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Contracts Manager
April 28, 2021 | Comments Off on Contracts Manager
Due to company growth, we are currently looking for a full time Contracts Manager based in our Bristol Office to join our South West team. The Contracts Manager will have experience of industrial and commercial roof refurbishment projects and have knowledge of both flat roofing and sheeting & cladding disciplines. The successful candidate will be one that can evidence their ability to manage and control projects to a budget with a high level of quality and ensuring strict compliance with specification and Health & Safety standards. This is a great chance to become part of one of the UK’s biggest roofing contractors and one that is still growing. The salary will be dependent upon experience and qualifications. Job Description: To successfully and profitably manage new contracts, ensuring all projects under your control meet the required specification, Health & Safety compliance and high standard of workmanship expected of the company. Planning of Contract from ordering materials and relevant plant to scheduling subcontractors and labour force. To Manage the labour force and materials on site to enable the task to be brought in on time and endeavour to make higher than expected profit with minimum issues or problems. To ensure the correct material quantities are being allocated and laid on the roof to achieve manufactures specification requirements. Ensure all additional works have been documented and agreed in writing prior to work commencing and the written correspondence saved or placed in the relevant file, making sure the finance team are aware of the variation order when invoicing. To visit site or liaise with Sales Team to ascertain information to enable the production of site-specific Risk Assessments and Method Statements and to pass on knowledge base of requirements that are necessary to meet HSE Guidelines. Ensure safety documentation is always up to date and reviewed and maintained regularly. Provide Health and Safety advice to Sales Team during the tender stage of the contract. Attend pre start meetings with the Sales Team to enable systems of work and any constraints that will have an effect on the contract. Monitor Safety Dashboard on a daily basis remotely and check that all documents are up to date on the site iPad when attending site. To set achievable productivity targets and monitor to ensure they are met to an acceptable standard. Compile checklists and status reports to keep all parties up to date on projects and save them to Officenet including progress and completed photos. To carry out Health and Safety inductions with operatives and other staff being sub contract or manufactures when on site to ensure all parties are safe on site and record findings, ensure all Risk Assessments and Method Statements are understood and are signed. To provide permits to work as required and to check and inspect Scaffolding/netting within the statuary inspection period and record the findings. Liaise with the client, proactively giving them up to date information/progress on the project and any proposed improvements to the original specification (ensuring all parties have agreed in writing prior to change) and ensure the clients are satisfied with the project delivery. To ensure all snagging items are confirmed with the manufactures/Clients representative and are carried out before the handover meeting. To inform the H & S Manager on any accidents or near misses on site or any other H & S matters that the whole business can learn from. Participate in training and development activities as appropriate and assist the Safety Team to ensure operatives under your control are skilled, knowledgeable and experienced to perform the tasks set. Take note of potential customers and pass on information to the sales team where a lead has been established. Where required, manage supervisors and foremen under your control ensuring communication is clear, concise and recorded where necessary. Lead your team by example, promoting values and development opportunities. Follow company policies and procedures and report any deficiencies in systems of work or equipment provided that may result in failure of service delivery or risk to health and safety or the environment. Use all work equipment and personal PPE properly and in accordance with training received. Any other reasonable tasks from other departments. General Attributes: Be an effective leader Be an effective people manager Proficient in the writing of construction phase plans, risk assessments and method statements for all undertaken works. Organised planning, Ability to programme works Flexible Motivator Effective delegator Be able to work at height. The ideal candidate will already hold the following qualifications/certificates: SMSTS, CSCS Card, 1st Aid at Work, Working at height, Hot Works, CISRS Scaffold Inspection, FASET Netting Inspection and Asbestos Awareness. However, if you do not hold all of these certificates, we can provide training.