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Our Client is a well-established contractor operating across major Water & Civils projects in the UK. They are currently seeking a Contracts Manager to join their team in Hertfordshire.
Responsibilities of the Contracts manager include the financial monitoring and control of the contracts, ensuring Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality compliance is maintained, and the Company's procedures and objectives are achieved.
Experience Required for Contracts Manager:
- Extensive experience in managing projects within a civil/water environment.
- Good working knowledge of contract conditions, CDM regulations, design management, programme and risk management and cost control including forecasting, actual cost, and value reporting.
- Experience with MS projects (and P6 an advantage).
- Knowledge of the NEC contract including the Early Warning and Compensation Event mechanisms.
- Educated as a minimum to HNC/HND/Degree level (or equivalent).
- SMSTS
- CSCS card
- Experience in the Pre-Qualification and Tendering process for a number of multi-discipline projects.
- Excellent people management skills with the ability to influence and mentor.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with both customers and all levels of staff.
- Problem-solving skills and analytical thinking.
- CEng MICE, or equivalent. (Desirable)
- NEBOSH construction certificate. (Desirable)
Responsibilities for Contracts Manager:
- Ensure that projects and planned and programmed to a level of detail necessary for the site team to deliver the scheme without delays.
- Ensure that procurement and reconciliation of materials are carried out in accordance with Company procedures to best value and prevent delays.
- Ensure site team compliance with Company commercial policies and procedures.
- Attend tender handover meetings (the tender handover should be done by the estimator) and deliver pre-start meetings to the site team.
- Ensure a commercial plan and end-of-life forecast are in place and monitored monthly for the successful commercial delivery of the project.
- Produce and analyse progress reports, updated costs, and forecasts.
- Ensure correct commercial engagement of subcontractors.
- Implement the risk management process, review risk registers and check risk controls.
- Review the CVRs monthly with the project teams, implementing necessary actions.
- Complete and distribute the Contract Initiation/Completion form for each project.
- Ensure Weekly review of progress, budget resources and forward planning is carried out and look ahead programmes are in place.
- Ensure that ITPs are produced.
