Contracts Manager

Role - Contracts Manager

Salary - £40,000 - £50,000

Hours - 7.30am - 4.30pm

Location - Witney

Benefits for the Contracts Manager:

• Company Pension
• 21 Days holiday plus bank holidays
• Business miles paid

Responsibilities of the Contracts Manager:

• Organising routes for tipper driver, day planning/weekly schedule
• Leasing with team leaders to ensure they have all they need on site to continue working efficiently
• Building good lasting relationships with Sub Contractors
• Working closely with Purchasing to order materials
• Leasing with Finance Manager when invoices can be raised in line with payment schedule
• Problem solving for Clients
• Planning daily and weekly schedules of work for employees and Sub Contractors
• Communicating Schedule and speck of work to Contactors and Employees
• Working out resolutions to problems incurring while carrying out Contracted works
• Ensuring all personal on site is wearing the correct PPE, filing all H&S paperwork, Daily, weekly etc.
• First point of contact for all Contractors and Employees
• Daily contact for the Client, they will advise you directly of any problems they have day to day.
• Planning critical dates in schedule
• Notifying Directors, or finance Manager where improvements can be made to be more productive within the business.
• Pick up any variations to the contract, and only carrying out the works to the variations once the relevant procedures have been followed
• Attend management meetings, and at least one weekly catchup meeting with Directors.
• Deal with day to day issues with contactors and Employees, notes must be kept for Employees and passed to the finance manager who will keep a note in their file.
• Updating Directors of any problems occurring on site. Major problems as they happen and minor in the weekly meeting.
• Schedule planning for weeks ahead, ordering trades and supplies in advance.
• Making sure all Employees and Contractors are following H&OB Buildings Rules of the game
• Carrying out site inductions on all new sites and ensure team leaders are making sure these are done each time a new contactor/Employee attends the site.
• Notifying Management when you are short-handed and when you feel we need to fill a new role.
• Sitting in on Job interviews
• Working on Smartsheet - adding data, creating schedules and job sheets
• Ensure all sites are left tidy at all times

Requirements of the Contracts Manager:

• Must hold a full UK driving license with access to vehicle
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong organisation skills
• The ability to multi-task across several projects at any given time
• Personable with the ability to build and maintain good working relationships
• Able to use own initiative and be a team player
• Excellent attention to detail and a passion for leading others to their full potential
• Ability to solve problems in a mature and calm manner

Required skills

• Construction  
• Contract Management  
• Management Skills