Contracts Manager (Refurb)

Department / Housing Partnerships Midlands

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Contracts Manager (Refurb) to join our Housing Partnerships Midlands team based in Birmingham.The main purpose of the role is to have overall responsibility for multiple refurbishment projects, reporting on a regular and routine basis to the Operations Manager.

Competitive Salary / Car Allowance / 26 Days Holidays / Pension Scheme / Free Parking / Private Health Care / Professional Development & Training Opportunities / Free Wellbeing Initiatives such as eye care vouchers, occupational health, employee assistance programme / Ministry of Fun / Flexible Working / Online Retailer Discounts (Seddon Smartspending)

What you'll do:

• To manage the construction teams in delivering a consistent service to time, safety, quality and cost, ensuring clients expectations are met in full and contract performance targets realised.
• Regularly visit sites at least once per week or as the site requirements dictate
• Reinforce the aims of SHEQ department ensuring best practice is consistently adopted
• Develop and the construction phase health & safety plan and ensure that it is being maintained and complied with throughout the contract period
• Input into improving H&S management practices
• Carry out safety audits to measure and monitor compliance
• Ensure that health, safety and environmental standards are established, measured and maintained for all contracts in line with company policy and procedures, legislation and regulations
• Liaise with clients to ensure their interests are being fulfilled and build key relationships
• Ensure that acceptable quality standards are established, measured and maintained for each contract in line with client and Company requirements
• Produce all necessary internal and external reports and ensure all operations are being carried out in line with standard company policy and procedures
• Coordinate the full construction process, on-site and post construction activities throughout the contract to ensure the successful completion
• Continuously monitor progress and programmes throughout the contracts and report accordingly
• Ensure that consultants and supply chain appointments are made in a timely manner line with contract requirements and are continually monitored
• Support the bid team by attending tender interviews, risk evaluation, buildability, programme advice, site set-up plans, prelim requirements and adjudication meetings during the tender stage
• Have a good contractual awareness of the varying forms of construction contracts
• Maintain and control financial aspects of a project and assist in the delivery of the business unit's profit plan in line with the Company's requirements
• Consider tender prelim against actual requirements and evaluate and monitor the expenditure monthly with the site team.

Have you got what it takes:

• Strong knowledge of the social housing industry
• Proven track record of successful / profitable delivery
• Good client / consultant and supply chain relationship
• Experience of working on tenders and can demonstrate examples different tender strategies
• Strong commercial knowledge
• Contractual awareness - Experience working with different types of contracts
• Good auditing skills, and able to close out actions
• Good negotiation skills with clients, consultants, and suppliers
• Clear professional communication skills both written and verbal
• Strong programming skills and monitoring to achieve key milestones
• Good time management and ability to meet challenging deadlines
• Good IT skills and keen to promote new technology
• Ability to problem solve under pressure
• Full understanding of health, safety, and environmental regulations and has the ability to promote and manage these throughout the team
• Experience in delivering retro fit works and has a clear understanding of PAS2035 and other associated compliances
• Experience in managing FRA works and Fire door installations and familiar with all relevant accreditations and documentation control.

Birmingham - Site Based

Housing Partnerships Midlands

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