Contract Manager - Steel Fabrication

We are looking for an experienced Contract Manager to join the team at the leading independent Steel Fabrication specialist.

Based at our purpose-built headquarters in Loughborough, the Contract Manager will be responsible for the management and motivation of all team members involved on your infrastructure projects across the energy, highways and rail sectors.

Highly self-motivated, you will have an excellent understanding of steelwork fabrication together with a full understanding of managing relationships at all levels of the project delivery process including end clients, main contractors, the design teams and the site teams.

Key responsibilities

• Management and motivation of all team members engaged on your projects
• Attend site during key activities such as meetings or installations, potentially during possessions
• Maintain high standards of safety and organisation on your projects and maintain good KPI and client feedback ratings
• Ensure that work is programmed in detail to mitigate potential risk and manage critical areas whilst providing performance related commercial opportunity
• Oversee sub-contractors to ensure that they provide sufficient resources to meet the outputs identified in the program, monitoring and recording the outputs to ensure that proper and timely valuations and/or withholding notices are issued
• Maintain all records required under our quality, environmental and safety systems, our production management systems and our procurement and requisition systems
• Work with your project QS to ensure the proper management and submission of contractual notices and approvals as relevant and necessary to each project
• Establish and maintain good working relationships with the client, client's staff and client's professional team to minimise client related and project problems and to promote future opportunities for repeat business
• Set project specific KPI targets and complete as required by the company systems
• Work with the project QS to produce accurate monthly contract value assessments which are to be issued by the QS in a timely manner to coincide with the Head of Contracts monthly board reporting requirement
• Attend training and develop relevant knowledge and skills required to fulfil the role
• Build Risk Assessments and Method Statements for the site works required

Key requirements

• Good understanding of the construction industry and entire project delivery process
• Excellent understanding of steelwork fabrication, bespoke steel infrastructure and engineering drawings
• Fully IT literate with good understanding of MS Office and Tekla
• Ability to prepare business plans and forecasting documentation
• Experience in managing relationships at all levels of the project delivery process including end clients, main contractors, the design teams and the site teams
• Excellent leadership skills with proven and significant leadership experience
• Ability to accurately and effectively plan and program the project delivery process
• Relevant industry qualifications such as SMSTS and CSCS Card
• Relevant sector qualifications such as PTS & National Highways Passport

Benefits

• Competitive salary based on experience