Contracts Manager

A leading UK house builder are looking to recruit an experienced Contracts Manager to cover developments in the Greater Manchester area.

Reporting to the Construction Director you will be responsible for multiple developments across your region. You will effectively motivate, support and manage the site based management teams to ensure that each development achieves the desired health and safety standards, achieve programme and quality requirements.

Contracts Manager duties will include:

• Prepare and review site strategy and traffic management plans with Site Manager as required to ensure they are complete and reflect the current site conditions.
• Ensure compliance with the Company's health and safety and environmental policy and procedures at all times.
• Ensure site management staff carry out health and safety inductions for all staff, sub-contractors and visitors arriving on site.
• Chair all adjudication meetings for all sub-contractors on site to determine and approve their employment.
• Ensure all plots have a customer care pass before obtaining CML prior to legal completion.
• Ensure that home demonstrations are delivered to customers in their own home, ensuring that all instructions and warranties in relation to appliances and heating systems are available.
• Communicate customer satisfaction surveys to all site based staff and ensure points raised are acted on.
• Ensure that quality inductions are carried out for all sub-contractors on site to ensure the required quality standards are met.
• Review outstanding issues at each site visit and ensure they have been actioned accordingly.
• Ensure that all NHBC key stage inspections are met.
• Ensure that all sub-contractor quality stage checklists are complete prior to payment being authorised.
• Ensure that forward planning is in place at all stages of the build operation and liaise with the technical and commercial departments as required.
• In conjunction with the site management team, prepare the master build programme and review and revise in line with budget requirements, monitor production against the agreed programme and take corrective action if the site falls behind programme.
• Review anticipated plot build completion dates on a weekly basis and ensure that the relevant stakeholders are made aware of any amendments.

The Benefits - Contracts Manager

In return for your skills, my client offers a basic salary from £65k - £70k, company car / car allowance, bonus scheme, with a fully comprehensive benefits package including private health care and pension. There is structured training and development scheme for all employees inclusive of ILM courses, CIOB and NVQ level 6, with the opportunity to progress for those exceeding targets.

Skills & Experience Required

To be considered for the role, you must have previous site management experience within volume house building, experience within timber frame would be advantageous and also having come from a trade background would be desirable. You must have up to date relevant knowledge of building legislation along with the relevant qualifications and training including CSCS Manager Card, SMSTS, and First Aid.

To Apply

If you are interested in the Contracts Manager position and would like to apply, please contact Chelsey Nuttall at Bromak or alternatively apply via the link below

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