Contracts Manager

Lindum; North Kesteven; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car/Car allowance

Pension

Profit related pay

Employee share scheme

Training and progression opportunities

Job summary

Lindum Group is seeking an experienced Contracts Manager to oversee new build and refurbishment projects across the East Midlands and Lincolnshire. You will manage design teams, subcontractors and suppliers, ensuring work progresses on time, within budget and to high safety and quality standards.

Based at Lindum's head office with site visits, you will lead pre-construction activities, maintain client relationships, and drive project delivery from inception to handover.

Qualifications

• Experience as Contracts Manager on new build and refurbishment projects.
• Knowledge of NHBC / LABC warranty requirements.
• Experience with JCT and NEC forms of contract.
• Experience managing live construction contracts.

Responsibilities

• Maintain regular client contact and lead progress meetings.
• Travel to sites across Lincolnshire and the East Midlands with a full valid driving licence.
• Produce tender programmes, prelims, and methodology at bid stage; assist estimator.
• Lead pre-construction team meetings and manage design team and subcontractors.
• Plan and manage projects, produce construction phase plans and safety paperwork.
• Oversee construction and delivery, manage health & safety and environmental aspects.
• Prepare requests for information; assist with cost value reports and subcontract procurement.
• Produce monthly progress reports and chair site meetings; maintain client relationships.
• Support site managers and ensure RAMs and method of working are suitable.
• Procure long lead items; coordinate services and highway adoption procurement.
• Attend contracts manager labour and cost value meetings; handover to customer care team.

Job description

Roles and responsibilities to include but not limited to the following:

• You will be responsible for maintaining regular contact with clients and leading progress meetings so must be friendly and professional at all times.
• Full driving licence is essential as you will be required travel to sites across Lincolnshire and the East Midlands region.
• Produce tender programmes, prelims sheet and methodology at bid stage. Assist the project estimator during site visits and the tender period. Assist with any value engineering both at bid and pre-construction stage.
• Assist and lead the pre-construction team during the pre-construction phase of projects. Lead/chair design team meetings with the client, professional teams and with subcontractors. Assist with the discharge of relevant planning conditions.
• Plan and manage projects during the lead in period, completing construction phase plans, waste management plans and all relevant health and safety paperwork as required.
• Be responsible for the construction and delivery stage of the project, manage health and safety and environmental aspects of the project. Plan, co-ordinate and supervise designers, subcontractors and labour to ensure work is progressing on schedule and in a safe manner. Ensure work is being completed to the required standard whilst controlling programme and costs.
• Produce request for information schedules and ensure information is obtained in adequate time to enable the project to progress as programmed.
• Assist the quantity surveyor by producing labour and plant forecasts for the cost value reports. Produce subcontract procurement schedules as required.
• Produce monthly progress reports for site meetings and chair these meeting as required. Maintain regular client contact even when we are not working with them to seek out future opportunities.
• Support and encourage colleagues and work as a team to achieve objectives. Assist and support the site managers as required, various levels of support required depending on the ability of the site manager, junior site managers require additional support.
• Complete monthly contractors reports and ensure that the site manager is completing the daily/weekly health and safety paperwork.
• Ensure the subcontractors RAMs are suitable for the work being completed and ensure along with the site manager that work is completed as per method of working, on time and to a suitable standard.
• Procure any long lead in items/materials prior to the project starting on site.
• Co-ordinate main services and highway adoption procurement with the service/design co-coordinators.
• Attend contracts managers labour and cost value meetings weekly/monthly as required.
• Introduce customer care manager to the client at handover and assist the customer care manager with any defects until the end of defects period.
  The role requires knowledge of all aspects of the construction process including setting out sites, programming, coordination of site labour as well as sound understanding of construction methods, materials and equipment.
• You must have experience as a Contracts Manager looking after both new build and refurbishment construction projects in multiple sectors, managing NHBC / LABC warranty requirements as well as experience working with JCT and NEC forms of contract.
• You must have experience managing live construction contracts, ideally as a Contracts Manager although applications will be accepted from experienced Site Managers with the right skills who are looking for a new career opportunity.
• The successful candidate will be commercially minded, proactive and driven to deliver projects on time and on budget whilst adhering to our high quality and safety standards.
  Established in 1956, Lindum Group have become the most successful Construction company in the East Midlands. Employing over 630 staff across our offices and sites in Lincoln, Peterborough and York, we provide a range of construction services from new build, refurbishment and maintenance projects to construction related services such as plant hire, security, specialist roofing and waste recycling.
• Based at our Head Office in North Hykeham, Lindum BMS focuses on the Group's smaller new build and refurbishment contracts as well as planned and reactive maintenance works across the East Midlands. We have a variety of clients in sectors including affordable housing, food production, retail, education, blue light, commercial, industrial and healthcare. Due to continued success, Lindum BMS are looking to expand the team with a full-time
• Lindum Group can offer a competitive package with benefits including company car/car allowance, pension, profit related pay, employee share scheme and opportunities for further training, development and progression.