Location: Croydon Salary: 70k plus Package
Contracts Manager (main contractor) New Build residential – Croydon & surrounds
Medium sized main contractor, looking to add an experienced contracts manager to the team – preferably from a stable main contracting background, with a track record of delivering new build residential schemes (traditional build & RC Frame) – projects can be low volume, high-spec developments to mixed use residential and commercial apartments
Secured projects in Croydon, Sydenham and Chessington, overseeing 1-3 projects across various stages of construction; values between £1-7m
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
Project Management
To direct and coordinate all project activities, including overall responsibility for the performance of the assigned projects
To manage multiple projects concurrently
To set, review and implement project strategy
To drive project strategy and progress by making necessary interventions
Programming, using Project Commander software, to manage, review and update the following on an ongoing basis;
– Long and short term construction programmes
To provide contractual and internal reporting
To create and manage documents eg IRS, CDP tracker
To manage change
To prepare a site logistics and project execution plan, including review and implementation
To deliver design coordination and management where CDP is a requirement, such as subcontractor design, directly appointed design consultants, temporary works
Pre construction activities
– Programming, methodologies, logistics, scaffold schedules, etc
– Interviews and presentations
To lead the pre start and post completion process
To manage defects and post completion works
To provide input to the Subcontract database
To set and maintain quality and service standards
People Management
To lead and manage team members to help them fulfil their roles, responsibilities and expectations
To carry out appraisals, set objectives and provide mentoring or coaching to the team
To be involved in team recruitment
To manage the expectations of clients and the relationship with professional teams
To manage the performance of subcontractors and trade operatives
To manage any contact with the general public as a result of project work
Meetings – running and chairing internal and external team meetings
To set and maintain a culture of quality and high standards on sites
To engage in external business development to build relationships that help to proactively promote our services
Proactively work with Divisional Managers and Group support teams
To understand the principals of commercial management
To understand JCT contracts;
– To manage projects in accordance with the contractual terms and conditions
– To manage notifications, claims and disputes
SHE (Safety, Health and Environment)
Experience
The management of projects with a value of between £2M and £6M
The management of multiple projects running simultaneously
Understanding and managing complex project information
Managing projects whose complexity require multiple processes and programme revisions
Technical and construction knowledge
A relevant construction qualification eg)NVQ in Construction Management
Contemporary construction methods and detailing
Traditional construction methods and detailing
Conservation and listed buildings
Basements and RC substructures
Indoor swimming pool construction
Competency in the use of IT software packages including as a minimum
Outlook, Word, Excel etc
Use of document filing systems
Project Commander
PDF editing