Contracts Manager

Role Overview

Contracts Manager - Fit out

Location: Warrington

Salary: up to £70k and package - Negotiable depending on experience

Employment: Permanent Role

Join a well established construction company experiencing growth. The role involves overseeing projects valued between £1 £8m. Candidates should have experience with design and build projects, strong leadership, commercial acumen, and be friendly, engaging, and helpful.

Responsibilities

• Produce site logistics plans, methodologies, programmes and other documentation
• Attend tender interviews where required
• Provide delivery expertise and advise for tenders
• Advise on timescales to meet required dates and manage the process to ensure these are met or revised appropriately, keeping the client/sales team informed
• Advise on buildability and design
• Request site based project managers or site managers as appropriate to projects
• Liaise with the H&S manager to enforce health and safety policies and good practices
• Develop and complete the construction programme
• Manage the project team to ensure pre construction activities are completed in accordance with the programme
• Liaise with client and client's team, including the landlord's representative
• Monitor and manage health and safety on the project
• Oversee the project team to deliver successfully and on programme, covering all aspects of project and site management, client liaison, design, procurement, quantity surveying, furniture and other related disciplines
• Review the programme / critical path against progress and report to the management team
• Assist the site manager or site based project manager with problems or issues as they arise
• Report significant problems or issues to the line manager promptly and work proactively to resolve them
• Review monthly CVRs with Quantity Surveyors
• Work with the quantity surveyor to agree the procurement plan and supplier selection
• Liaise with the quantity surveyor to ensure procurement meets the programme
• Report requirements for variations to the quantity surveyor so costs can be agreed before undertaking works
• Issue emergency variation instructions to sub contractors if essential to meet the programme, copying in the quantity surveyor
• Report to the company management team on progress and key issues
• Maintain understanding of the profit of all projects and access CVRs when required by line manager

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Company car or allowance
• Bonus scheme
• Pension
• Health care & more

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