Assistant Contracts Manager

Assistant Contracts Manager
Salary: Up to £26,000 per annum (dependent on experience)
About our client
Peart Fencing Contractors are 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.
Peart Fencing Contractors are part of a group of companies, which includes Peart Fencing Ltd, 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 customersProcessing project drawings and technical instructions to internal departments, to facilitate job-specific materials manufactureAssisting with project Risk Management and Health & Safety compliance documentationDepartmental administration
The person
Have a desire to pursue a career in Contracts ManagementPractical minded with an attention to detail and the ability to work accurately is essentialWell-organised, self-motivated with an enthusiastic attitude towards the sales processConfident 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