Contracts Manager (Roofing & Cladding)

Contract Manager 

Up to £75k 

South East

As a Contracts Manager you will be expected to oversee a number of projects from the start through to completion, ensuring that work is completed on time and within budget. You will be working on a wide variety of roofing and/or cladding projects. Your position will mean you are the first point of contact for the principal contractor therefore excellent communication skills are essential. Health and safety issues will also serve as a top priority in this role, as will managing client expectations. You will be expected to have a good grasp of all commercial aspects of your projects whilst working alongside someone from the commercial department. Each project will have a dedicated Project/Construction Manager who you will oversee, they will report to yourself on a daily/weekly basis. You will be expected to work alongside the relevant Quantity Surveyor completing accurate CVR’s on a monthly basis.

Key Responsibilities:

People Management

• Overseeing Management on each project.
• Hold meetings with Project/Construction Managers to ensure they are progressing in their roles.
• You will be overseeing the Project Managers (or Construction Managers depending on the size of the project) and any site issues. Day to day site running will be down to the Project Managers (or Construction Managers) but you will be charged with overseeing these projects and overcoming any on-site construction and design issues that the PM’s are unable to overcome.
• Allocate the sub-contractor workforce to each project and manage on-going relationship.

Risk Management

• Attend on-site meetings to liaise with Main Contractor/Client to resolve any potential issues.
• Strong grasp of health and safety on each individual project.
• Escalate any site issues to Health and Safety adviser when necessary.
• Give yourself time to understand the areas of ‘risk’ on each project.
• RAMS will be written by the PM/CM and approved by you.

Financial Management

• Understand the budget for each project so when reviewing the CVR’s all is clearly presented. Review CVR’s monthly with Quantity Surveyors.
• Set, monitor and control all project budgets and spend.

Quality Management

• Work closely with estimators, buyers, and the planner to deliver projects in a timely manner. 
• Attendance at fortnightly project reviews with whole project team for each job.
• Liaise with the construction planner to ensure all projects are programmed to a level of detail necessary for the site team to deliver the schedule without delays.
• Liaise with Design team and plan in the works required. Review any drawings before the project starts. Work with design team to resolve any on-going or potential design issues.
• Attend handover meetings for all relevant projects.

Relationship Management

• Any problems that may affect the project commercially or affect relationships with the Main Contractor will need to be escalated to the Head of New Build.
• Secure work and build strong relationships with principal contractor. 
• Attend Pre-let meetings to secure projects.
• Generate repeat business through relationships built from completed projects.

Qualifications required:

1. NVQ Level 6 or 7. 
2. SMSTS
3. First Aid Training.
4. Full UK Driving licence.