Contracts Manager

Key Requirements:

• A degree in civil engineering

• A third level qualification in Construction Management

• Membership of a recognised professional body

• 5 years post qualification experience in a similar role

• A proven track record in delivering complex projects on time and within budget
  

The Contracts Manager is responsible for the successful delivery of multiple projects or a single high value project through leadership, people/supply chain management, commercial and contract management along with technical & engineering expertise throughout the project life cycle.

Key Responsibilities:

Management, Planning, and Progress Tracking of works

• Overall responsibility for Collen regarding project performance.

• Overall management lead of large value / multiple large value projects.

• Collaborating with marketing and business development departments to support their functions.

• Managing design teams and external consultants, along with in-depth technical understanding of the design details and interfaces. Comfortable in challenging design details/decisions in order to ensure best practice compliance. Supporting Collen Design Manager and Designers.

• BIM implementation and best practices.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Project and Navisworks to plan projects. Communication of project plan and progress to site team during daily whiteboard meetings.

• Resource planning, aligning Collen staff and subcontractors to satisfy job requirements.

• Subcontractor selection and management throughout works.

• Particular focus on the management and co-ordination of Mechanical and Electrical contractors, along with other specialist and/or high value, high risk subcontractors.

• Establishing and tracking of key performance indicators for the project(s).

• Problem identification, avoidance and solving.

• Implementing lean construction practices and innovations. Strong focus on performance improvements.

• External and internal project reporting.

Meetings

• Collen lead at client meetings.

• Guidance, coaching an oversight of Collen staff at daily whiteboard meeting.

• Chairing weekly internal site meetings.

• Leading M&E meetings, supported by M&E Coordinator.

• Leading key subcontractor meetings.