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Contracts Manager – Cladding
October 12, 2021 | Comments Off on Contracts Manager – Cladding
Location: London, surrounding areas, and South East England
Business Area: Kier Places - Capital Projects
Contract: Permanent, full time
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Kier Places are recruiting for an experienced Contracts Manager to join our passionate Capital Projects Team. With our diverse portfolio of projects, we are looking for an individual who has a passion for the project at hand, and securing work, whilst also being able to work as part of a closely knit team that has the opportunity to develop and control its own destiny. We understand this approach is essential to ensure we consistently win work and secure repeat business.
You will be working on a portfolio of projects predominantly involving the recladding of high-rise buildings, in which, by their nature, are safety critical works and involve significant fire and general safety risk, with typical project values between £2M and £9M, and of a construction nature. You will be joining a newly formed team specialising in this new workstream which has huge long-term growth opportunity, in which successful applicants will have a huge opportunity to grow and develop as this new workstream evolves.
Key Responsibilities
As a focused Contracts Manager, we will look to you to take responsibility of projects from receipt of order to final account stage, produce project site files, be responsible for application of project programme timescales, and build the programme of works for production. We'll trust you to be responsible for the assessment of all sub-contractor H&S documentation, including client employed contractors, and the preparation/collation of Principal Contractor H&S documentation.
You'll also be expected to be involved with client site progress meetings with property team and the project interested parties (safety consultants, designers, local authority, or property tenants), as well as conducting weekly labour and production review meetings, reporting to the board, and preparing senior management reports for weekly client SMT updates.
Working collaboratively with the assigned Quantity Surveyors, you'll be monitoring the project lifecycle cost, engaging with the buyer to achieve cost effective materials and sub-contract teams, and ensuring any additional works requested are costed & submitted for approval by the QS before being undertaken onsite.
What do we need from you?
The ideal Contracts Manager candidate will have a strong background relating to Cladding, Housing Maintenance, Capital Projects/Works, Residential Buildings, Property Construction, or Minor Works.
What will you receive?
You can expect a competitive salary and an outstanding package that includes a company car, private healthcare, a matched pension scheme up to 7.5%, 26 days' annual leave + bank holidays (with the opportunity to buy or sell holiday) together with two employee Share Scheme options (Sharesave and Share Incentive Plan). To find out more about the rewards and benefits at Kier, click here.
Flexible/Agile Working
At Kier we believe that - wherever we can, whether office or site-based - we should embrace an agile/flexible approach to working. We are proud to offer our employees the opportunity, where we can, to do this. Please don't hesitate to ask during the recruitment process around agile working and flexibility - We'll do our best to support you.
Pre-employment checks
It's worth remembering that if you are successful, we'll undertake the relevant / standard pre-employment checks after you have been offered a job. This includes taking up your references, verifying your right to work in the UK, verifying your driving licence (if applicable) and a health assessment.
Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (applicants with criminal convictions will be treated on a case by case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's criminal record or the details of any offences disclosed to us). Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks.
Be great in a company built on doing good. Join us today as a Contracts Manager.
Being part of Kier means living our values of being Collaborative, Trusted and Focused. We all have the potential to shape our world, and it's through these values that we will leave a lasting legacy. Bring your talent and ambition to Kier and you will be given the scope and opportunity to invest in your own future, to build your expertise and contribute to a rich and diverse culture.
Kier is committed to creating supportive and inclusive opportunities for all of our applicants and employees. We appreciate applicants from all backgrounds and we specifically encourage those from underrepresented communities to apply. If you'd like to learn more about our commitments to diversity and inclusion at Kier, you can contact the team by emailing InclusiveRecruitment@kier.co.uk.
If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please let us know so we can discuss and arrange these.
Closing Date: 9th November 2021
Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.
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