About our client:

An award-winning interior fit-out specialist providing first-class services to the food retail, hospitality and catering industries. A leading owner manager, franchise of a top food retail brand or a contractor working on a unique project .A leading owner manager, franchisee of a top food retail brand or a contractor working on a unique project

About the role:

Overall, the Contracts Manager is responsible for delivery of the assigned project on schedule, within budget and meeting the expectations of the client. Additionally, the Contracts Manager has a responsibility to provide a positive experience for the people working on their project team as well as reporting to the Project Director.

The detailed responsibilities include:

• Extraction of information from construction drawings
• Development and implementation of project programme
• Appointment of Sub-Contractors as advised by the Project Director and Estimator
• Management of the procurement process for the project and site labour
• Conducting pre-start meetings and weekly site meetings
• Ensure liaison with Site Manager that construction complies with current Building Regulations
• Management and reporting of all project costs, variations and performance against the budget
• Management of site Health & Safety in line with current regulations including CDM and company policy. This includes conducting weekly site inspections, reporting to the company management team
• Reporting on all aspects of the project to the MD in a weekly progress meeting
• Ability to confidently build strong working relationships with clients and key stakeholders
• Review Site Managers’ weekly progress and status reports and liaise with other Department Heads to resolve any delays or issues identified
• Manage risk and contingency planning; report where necessary
• Liaise with the Technical and Design Departments to consider cost effective construction processes at both the design and construction phases

About the candidate:

• 3 – 5 years Shopfitting experience
• A natural and engaging management and communication style
• Ability to develop trusting, sustainable and robust relationships both internally and externally
• IT literate particularly in MS Office applications (Outlook, Word, Projects and Excel)
• Excellent organisational and programme management ability
• Construction programme management experience
• Commercial Awareness
• The ability to establish and implement a team culture within their assigned project
• Commitment to excellence and success
• The ability to motivate and lead a team
• Through knowledge of health, safety and environmental legislation you will be able to minimise risk through developing and endorsing safe operating processes
• Ability to plan and make decisions, take accountability for and can justify decisions, ensuring teams deliver on those decisions
• Ability to work effectively without close supervision and direction
• Professional, proactive, friendly and flexible approach to your work
• Confident in managing multiple tasks, using initiative and judgement to take ownership for their successful completion

Desirable

• Project management experience within the construction industry
• First Aid qualified

Points of Appeal 

• Competitive Salary 
• Company car or car allowance 
• Ongoing training and development