Job description
Contracts Manager (VN3153)
Business Area: Operational Management
Vacancy Base: Merrow – Guildford – GU4
County: Surrey
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: 40
Responsible to: Operations Manager
We are looking for an experienced Contract Manager – to work on our VRS & Drainage contract.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Plan, control, manage and coordinate all operational and commercial activities in line with company procedure
- Safely deliver the safety barrier (revenue) drainage and concrete fine milling programmes of work
- Lead a weekly Cost and value review meeting.
- Understand and promote the Company Policy relating to Ringway operations in Surrey.
- Liaise between senior Ringway management, client representatives and commercial team, supervisors and workforce to ensure works are undertaken to budget and programme while ensuring the absolute highest quality standards are met
- Ensure the client representative are provided with correct documentation including programmes, safe systems of work and the like in line with current industry standards
- Maintain the highest standards of environmental, safety and health in line with company policy and industry guidelines
- Understand the Ringway commercial and finance process of pricing, costing, and billing to ensure accurate and timely orders for works are received from the client and payment for those works are received by utilising the company QS and finance team.
- Provide advice through Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) with the client representatives to ensure designs for works are fit for purpose and buildable
- Take charge of the construction process ensuring all milestones of the project are met and adhered to following industry standards to ISO 9001, 14001 and 18001 and an excellent understanding of the Construction Design and Management Regulations (CDM2015)
- Ensure processes are in place to provide compliant safe systems of work, including temporary works processes, permitting systems applicable to the works, lift plans and the like. Check and sign off for implementation similar documentation provided by specialist contractors for structures works
- Ensure the operational team are trained and competent to undertake the roles required of them
- Ensure information is provided to and from the rest of the structures team and contractors and feed information back through the management team to maintain an excellent health and safety culture
- Identify and allocate specialist contractors and suppliers for works as the need arises.
The successful candidate will have the following skills /experience:
- SMSTS certificate preferred
- Experience within a similar role
- Full UK driving licence
- Fully proficient with Microsoft Office packages such as Excel. Project, Team, Word
- Flexible and approachable attitude
- Experience of working at height, working around watercourses, working in confined spaces, undertaking excavation / digging
- Trade or Engineering background
The successful candidate will have the following qualifications:
- IOSH or NEBOSH an advantage
- ICE or equivalent industry degree is preferred
- Temp Works Coordinator is preferred