Contracts Engineer

Contracts Engineer

This challenging and exciting opportunity requires an individual with a good technical background and demonstrable experience in taking the responsibility for supporting or delivering piling, foundations or geotechnical engineering sites and projects.

Our client is a market leading piling, foundations, retaining structures and ground engineering contractor. Their service offering includes restricted access and open sites and covers all disciplines and techniques for a wide variety of clients and project applications. They not only complete projects successfully and to the highest of standards at all times, but also adds value to their clients by giving them total support from the beginning to the end of each and every contract.

Due to sustained growth, a significant forward order workload and a continued commitment to be at the forefront of the industry, our client is now searching for a talented and motivated Contracts Engineer with demonstrable experience (of any level) within the piling, foundations or ground engineering sectors. Supporting the Contracts Manager, the successful candidate will have the day-to-day responsibility for the safe, timely and profitable delivery of a wide variety of projects and schemes, all running simultaneously at differing stages of completion. This will include managing a site-based team, and resolving any technical, operational and commercial issues pertaining to a wide variety of projects undertaken.

The Role

Plan, programme and deliver contracts in conjunction with the regional team, internal departments, and subcontractors in accordance with company policy

Take responsibility for all assigned projects, including the review of estimates and designs to ensure buildability, and leading projects with the client from receipt of order to completion

Attend pre-contract and regular site meetings with the client, clients agents and key sub-contractors (internal and external) to ensure the smooth running of contracts

Inspect works in progress to ensure conformance to QA procedures and specification, and that schemes are delivered in accordance with the correct designs and specifications

Ensure HSEQ plans and RAMS are prepared for contracts in accordance with company policy

Attend regular meetings with the contracts team to provide progress reports on projects, and if required, offer proposals or recommendations to enable successful delivery

Provide technical and operational input into estimates for schemes

Assist in the preparation of proposals during the pre-tender phase as required

Ensure the commercial team is provided with all relevant information, documentation and instructions to support contract variations and final accounts submissions for payment

Carry out toolbox talks as required

Ensure all projects are planned and executed in accordance with company policy, whilst maintaining and improving the professional and progressive image of the company wherever possible

Analyse and interpret detailed client requirements, drawings and specifications

Work under deadline pressures in an efficient, composed and calm manner

Assist the business as a whole to meet their financial targets

Help to manage suppliers and sub-contractors to improve safety, performance and profit

The Person

• Possessing a proven track record in a contracts, projects or site engineering role from within any area of the piling, foundations, retaining structures or ground engineering sectors
• To have assisted in the development and delivery of projects with a diplomatic and pragmatic approach, but also with a hands-on attitude to clients, sub-contractors and team management
• To possess first-hand exposure to various technically complex and challenging contracts, and therefore able to demonstrate a tenacious, lead from the front approach
• To hold experience of a variety of projects, including multi discipline techniques
• Must possess a solid understanding of all stages of the project contracting process, coupled with the ability to manage and develop yourself both technically and commercially
• Good levels of experience at pre, in-situ and post contract stages
• Able to identify the requirements of assigned projects to efficiently and effectively produce the most appropriate delivery plan or programme
• Correspond and negotiate with clients, suppliers, contractors and colleagues
• Efficiently manage situations when workload presents conflicting demands on time and availability, demonstrating an ability to effectively prioritise and schedule
• Monitor, progress and implement controls to ensure tasks are achieved to time, cost and quality
• Develop and select effective solutions to challenging and complex project requirements, considering risk and opportunity
• Communicate facts, ideas and proposals to all stakeholders (internally or externally) in an effective and persuasive manner
• Deliver efficient and effective customer service at all times

An attractive basic salary (commensurate with experience) plus extensive benefits package is on offer to the successful candidate, along with longevity and security of work and forward career progression given that our client possesses a significant contract pipeline for the long-term future and is firmly committed to continued growth over the next 5-10 years.