Contracts Manager – Planned Maintenance

Contracts Manager – Planned Maintenance

Salary up to £55,000 + Car Allowance + 25 Days Holiday + Pension

Portsmouth

Blaymires Recruitment is working with a leading reactive and planned maintenance contractor based near Portsmouth who is looking to recruit a Contracts Manager.

The company provides reactive and planned maintenance services to the local council and social housing providers in and around the Portsmouth area. They are looking for a commercially minded, Contracts Manager to win and manage their external planned refurbishment projects with an annual turnover of £2million.

The Role:

You will manage tender documents leading through to the co-ordination and delivery of projects, from their initial inception through to handover and financial completion.

You will have construction, repairs or planned maintenance experience and have a keen eye for detail along with strong admin skills.

You will ensure the successful preparation and co-ordination of tender documents leading through to the co-ordination and delivery of projects, from their initial inception through to handover and financial completion.

You will undertake the complex coordination of multiple projects and sub-contractors.

Responsibilities:

• Creating new business opportunities, developing into tenders, and driving the administration and co-ordination of the projects forward.
• Preparation of tenders, cost planning and contract documents, including preparation of compiling estimates with the sub-contractors/suppliers.
• Provide advice on contractual claims/ information requests relating to the tendering process making sure all completed forms, requests or tenders are returned from sub-contractors/suppliers within a timely manner.
• Ensuring projects are delivered in compliance with the contract and health and safety regulations.
• Prepare cash flow reports, valuations, and retention reports for Senior Management.
• Undertake cost analysis for repair and maintenance project works.
• Managing the delivery of each project to the agreed level of quality, programme, and budget, updating senior management of any changes that could cause delay with the project.
• Reviewing methods of working, alternative materials to maximise company profitability
• Reporting progress of projects at regular intervals, attending pre-start and site meetings, taking minutes/summaries of discussions.
• The Candidate:
• You will hold a qualification such as HND or degree level in Quantity Surveying or Building.
• You will have experience of bid management.
• You will have an awareness of CDM regulations, HSE and O&M manuals.
• You will have the ability to understand and manage the scope of works.
• You will be a confident and articulate communicator with the natural ability to build and maintain relationships with all stakeholders.
• The role also requires you to be highly competent in MS Office software, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and relevant tools such as MS Project.

On Offer

• Salary up to £55,000 + Car Allowance.
• 25 Days Holiday.
• Pension.
• Ongoing training & development.
• Annual pay reviews.
• Friendly and supportive contractor.

To find out more about this role contact Stephen Blaymires at Blaymires Recruitment on 07498 987 851 or email: sb@blaymiresrecruitment.co.uk