Contracts Manager (Fitout)

Bimplus; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Job summary

Artisan Recruitment is recruiting a Contracts Manager for a specialist maintenance, compliance and refurbishment provider operating across complex and regulated environments in London. You will oversee multiple projects from start to finish, ensuring on-time delivery, budget control and high quality standards.

The role requires leadership, ability to read drawings, develop construction programmes, and strong communication with clients, design teams and site staff.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing others and leadership/people management.
• Strong understanding of construction processes and ability to read drawings.
• Ability to construct accurate and realistic programmes for projects.
• Team player with initiative and enthusiasm.
• Excellent communication skills with clients and architects.
• Well organised and able to meet deadlines.
• Proficient in Excel, Project, Word and Outlook.
• Knowledge of Health & Safety legislation and Building Regulations.
• Understanding of NEC & JCT contracts.
• Good commercial sense and decision making.

Responsibilities

• Oversee multiple projects from start to completion and manage defects period.
• Ensure works are completed on time, within budget and to high standards.
• Act as main client contact for the contract, design team, site managers and subcontractors.
• Prioritise Health & Safety and maintain ISO 9001:2008 alignment.
• Produce master programmes and monitor site progress weekly.
• Manage project valuations and issue practical completion certificates for timely payments.

Skills

Leadership

Read drawings

Construction programmes

Teamwork

Communication

Organised

MS Excel

MS Project

MS Word/Outlook

Health & Safety

NEC/JCT contracts

Commercial awareness

Tools

Excel

Project

Word

Outlook

Job description

Contract Management & Procurement Consultancy

Artisan Recruitment are looking for a Contracts Manager for a specialist maintenance, compliance and refurbishment provider operating across complex and highly regulated environments. Established in 2003,

Hybrid working mix of sites, home and office. Looking after either a a big job or several smaller jobs.

Supporting clients across Defence, Education, Healthcare and Critical National Infrastructure, delivering safe, compliant solutions from minor repairs through to full-scale building works.

We are looking for experienced Contracts Managers to cover London. The role involves overseeing and managing multiple projects from start through to completion, including the defects period.

Projects typically range in value from £150k – £5m, covering internal fit out, refurbishment and alteration works.

As a Contracts Manager;

• You will ensure that all works are completed on time, budget and to the highest of standards. You will have good communication skills and be able to negotiate with clients, architects, structural engineers and all staff from site workers to directors, in a professional and fair manner.
• You will be the first point of contact for the client, design team, site managers, subcontractors, suppliers and the general public for as long as the contract lasts.
• Health & Safety issues will be a top priority in this role. You will have excellent verbal and written skills and work in line with the company’s ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management Systems.
• Production of programme of works for projects – including master programmes though to individual work task items. Monitoring and overseeing the site manager and their project, this will include visiting all projects at least once a week.
• Overall commercial responsibility by ensuring projects valuations and practical completion certificates issued on timely manner to guarantee swift payments.

About you:

To excel as a Contracts Manager you will have:

• Experience in managing others and good leadership / people management skills.
• Good understanding and technical knowledge of the construction industry, including the ability to read architectural drawings and understand the construction process.
• The ability to construct accurate and realistic construction programmes.
• The ability to fit in well, work as a team member and have initiative and enthusiasm.
• Good communication skills and good working attitude towards clients and architects.
• You will be well organised and capable of meeting deadlines.
• Good math and IT skills are essential and a good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Project, Word and Outlook is required.
• A good knowledge and understanding of the latest Health & Safety legislation and Building Regulations.
• You should understand all aspects of the contracting process and contract law. In particular working with NEC & JCT contracts.
• Good commercial sense is imperative. You will also be experienced in decision making.

In Return

• Competitive salary, depending upon experience, plus car allowace,