Contracts Manager

Headley Professional Recruitment Ltd

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Contracts Manager to join our client in Stoke on Trent. The company are a joinery manufacturer and interior fit out contractor. They work on projects in the commercial, leisure, retail and hospitality sectors. They have an excellent reputation for the quality manufacture and installation of fire doors, reception desks, counters and full commercial and retail fit outs across the UK.

We are looking for a Contracts Manager with experience of running interiors fit out and joinery installation projects of various sizes. You must have excellent organisational and communication skills, be able to manage a varied workload and work well in a fast paced and reactive environment. This is a key position in the business and requires an organised and proactive approach. You will need to work unsupervised and be effective in managing your own time and workloads. Travel and flexibility will be required as projects can be nationwide with an emphasis on the Midlands and London.

You will oversee the planning, co-ordination and control of all projects assigned to you from inception to the completion of all snagging and will control project timescales, costs and progress and keep the Senior Management Team informed of these.

Main Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Monitor appropriate labour and site management specific to the project
• Attend and contribute to client and project meetings
• Collate, manage and sign off snagging works completed by project support team
• Responsible for site health and safety from pre-contract stage through to project completion
• Promote commercial awareness for on-site projects
• Liaise with supply chain team to ensure compliance and effective site set up.
• Ensure quality of workmanship in line company expectations
• Deliver projects to agreed program of works
• Monitor program of works and identify shortfalls and solutions

Required skills and experience:

• Excellent time keeping and ability to manage own workload and work to deadlines
• A passion for delivering a professional service and quality product
• Ideal candidate will be friendly, proactive, have good organisational skills and have a high attention to detail
• Must have good IT skills – Microsoft skills including Excel and Project
• Experience of working on interior fit out projects
• A joinery background would be an advantage
• CSCS Card, SMSTS and First Aid