Electrical Contracts Manager

Mitie; Exeter; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading facilities management company seeks an Electrical Contract Manager in Exeter. The role involves managing projects, attending meetings, and ensuring compliance with industry standards. Ideal candidates will have core electrical qualifications and proven experience in project management, alongside strong customer care and health & safety skills.

Responsibilities

• Attend various meetings, training, seminars and conferences.
• Monthly reporting for operations and profit.
• Manage projects to achieve company goals and objectives.
• Carry out site visits, including staying out of town as required.
• Assist in evaluation of department's performance and recommend new strategies.
• Identify resources, assign workloads and responsibilities to team members.
• Provide guidance and support to project team members.
• Liaison with the Design Team, Estimating team and sub-contractors.
• Manage project supply chain including sub-contractors & suppliers.
• Cost planning of projects and preparation of tender submittals.
• Ensure compliance with legislation and statutory testing requirements.

Skills

Core Electrical qualifications, NVQ 3 or City & Guilds

HNC / HND in Electrical Engineering / Building Services Engineering

Health and Safety management trained including CDM experience

Commercial astute & awareness

Customer care/ relationship building skills

Ability to manage and change successfully

Job description

Overview

Electrical Contract Manager sought, Exeter for MEP Mitie Projects to further bolster South team. You will be joining an organisation with a profound history of delivering a variety of schemes within the locality and nationally.

Responsibilities

• Attend various meetings, training, seminars and conferences.
• Monthly reporting for operations and profit.
• Manage projects to achieve company goals and objectives.
• Carry out site visits, including staying out of town as required, for client meetings, surveys, and commissioning/site inspections, handovers.
• Assist in evaluation of department's performance and recommend new strategies for performance improvements.
• Identify resources, assign workloads and responsibilities to team members and manage schedules to ensure timely deliveries of projects.
• Provide guidance and support to project team members and monitor their performance, discipline and attendance.
• Liaison and involvement with the Design Team, Estimating team and sub-contractors.
• Management of project supply chain including sub-contractors & suppliers.
• Managing the expectations and requirements of the customer & dispute resolution.
• Cost planning of projects and preparation of tender submittals if required.
• Managing the day-to-day operational aspects of multiple projects at a time.
• Procurement of materials, equipment and sub-contract works.
• Presentation of project CVR (Cost Value Reconciliation) forecasts to Management.
• Engage in the development of the operational team to maximise in-house capabilities.
• Ensure compliance with legislation and statutory testing requirements within all projects.
• Manage Permit to Work process within areas of responsibility and ensure process followed.
• Ensure extra works revenue systems are maximised on group of contracts and that extra works are costed in line with the contract specific requirements.
• Ensure use of technical training registers and authorisation registers within areas of responsibility.
• Always ensure full compliance with industry bodies within areas of responsibility (IEE, NICEIC, JCT, NEC, etc).
• Understand and complete all work-related documentation accurately and on time.

What you'll need to succeed

• Core Electrical qualifications, NVQ 3 or City & Guilds.
• Ideally, you will have an HNC / HND in Electrical Engineering / Building Services Engineering.
• Proven history of working as an Electrical Contract Manager / Project Manager.
• Health and Safety management trained including CDM experience.
• Commercial astute & awareness.
• Customer care/ relationship building skills.
• Ability to manage and change successfully.