• Control all aspects of programmes ensuring systems, policies and procedures are fully adhered to
• Ensure strict compliance with legislation and our internal policies and procedures, particularly relating to Health & Safety, environmental and quality control
• Managing the project lifecycle from end to end: through mobilisation, delivery through to completion and handover
• Managing, planning, reporting, forecasting and implementing mitigation plans as appropriate
• Driving performance in Health, Safety, Quality and the Environment
• Overseeing all construction work in the field including the management of our construction partners and suppliers to ensure compliance with project build requirements and ensuring an appropriate level of quality assurance
• Liaising with our internal Network Planning/Design and Operations teams to optimise the plan for an economic build programme
• Positively develop and manage strong Customer relations
• Stakeholder management: working with Local Councils and Authorities to give them a high level of confidence that our build programme will minimise disruption whilst keeping the public safe
• Working collaboratively with our construction build partners to develop strong relationships and alignment to ensure mutual success
• Implement project resources and structures to ensure efficient use of equipment, site facilities, purchasing, and labour
• Building and developing a high performing team; including recruitment, induction, training and development, performance management, engagement and communication

Candidate Specification

• Previous experience of managing civil engineering and building services contracts
• Experience in the supervision of multiple multidisciplinary D&B projects including civils, MEICA works & earthworks
• Experienced in all aspects of project controls and planning and the management and resolution of change controls
• Knowledge of IChemE and or NEC 3 contracts or similar
• Strong leadership capability
• Experience of building strong relationships with contract partners, Local Councils and Highways Authorities or similar
• The ability to build high performing teams with a strong company ethos
• Able to demonstrate excellent organisational and communication skills
• Knowledge of current Health and Safety legislation

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