Contracts Manager

Eurovia UK; Exeter; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Eurovia UK is seeking a Contracts Manager for their Exeter location. This role involves managing highway maintenance operations, ensuring compliance and cost management, and delivering objectives within budget. The ideal candidate will have over five years of experience in the civil engineering sector, a strong understanding of safety and quality issues, and excellent communication skills. The company promotes equity and diversity, offering flexible work arrangements including options to work from home.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in operational delivery within TMC/Civils sector.
• Experience in cost management and resource management.
• Proactive and able to deliver under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Manage maintenance of highways and associated works.
• Ensure compliance with Traffic Management.
• Support operational managers in employee relations cases.

Skills

Cost management

Operational delivery

Safety culture management

Effective communication

Attention to detail

Education

ONC/City & Guilds/NVQ in relevant discipline/NRSWA-accredited

Job description

Business Unit: 5350 - NH South West

Location: Exeter

Job Role

We seek applications for the role of Contracts Manager responsible for managing the maintenance of highways and associated works for the SW M&R. This includes managing the core activities of 24/7 emergency response, winter and routine maintenance, and the delivery of significant life-cycle works.

Applicants will have experience in managing a safety culture and proficiency in cost management, with a track record of delivering objectives through resource management within budgetary constraints.

Applicants will have 5+ years of experience in operational delivery within the TMC/Civils sector.

Duties

• Ensuring Traffic Management is compliant and delivered
• Ensuring plant and materials are available and managed cost-effectively
• Auditing the quality of the works and making recommendations for improvements and sharing best practice
• Ensuring permitting is in place for all jobs and monitoring starts and stops
• Ensuring the competency of operatives to carry out the works instructed
• Ensuring supervisors allocate correct costs to jobs accurately on a daily basis
• Supporting supervisors in early stages of employee relation cases and upskilling them to carry out investigations
• Supporting the Operations Manager in complex employee relations cases, including HR and H&S investigations
• Contributing to divisional planning meetings, audits, and external accreditations
• Supporting the Operations Manager in annual Occupational Health screening outcomes
• Supporting the Operations Manager in the annual training plan
• Other duties as reasonably expected

Person Specification

• Applied understanding of safety, quality, environmental issues
• Extensive understanding of construction methodologies and guidance in defined work streams
• Experience and proficiency in cost management and system utilisation
• Experience in delivering objectives through resource management within budgetary constraints
• Proactive, self-motivated, and independent
• Able to deliver under pressure and tight deadlines
• Effective oral communication, including training and presentation experience
• Good written skills, including report writing
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• ONC/City & Guilds/NVQ in relevant discipline/NRSWA-accredited (Supervisor)

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full Time - 40 hours, Monday to Friday

Fairness, Inclusion & Respect

Ringway's commitment to fairness, inclusion, and respect involves recognizing and celebrating individual differences and leveraging diversity to enhance our business. We promote equity of opportunity and fair treatment for all employees and encourage applications from all backgrounds.

If you require reasonable adjustments during the application process, please contact us directly.

Ringway supports work-life balance by offering flexible working arrangements, including options to work from home.