Contracts Manager

Build Recruitment; Truro; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Build Recruitment is seeking a Contracts Manager located in Cornwall to oversee a maintenance contract covering the area. The role involves line management of trades, ensuring quality delivery of planned and reactive maintenance, and building strong client relationships. Candidates should have a background in construction management with good technical knowledge and excellent communication skills.

Qualifications

• Experience managing maintenance and trades teams.
• Experience with large-scale maintenance contracts.
• Full driving license required.

Responsibilities

• Oversee contract maintaining and repairing public sector buildings.
• Manage daily operations and provide support to trades working on contract.
• Conduct surveys and health & safety inspections.

Skills

Line management support

Client relationship building

Excellent communication

Strong IT skills

Technical building knowledge

Education

Construction related qualification

Tools

FM computer scheduling system

Microsoft Office

Job description

Contracts Manager

Location

Cornwall

The Company:

Build Recruitment provides specialist recruitment services, supplying quality candidates on a temporary or permanent basis to leading organisations throughout the built environment - from executive to operative level.

With offices in London, Manchester and the Southwest, we specialise in Housing, Construction, Facilities Management, Property, Surveying, Health & Safety and Sales. We supply candidates from executive to operative level, and are currently working with a Contractor, who are looking for a Contracts Manager based in Cornwall.

Our client a contractor who oversees the maintenance of public sector buildings is looking for a Contracts Manager oversee a contract covering Cornwall.

Day to Day:

• Day to day management of a contract maintaining and repairing properties
• Providing line management support to trades working on contract
• Planned, reactive maintenance or FM experience essential
• Carryout surveys and H&S inspections
• Use of FM computer scheduling system
• Client focused role, on site and building relationships.
• Excellent communicator
• Strong IT skills

Requirements (Skills & Qualifications):

• Construction related qualification desirable
• Experience of managing Maintenance and trades teams
• Experience of managing a large-scale maintenance contracts
• Experience of working with strict processes and procedure
• Experience of responsive repairs and being measured on response time
• Good technical building knowledge & understanding
• Computer literate - Microsoft Office programmes,
• Full Driving licence

Build Recruitment Limited acts as an Employment Business for the supply of temporary workers and an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies. Build Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer.