Job description

Job Title: Contracts Manager

Salary: Dependent on experience

Location: Nottingham, East Midlands

Parker Jones Group is currently recruiting on behalf of a national social housing contractor who are seeking an experienced Contracts Manager to join their office in the Nottingham area.

Job Role & Responsibilities:

• Ensure all Site Managers/Supervisors have the relevant experience and ability to manage their allocated projects.
• Manage daily running of contracts to complete work to quality, time and cost constraints
• Ensure Health and Safety policies, procedures, safe working practices and risk assessments are effectively communicated to all site staff and contractors.
• Understand and implement safe systems of work
• Mobilise allocated projects
• Understand and manage programme of works
• Ensure we meet and exceed customer expectations in terms of service, reliability, quality and responsiveness.
• Manage workforce productivity ensuring targets are set and issued before work starts
• Manage workforce quality and adherence to specification
• Conform with Operations Managers audit process
• Communicate with site teams and workforce so they know what is expected of them
• Understand how to influence and act upon poor performance
• Communicate within Branch regarding costs and progress, explaining any variances
• Manage site administration and records and actively Minimise waste on site
• Understand trades and local labour resources (both direct and subcontract) to meet contract programme’s timescales
• Support recruitment and effectively induct and develop site-based staff, including apprentices
• Provide regular feedback (verbal and written reports) to Operations Manager
• Engage in any investigations and accident reporting process
• Adhere to company vehicle and plant reporting procedures.
• Ensure the vehicles are used correctly and not abused.
• Regularly check and audit purchases, timesheets to deter fraudulent behaviours
• Attend and contribute within client meetings as necessary
• Attend and contribute at Branch Meetings
• Proactively ensure that employees remain motivated and engaged with the business

Knowledge/Experience:

• Previous experience of contracts management (preferably within the construction/social housing industry.
• Site planning skills to ensure production targets are achieved
• Knowledge of industry H&S
• Good IT skills
• Communication and teamwork
• Customer engagement
• Judgement and decision making
• Employee development
• Full UK driving licence
• Good knowledge of the industry and a wide range of local contacts

Package:

• A competitive salary
• Car allowance/company car
• 23 days paid holiday per year plus bank holidays
• Uniform and PPE provided
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Employee Wellbeing Programme
• Life Assurance entitlement
• Pension contributions

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £40,000.00-£50,000.00 per year

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• contract management: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: On the road