Contracts Manager:

Cherry Professional
Contracts Manager East Midlands Salary £70000 – £75000 Company Vehicle Fuel Card

Cherry Professional are currently working with a market leading Civil Engineering and Building company. They are looking for a Contracts Manager to join their close knit and thriving team. This role will be critical in managing our housing and commercial projects, with our clients to ensure their successful delivery.

Responsibilities

• Ensure detailed project programmes are developed, maintained, and reported against. Where applicable, lead design management, buildability reviews, and provide technical support on design-and-build projects.
• Oversee the administration of contracts throughout their lifecycle, including programme monitoring, document management, change control, and dispute resolution.
• Ensure that contractors and suppliers adhere to the quality standards and specifications outlined in contracts, carrying out site support, inspections, and audits as required.
• Manage the site team on assigned projects, including their recruitment, performance management, training and development.
• Work closely with the site manager and commercial manager to develop and manage budgets for contracts, monitoring expenses and ensuring that projects stay within budgetary constraints.
• Evaluate the performance of contractors and vendors, tracking key performance indicators (KPIs) and ensuring that contractual obligations are met satisfactorily. Taking ownership of projects.
• Manage the allocation of trades and labour, employed and sub-contracted, ensuring efficient and cost-effective use of resources on assigned projects. Attend sub-contractor and client meetings, liaise with government agencies, regulatory bodies, and community representatives as required.
• Ensure that all contracts comply with legal and regulatory requirements governing construction projects, including environmental regulations, health and safety standards, making sure safe systems of work are planned and implemented on assigned projects.

Ideal Candidate

• A 3rd level qualification in Construction Engineering or other industry related qualification with 10+ years relevant on the ground experience or 15+ year’s industry experience.
• Previous experience within the residential sector 5 years+, managing multiple sites while achieving and exceeding financial and programme targets, would be essential.
• Experience and knowledge of commercial, education and industrial construction is preferable.
• Knowledge and experience of PCSA stage, JCT contracts and NEC contracting.
• Numeracy and IT skills including MS Office, Word and Excel with a strong working knowledge of MS Project (or similar) as well as Auto CAD.
• Must be able to use your own initiative, taking accountability and responsibility for projects from start to