Trainee Contracts Manager

A superb new opportunity has arisen, due to continued business growth in the role of Trainee Contracts Manager for a successful SME based in Leamington Spa.

Duties

• Communication internally within the company, externally to contractors/sub-contractors
• To carry out Surveys, pre contract & post contract
• Preparation of material take offs, purchasing of materials in readiness for delivery
• Co-ordination with warehouse and logistics manager in regard to delivery requirements
• Site visits/meetings.  Liaising with the Site Manager/commercial managers on a daily or weekly basis to ensure that the job is running efficiently and to programme.
• Sub contract labour control
• Quality control of installation
• Financial control, assisting with monitoring costs throughout the contract along with assisting with the preparation, submission and agreement of Final Accounts
• Review on Completion & Handover ensuring that the client is satisfied with the work and that the job is delivered on time

Personal qualities

• Smart and professional appearance
• High degree of personal motivation, organisational skills and business acumen
• Ability to work as part of a close knit team and manage numerous activities simultaneously
• Ability to work on own initiative and with minimal supervision

Competencies:

• Building and maintaining relationships, internally as well as externally
• Enterprising and commercial approach

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Review all contract documentation, including specifications
• Carry out detailed surveys of project requirements and level surveys
• Produce accurate material/equipment take-offs from drawings and or schedules
• Estimate costs for materials and sub-contractor labour
• Procure material orders from Supply chain and place sub-contractor orders co-ordination of deliveries just in time
• Co-ordination with warehouse and logistics manager in regard to delivery requirements
• Regular site visits to co-ordinate with sub contract labour
• Attend regular meetings with contractor’s site management team, site, project and commercial managers
• Co-ordinate and liaise daily/weekly with subcontract labour and site management
• Ensure quality of installation is maintained and snag free and delivered on time
• Health & Safety monitoring and inspection is carried out at regular intervals in line with company procedures
• Produce work methods and risk assessments for each contract
• Financial control of projects, continual monitoring of costs
• Accurately price contract variations giving detailed cost breakdown of each element of work
• Preparation of final accounts through to agreement and final payment
• Manage costs within the contract in line with the budget, producing applications/invoicing and overseeing the final accounts
• Provide direction ensuring effective communication of financial and strategic requirements of the company

Key Technical Skills / competencies:

• Effective and consistent communication
• Proven track record of consistently achieving financial and performance targets
• Experience of managing people and operations
• Maximise profitable business opportunities
• Provide direction, communicate goals and agree tactical strategies
• Overseeing the delivery of the objectives and targets
• Maintaining effective and long-term relationships with the subcontractors and clients
• Implementing and maintaining Strategy and Policies for Sustainability, Health and Safety, Quality, Environmental
• Ensuring deadlines are met
• Being proactive in the identification and resolution of problems
• Reviewing methods of working in order to maximise commercial profitability
• Demonstrate a high level of organisational skills, self-motivation and business acumen

Key Behavioral competencies:

• Creates and drives forward a culture that achieves results
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent problem solving/decision making skills
• Strong leadership/influencing skills
• Clear proactive approach to planning in order to achieve results
• Encourages and supports others to give their best; understands how different people are motivated and acts accordingly
• Has proven significant experience of managing staff to maximise productivity, implement change and deal with conflict
• Clear focus on who our customers are and empathy for their needs
• Dynamic and able to drive results and actions through others
• Assumes responsibility and accountability
• Focuses on collaborating and developing people to achieve personal and business objectives

Industry Knowledge:

• Experience within the construction industry and preferably from a specialist sub-contractor/interior back ground

Desirable:

• Recognisable industry qualifications
• Project Management and/or Financial Qualification
• Certification & knowledge of Health and Safety Guidelines with either a SMSTS/IOSH certification
• CSCS Black Card

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