Contracts Manager - Surfacing

Location: Cambridgeshire

The Project

As an experienced Contracts Manager, you will ensure that the contracts are carried out on time and to the company quality standards. This role will be managing various contracts on various highways surfacing & reinstatement schemes. Based in the office in Cambridge for half the time and then on site the rest of the time.

Requirements

For this role it is essential that you carry the following professional qualifications as a minimum;

SMSTS
First Aid
CSCS Card
Driving License For this role it is essential that you hold the skills & experience below;

Experience managing multiple surfacing / reinstatement schemes at once
Previous experience as a Contracts Manager on surfacing schemes / highways surfacing

The Role

Job Title:

Contracts Manager
Projects:
Highways Surfacing & Reinstatement Scheme

Location:

Cambridgeshire (must be open to travel)
Duration:
Permanent

Duties

Managing multiple surfacing contracts to achieve financial, safety, quality, and environmental targets
Pre-contract planning and liaison with estimators
Leading and delegating duties to engineering and contract staff
Maintaining a working knowledge of current contract forms, acts, and legislation
Accepting, approving, and issuing contracts and subcontracts
Ensuring company's Health and Safety and other IMS procedures are complied with planning, programming, and resourcing contracts
Liaising, negotiating, and meeting with clients, consulting engineers, surveyors, and sub-contractors and others
Assisting with the preparation of quality bids, PQQs, and other presentations as required
Providing technical, contractual, and legal advice
Providing accurate information for regional monthly contract appraisals and other reports as required
Budgeting, monitoring, and control of contract finances
Identifying, evaluating, and managing claims and variations
Compiling applications for payment and agreeing final accounts
Motivating, coaching, and providing guidance to staff and operatives
Interviewing, selection, recruitment, discipline, and dismissal of staff
Maintaining photographic library, publicity material, contract press releases, etc
Improving and promoting company profile and activities

This is a Permanent position with a competitive Salary on offer for the successful candidate. For more information or to apply please contact Alex (phone number removed) or the Civils Team on (phone number removed)