Head of Contract Delivery & External Works

Kinetic Plc; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Kinetic plc in Blackpool is seeking a Head of Contract Delivery & External Works to lead the contract delivery function across external works, commissioning, service and maintenance. You will shape strategy, manage interfaces between Sales, Estimating and Operations, and drive performance across multiple disciplines.

The role requires extensive leadership experience in engineering/manufacturing contract delivery, with a strong focus on risk management and strategic execution.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading contract delivery in engineering and manufacturing.
• Strong understanding of contract management and risk assessment.
• Willingness to commute to Blackpool, Lancashire.
• Able to lead and develop a team.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership & organisational Development: Lead development of the external works structure.
• Develop and implement strategy for Contract Delivery, Commissioning, Service and Maintenance.
• Establish clear interfaces across Sales, Estimating, Technical, Manufacturing, Contract Delivery, Commissioning and Service.
• Contract Review & Commercial Risk Management: Own contract review process from pre-order to delivery.
• Contract Installation: Manage delivery of installation activities with internal and external resources.
• Monitor project performance against programme, budget, quality and contractual requirements.
• Commissioning & Systems Delivery: Oversee commissioning activities for external works.
• Other systems where commissioning forms part of the Company's contractual or service offering.
• Service & Maintenance: Lead the new Service and Maintenance Division.
• Leadership & Performance Management: Provide coaching and collaboration across departments.

Skills

Leadership

Contract management

Risk management

External works

Job description

Do you have extensive experience leading within contract delivery, construction, engineering, or building services?

Have you got a strong understanding of contract management with the ability to identify, assess and manage commercial and operational risk?

Is Blackpool, Lancashire an area you are happy to commute to work?

Would a salary of Circa £50000 dependant on experience be sufficient for you?

Are you looking for a role where you can lead and build a team to operate and work in your own way / style?

This position can be broken down to six main areas of responsibility within this Engineering, Manufacturing and construction role, they are as follows

1. Strategic Leadership & organisational Development
   • Lead the development of the Company's external works structure,
   • Develop and implement an overarching strategy for Contract Delivery, Commissioning, Service and Maintenance
   • Establish clear interfaces between Sales, Estimating, Technical, Manufacturing, Contract Delivery, Commissioning, Service and Maintenance functions
2. Contract Review & Commercial Risk Management
   • Own the Company's contract review process for external works from pre-order through to delivery
3. Contract Installation
   • Have overall responsibility for the delivery of Contract Installation activities.
   • Develop and maintain an appropriate mix of internal resources and approved external subcontractors to provide the capacity and capability required to deliver the Company's installation commitments.
   • Monitor project performance against programme, budget, quality and contractual requirements
4. Commissioning & Systems Delivery
   • Have overall responsibility for the Company's commissioning activities associated with external works.
   • Other systems where commissioning forms part of the Company's contractual or service offering.
5. Service & Maintenance
   • Provide overarching management responsibility for the Company's newly established Service and Maintenance Division.
6. Leadership & Performance Management
   • Provide leadership, coaching and support to departmental managers.
   • Promote collaboration and effective communication across all departments

This position reports directly to the Sales and Marketing Director, it is a permanent full time role working 36 hours per week

Job Title Head of Contract Delivery & External Works

Location Blackpool

Hours 36 per week (split either between 4 or 5 days)

Salary Circa £50000

Kinetic plc is a Recruitment Consultancy with over 40 years of experience of delivering staffing solutions to the engineering, manufacturing and technical industries.

Kinetic plc treats all applications with a high degree of care, we review all submissions and will attempt to contact applicants who match the job profile. Those that do not meet the specification may not be contacted but their CV retained to be considered against future opportunities.

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