Description

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Contracts Manager to work on our Plymouth Highways Term Maintenance Contract 

Key tasks and responsibilities:

Managing a team of Supervisors, Gangers, Lead Hands and Operatives to deliver the service plan as defined with the agreed contract with the client including supporting the Supervisors to;
• Ensuring Traffic Management is compliant and delivered 
• Ensuring plant and materials are available and managed cost effectives
• Auditing the quality of the works and making recommendations for improvements and sharing best practice
• Ensuring permitting is in place for all jobs and the starts and stops are monitored
• Ensuring the competency of the operatives to carry out the works instructed
• Ensuring supervisors are allocating correct costs to jobs accurately on a daily basis
• Supporting supervisors in early stages of employee relation cases and upskilling supervisors to carry out investigations
• Supporting the Operations Manager in more complex employee relations cases including carrying out both HR and H&S investigations 
• Contributing to divisional planning meetings, audits and external accreditations
• Supporting the Operations Manager in the annual Occupational Health screening outcomes
• Supporting the Operations Manager in the annual training plan
• Other duties as may reasonably be expected

The successful candidate will have the following experience:

• Experience of experience in operational delivery within the TMC/Civils’ sector
• Experience and proficiency in cost management and system utilisation
• Experience in delivery of objectives through the management of resources within budgetary constraints

The successful candidate will have the following knowledge / skills: 

• Applied understanding of safety, quality, environmental issues
• Extensive understanding of construction methodologies and guidance in defined work streams
• Proactive with a high degree of self-motivation and independence
• Able to deliver under pressure and against tight deadlines
• Effective oral communicator including training/ presentation experience
• Good written skills including report writing
• Accuracy/attention to detail

The successful candidate will have the following qualifications / education: 

• ONC/ City & Guilds/NVQ in relevant discipline/NRSWA- accredited (Supervisor)

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