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Contracts Manager

Densell Recruitment
Posted 2 days ago, valid for 8 days
Location

Durham, Durham DH7 0EL

Contract type

Full Time

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  • A Contracts Manager position is available in the Durham, Teeside, and York areas, offering a salary of £42,000 to £45,000 plus a car allowance and bonus.
  • The role involves managing a trade’s team for insurance reinstatement projects while working from home.
  • Candidates should ideally reside in the DH, SR, TS, or YO postcode areas and have at least three years of relevant experience.
  • Key responsibilities include surveying properties, scoping repair works, scheduling trades, and ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations.
  • Applicants must possess strong knowledge of trades, current H&S/CDM legislation, and relevant IT skills, including experience with Symbility and Xactware.

Contracts Manager

Durham - York - Teeside

Permanent - Home-based

£42,000 - £45,000 plus car allowance and bonus

Summary

We are looking for a Contracts Manager in the Durham / Teeside / York area. Working from home you will be managing a directly employed trade’s team who are dealing with insurance reinstatement projects across the region.

You will ideally reside in one of the following postcodes; DH, SR, TS, YO (you will also be covering further afield as required).

Job role and responsibilities

  • Surveying properties, diagnosing defects and then scoping/estimating repair works
  • Ability to assess some jobs from photographic reports
  • Scheduling & programming the relevant trades to complete the works
  • Oversee the projects from inception to completion (including site audits)
  • Manage resources to ensure profit & productivity targets are met
  • Financial responsibilities include checking material costs against budget, dealing with pricing adjustments, ensuring a good profit margin is met and preparing final accounts
  • Ensuring Health & Safety/CDM regulations & legislation is followed.
  • Liaison with loss adjusters, insurers & policyholders throughout projects.

What skills/experience will you need?

For this Contracts Manager / Surveyor role you will need to have:

  • A proven track record of producing accurate scope of works on private domestic property repairs (insurance works)
  • An excellent knowledge of trades and relevant costs within this industry and be able to understand/interpret and produce an accurate schedule of works
  • A strong knowledge of current H & S / CDM legislation
  • Good IT skills, experience of Symbility, Xactware is essential
  • Full driving licence (car allowance provided)

Package details

  • Salary £24-45k depending on experience
  • Car allowance
  • BUPA
  • Pension
  • Annual bonus (performance related)

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.