Mechanical Contracts Manager

JOB SUMMARY The role of Contracts Manager is pivotal to our clients continued growth and success. Their broad areas of responsibility include management and administration of works, ensuring a satisfied client, professional growth, overseeing performance management within their team, procurement, scheduling, and delivery – ultimately completing contracts on programme deadline and in line with the company’s high-quality standards. Alongside strong technical ability and knowledge, clear communication is fundamental to the role, not only within their own team but also interdepartmental on different levels, with key supply chain partners and with clients/contractors. Reports to: Operations Manager Divisional Director Contracts Director Line Management of: Contracts Supervisors Document Controllers Project SHEQ Coordinator MAIN DUTIES  Programme: Developing programmes, using the correct sequence of works in line with the build items, understanding the need, keeping them up to date, developing commissioning programmes.  Construction Information: Engages with design / BIM teams to ensure construction information is ready before works commence on site. Construction and co-ordination of M&E working drawings, C Sheets and Reflective Ceiling Plans (RCP’s) as well as current drawing registers and equipment schedules.  Procurement: Developing procurement schedules in line with the programme. Realising the value of each package and meeting / exceeding the B/buy target. Making sure that orders are placed on time to meet delivery.  Contract Control: Understanding the type of contract, complying, and using the contract to our benefit while using the contract flow charts. Measuring progress vs programme, issuing early warnings, delay notices and Extension of Time (EOT) on time.  Health & Safety: Keeping Health and Safety as a number one priority. Challenging any unsafe actions on site and highlighting any main contractor issues with the Project Manager or Operational Manager. Ensuring the correct usage of the appropriate plant & tools.  Labour Management: Planning of labour, either own or sub-contract. Forecasting the labour required to carry the job out on time and within budget. Ensuring that if it’s subcontractor labour that they can labour the job properly. Using labour trackers to keep a tab on what labour is being used. JOB DESCRIPTION CONTRACTS MANAGER 2  Reporting: Preparing and issuing reports in a timely manner whether it is monthly reports, main contractor reports, programme vs progress reports or photographic reports.  Commercial Acumen: Understanding the estimate – maintaining an accurate Betterbuy and live cashflow predictions. Realising what is a variation and ensuring the most profitable value. Preparing timely valuations and maximizing claims while investigating possible value engineering. Demonstrating ownership of project finances including managing subcontractor’s invoices.  Leadership: Demonstrate ownership of the entire project by pulling out all the stops to ensure that deadlines are met, remembering that delegating tasks and deploy resources may be required. Contracts Managers need to develop and encourage all their team members to try and get the best out of them.  People Management: Implementing HR policies (i.e. Absence management / Disciplinary procedures), carry out performance reviews and identifying training needs. Encouraging communication/ employee engagement and maintaining positive working relationships.  Quality: Embrace and implement our quality system, working closely alongside our Quality Manager to drive quality right through from programming, procurement, Health and Safety, documentation, installations, and commissioning to O&M’s.  Innovation: Identify opportunities and threats to current and proposed systems while seeking for solutions to the problems and recognising need for change. Contracts Managers need to embrace new technologies and business developments, especially if they will provide better results for the project and the company.  Business Development & Branding: Liaison with Comms team to provide updates on projects for external and internal publication, engagement in company events and assistance in building our client’s brand as required. Actively contributing to business development through bringing forward leads and maintaining good relationships with Main Contracts, Consultants and Key supply chain members

Location: Ash Vale, GB

Posted Date: 2/23/2025