Senior Project/Contracts Manager – Award-Winning Joinery Contractor

£65k-£75k Plus Package including travel allowance

Hertfordshire/London/Nationwide

The company

Our client is an award-winning, leading Joinery fit-out Main Contractor who work on projects across the whole of the UK. They have demonstrated year on year growth and due to increased workload, are now looking to bring in a Contracts Manager to oversee several flagship schemes. This is a genuine opportunity for someone to join the team and grow their own division within the business.

They work on a range of projects including luxury shop fit-outs such as Harrods, High End Hotels, Leisure, Education and more. They have built up a superb reputation with a lot of their work being on a retained/exclusive basis with some of the most reputable clients in the industry.

They have just secured another 3 years of work with both their existing and new clients. Our client has an extremely impressive senior team and are now looking to bring a new, talented Senior Project/Contracts Manager in to become an integral part of the team.

This role would suit someone who wants to be a key part of a forward thinking fit-out contractor and wants to have a hands-on role which will include regular travel to sites across the UK!

Main Responsibilities: 

• Manage the project team and supply chain to deliver project to cost, time and quality standards.
• Provide a strategic link between the design department, commercial team and site.
• Take a proactive approach to managing Health and Safety on site by ensuring safety targets are maintained and actively seek input from all members of the site team on implementing safety improvements.
• Produce accurate, consistent, and professional records, reports and general information.
• Act as the main interface with the client and government officials. Engage with the client frequently, building rapport and ensuring you have a clear understanding of their objectives and are able to cascade this to the team.
• Survey sites to mitigate problems and check viability of design.
• Ensure the project meets clients’ expectation in relation to build and finish.
• Manage and coordinate sub-contract and direct labour workforces.
• Provide labour costing for various projects to determine feasibility and profitability.
• Supervise and coach staff as and when development is required.
• Produce reports on job progress.

Education / Experience: 

• A Degree / HND in a construction related discipline would be desirable.
• Extensive Joinery background
• Previous experience of running £500k-£5m projects working for a main contractor on fit-out projects
• Commercially aware with extensive knowledge of all disciplines involved in the construction process including design coordination, quantity surveying and procurement.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to manage client relationships, strong planning and organisation skills.
• Good career continuity with a passion for construction and building.
• A planned and proven career path in Construction Management.
• Proven ability of working on several projects simultaneously.
• In-depth knowledge of Health & Safety and other regulatory matters.
• Excellent analytical and decision-making skills.
• Excellent written and oral presentation skills.

If this role sounds of interest, then click apply or call Sam Taylor!