Contracts Manager

About the Company/Client/Project:

A business that specializes in new build construction, they work in sectors such as Commercial, Residential, Education and MOD. They have offices in Guildford, Swindon, Oxford and Bristol. Their regional office all brings in £60-£80m in turnover and generally stick to projects within their area.

About this Role:

Contracts Manager required by the busy Oxfordshire office of this Tier 2 Main Contractor to deliver multiple D&B projects in the primary, secondary and further education sectors, plus commercial and blue light sectors. You'll be managing projects typically ranging in value between £1-£3m

• You will be responsible for managing multiple contracts from pre-contract stages, and construction phase though to handovers through your delivery teams.
• You will lead your project teams holding ultimate responsibility for client liaison, the smooth and timely progress of construction on site, and financial success working with your Commercial Manager.
• You will have a positive impact across your projects, empowering, developing and supporting your project teams. You will be proactive, look ahead to identify key areas of risk and opportunity and help your teams to plan for these, providing support in challenging design, build, client and sub-contractor issues throughout.
• You will be responsible for driving high standards in everything from health and safety, quality, positive client relationships, detailed forward planning and programming, positive supply chain relationships, adherence to company process and procedures, plus rolling out lessons learnt and initiatives across your projects.
• Based in the Oxfordshire Office, you will be responsible for overseeing 2-3 construction teams on live projects, plus have input to at least one in preconstruction.
• This role would suit an experienced Contracts Manager or an ambitious SPM looking to move up into an Operational Manager role.

Requirements including certificates and qualifications:

• You will be an experienced Senior Project Manager / Contracts Manager with a proven track record of successful project delivery and leadership of project teams within a Tier 1 or 2 main contracting organisation.
• Key attributes will include excellent leadership and interpersonal skills, client facing skills, design team and site team management, technical, contractual and commercial knowledge, plus vision, focus and drive.
• Reporting to the Construction Director who is very operationally focussed, you will be proactive and embrace the attitude of continuous improvement through challenging the norms and looking to exceed expectations through your teams, plus supporting them to be future PMs and SSMs.
• High standards, attention to detail and the drive will be very well rewarded with excellent salary, benefits, promotional and development prospects.