Contracts Manager - Fit

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Location:

Warrington

Salary: up to £80k + car/car allowance and package – negotiable depending on experience

Employment:
Permanent Role

Search is working with a well‑established and highly reputable construction company who, due to growth, is looking for an experienced Contracts Manager to join their team based in Warrington.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a company that can offer a secure permanent role, competitive salary and career progression.

The ideal candidate will have experience working on design and build projects, be friendly, engaging and helpful, with strong leadership skills and commercial experience. The successful candidate will oversee projects of a value between £1–8 m.

• Produce site logistics plans, methodologies, programmes and other documentation.
• Attend tender interviews where required.
• Provide delivery expertise and advise for tenders.
• Advise on timescales to meet required dates and manage this process to ensure that the timescales are met or revise appropriately with the client/sales team.
• Advise on buildability and design.
• Request site‑based project managers or site managers as appropriate to projects.
• Liaise with H&S manager and ensure that health and safety policies and good practices are enforced.
• Develop and complete the construction programme.
• Manage the project team to ensure that pre‑construction activities are completed in accordance with the programme.
• Liaise with client and client’s team, including landlord’s representative.
• Monitor and manage health and safety on the project.
• Oversee the project team to ensure that the project is delivered successfully and to programme, including all aspects of project and site management, client liaison, design, procurement, quantity surveying, furniture and any other disciplines related to the project.
• Review the programme / critical path against progress and report to management team.
• Assist the site manager or site‑based project manager with problems or issues as they arise.
• Report any significant problems or issues on the project to line manager as soon as they arise. Work proactively to resolve issues once reported.
• Review monthly CVRs with Quantity Surveyors.
• Work with the quantity surveyor to agree the procurement plan and supplier selection.
• Liaise with the quantity surveyor to ensure that procurement meets the programme.
• Report any requirements for variations to the quantity surveyor so that costs can be agreed before undertaking works.
• Issue emergency variations instructions to sub‑contractors if essential to meet the programme (copying in the quantity surveyor).
• Report to the company management team on the progress and key issues.
• Have an understanding of the profit of all projects and have access to CVRs should information be required from line manager.

• Competitive Salary
• Company Car or Allowance
• Bonus Scheme
• Pension
• Health Care & More

For more information, please apply directly and we will be in touch with suitable candidates.

Search is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified applicants, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age.