OPERATIONS MANAGER / CONTRACTS MANAGER

This is a terrific opportunity to be a vital part of a dynamic business, where you can display the full range of your skills with this specialist groundworks contractor, who boasts a solid order book and enviable staff retention.

You will be a team player, an exceptional communicator, and be comfortable dealing with budgets, programmes, and
clients alike.

If you want to be part of running a business, then this could well be what you''ve been looking for.  

Roles & Responsibilities

• Reporting to and working alongside the Managing Director, you will be responsible for the overall delivery of projects on budget, safely, on time, and to the required quality standards.
• You will manage 3 or 4 site managers; however, you may also from time to time take on the site management role yourself if the job or company workload dictates.

Pre-Contract:

• Periodic attendance may be required at mid- and post-tender interviews
• Provide input into tender submissions (including assistance with programmes, methodology and HSQE submissions).

Post Contract

• Chair Handover meetings along with MD and deliver contract details and objectives to staff (HSQE, Programme, Resources & Commercial).
• Set up contracts and provide guidance to site supervisors on the activities required, including dilapidation surveys, OGL surveys, setting up of files, highlighting the specific record-keeping requirements and the identification of opportunity, risk and any budget constraints.
• Day-to-day management of contracts, controlling the resource requirements, material procurement, programme, quality, safety and commercial.
• Develop close-out strategy for all contracts (as-built info, commercial issues).
• Close client liaison and development of relationships.
• Manage programmes for all contracts, review tender outputs, and set targets and durations for construction programmes. Review progress against programme and re-schedule target/completion programmes as and when required (weekly review at least).
• Ensure the procurement of materials is carried out to prevent any delays to the target programmes.
• Recruitment & Review of resource levels – Manage the process of the recruitment of labour and operation staff (Managers, engineers & foreman)
• Monitor plant on hire, thefts, damages, fuel usage and report findings to MD.
• Monitor the commercial performance of all contracts with site teams / MD and produce reports (cost-to-complete forecasts, etc).
• Ensure/monitor the engagement of sub-contractors (suitability of contractor & commercial).
• Produce and analyse progress reports
• Deal with specification non-compliance and implement corrective action.
• Review monthly CVR’s and implement the necessary actions.
• Carry out weekly project reviews with contract management staff and MD.
• Chair and attend internal and external progress meetings and delegate actions thereafter.
• Ensure site documentation (QA, site diaries, correspondence & site returns) is maintained to the right quality and submitted to head office on time.
• Check & sign off weekly labour returns.
• Oversee all health & safety processes & procedures and monitor the performance of each site to ensure compliance with standards and legislation.