Contracts Manager (Groundworks)

Think Recruitment; Lincoln; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car / Allowance

Pension

Profit Related Bonus

Employee Share Scheme

Training/Quals

Career Development

Job summary

Think Recruitment is assisting a well-known Lincolnshire contractor in recruiting a Contracts Manager for its groundworks division in Lincoln. The role reports to the subsidiary Director and focuses on complex groundworks packages on education, local authority and industrial projects.

The Contracts Manager will lead pre-construction activities, manage design meetings, planning conditions and health and safety compliance, while coordinating designers, subcontractors and labour to keep the project

Responsibilities

• 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

Job description

Contracts Manager

Lincoln, Lincolnshire

Groundworks Sector

£50,000 - £70,000 + Car / Allowance + Pension + Profit Related Bonus + Employee Share Scheme + Training/Quals + Career Development

Very well known regional building contractor in Lincolnshire.

It's a little bit different, they have a groundworks division within the company and carry their own labour. This part of the company is looking for a Contracts Manager to report into the subsidiary Director.

Groundworks knowledge is really important. Not necessarily have to have worked for a groundworks firm but having a real good understanding of groundwork packages on commercial projects in the education, local authority, industrial sectors is important.

• 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