Humres Technical Recruitment Limited

Contract Manager Curtain Walling

Location: Birmingham

Type: Permanent

Salary: £50,000 Per Year

Posted on: 08/10/2024

About our Client 

Our client specialises in curtain walling, windows & door projects. They have a fantastic reputation within the sector and work on some very interesting projects.   

About the Role:

  • Attend site either with or without Contract Manager upon initial commencement of works on individual projects. 
  • Attend weekly, or as required, site progress meetings with clients/main contractors. 
  • Internally plan a project with Contract Managers to highlight the most efficient working systems and methods, and then implement those methods on-site. 
  • Be responsible for managing and motivating site Foremen/operatives. 
  • Communicating with the clients, or Main Contractors representatives to ensure the smooth running of projects and the coordination of all activities on site. 
  • Monitoring the coordination on-site to ensure that the maximum efficiency is afforded to labour and plant and reporting back to the Contracts manager and another department, where such efficiency is impeded. 
  • Ensuring projects are built to specification, to excellent quality standards, and delivered on time and within budget. 
  • Ensure that the sub-contractors’ progress claims are relevant to the monies invoiced. 
  • Ensure that any material requests are taken from the site foreman in good time so as not to delay their requisition.                                  
  • Ensure that all site records are up to date, including daily records, plant and labour returns, health and safety files and weekly progress reports. 
  • Reported directly to the Contract Manager responsible for the project. This will ensure that the project is delivered on time and within any financial targets. 
  • Produced daily or weekly targets for each team of operatives to achieve. 
  • Provide 2 and 4-week look ahead programmes for each project, noting materials, fabrications and labour that will be required. 
  • Give appropriate and immediate solutions to construction problems that may occur. 
  • Responsible for the management of direct labour, sub-contractors, and co-ordination with the Client and his representatives. 

About the Candidate:

  • Must come from a curtain walling background 
  • Held a project manager role for a minimum of 5 years 
  • Must be able to work on own initiative whilst being part of the team 
  • Must have relevant tickets 
  • Must have the right to work in the UK or at least have applied for settled status. 

 Points of Appeal  

  • Great company to work for Progression within the company Interesting projects