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Caldicot
50,000 per annum
Yolk Recruitment is looking for a Contracts Manager to join our clients team. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with a background in civil engineering and ground works.
The successful candidate will be responsible for managing the cost control and application for payments, while building and maintaining relationships crucial to the continuing success of the project.
Here's what you'll be doing:
- To cost and submit tender opportunities within the civil engineering and ground works sectors working alongside the operational management
- Tender management to include ability to visit sites to scope along with interpret plans and construction details.
- Manage the cost control and application for payments timeously at set frequencies while building and maintaining relationships crucial to the continuing success of the project.
- Maintaining and updating the Cost Resource Management system
- Monitoring the performance of the contracts while seeking cost reduction opportunities to increase profit through increased efficiency and cost control.
- Ability to risk assessment method of working and produce full suite of method statements and risk management pack.
The skills and experience you'll bring to the team:
- University degree in civil engineering or equivalent work experience to carry out the role of operation manager with experience in a similar role
- Extensive civil engineering and ground works experience
- Competent in all aspects of information transfer from plans to spreadsheets for costing and analysis.
- Exceptional client facing skills are a prerequisite
- Flexibility is essential
- Excellent communication skills at all levels
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft office, word, excel, project and power point
And this is what you'll get in return:
- Circa 50,000 with benefits package.
- 21 days annual leave (extra days can be acquired depending on seniority and length of service).
- Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5:30pm however may be expected to work outside of the guideline hours when required in the discharge of your duties.
Are you up to the challenge?
If you think you have the skills and experience required to excel in this role, we'd love to hear from you. Please apply with your CV and a cover letter explaining why you're the perfect fit for this position.
Yolk Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and embraces diversity in our workforce. We employ the best people for the job at hand and actively encourage applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, age, race, religion, sexual orientation, disability, educational background, parental status, gender identity or any other protected characteristic. We champion and celebrate diversity at Yolk allowing our team to bring their whole selves to work.
*Please note, whilst we do our best to contact all candidates, due to the high number of applications we receive we cannot guarantee this for every role. If you have not heard anything from us within 7 days of applying - then unfortunately you have been unsuccessful. Please keep an eye on our website for more opportunities.
