Assistant Contracts Manager
Salary: Up to £26,000 per annum (dependent on experience)
About our client
Our client is a well-established Commercial Fencing Contractor, who can trace their roots back to 1923. Operating within the business-to-business sector of the North-East, with clients ranging from Petro-Chemical plants to Schools and Nurseries, with no domestic work undertaken.
Well positioned within the industry for the design, manufacture, supply and installation of high-end quality products and bespoke fencing solutions.
They are part of a group of companies, which includes a specialist manufacturer supplying commercial steel fencing products nationwide.
The role
An office-based role, working alongside the Contracts Manager to co-ordinate the planning, design, manufacture and safe installation of commercial fencing products across the North-East.
Responsibilities:
- Prepare quotations from customer enquiries and site surveys (site surveys undertaken by the Contracts Manager)
- Following the enquiry and quoting process through to order stage, maximizing the sale of company services to new and existing customers
- Processing project drawings and technical instructions to internal departments, to facilitate job-specific materials manufacture
- Assisting with project Risk Management and Health & Safety compliance documentation
- Departmental administration
The person
- Have a desire to pursue a career in Contracts Management
- Practical minded with an attention to detail and the ability to work accurately is essential
- Well-organised, self-motivated with an enthusiastic attitude towards the sales process
- Confident with IT systems and proficient in Microsoft Word and particularly Excel (Excel experience is essential)
- Experience of preparing proposals and estimates an advantage - full training will be provided
- Construction industry experience preferred