Contracts Manager (Civil Engineering/'Housebuilding Sector')

The Company

Our client is a leading regional civil engineering contractor business in the East Midlands. The business is family owned and works with a broad range of regional and national businesses on earthworks, groundworks, foundations and hard landscaping projects that are mainly in the residential sector.

The Requirement

There is a key requirement to recruit an experienced civil engineering Contracts Manager for the business to oversee different client projects across the Midlands and the respective teams involved.

Core Responsibilities:

• Report to a Construction Director from the company and Site Managers from client businesses (generally residential developers/housebuilders)
• Ensure all construction activities, site presentation, reporting and communications from every site operative, engineer and supervisor exceed client expectations 
• Attend site progress meetings as required and instigate regular progress meetings with site teams
• Make sure site supervision are carrying out their duties, plus have the appropriate resources available to meet programme timelines
• Work in line with the company’s Health & Safety Policy
• Joint responsibility for the company’s groundworks, road and sewers work on projects
• When and where required, undertake duties assigned to site supervisors
• Complete all required permits and license applications with statutory bodies
• Ensure all works carried out are covered by measured works or variation works
• Check and review monthly costs with a QS
• Produce and issue Microsoft project programmes for each site

Key Expertise/Traits Needed:

• A notable level of experience in civil engineering sector contracts and project management.
• Used to handling housebuilder/developer clients and building positive relationships
• Process driven, very organised and efficient
• Civil/Ground engineering project management expertise will be within any of the following areas: drainage, roads or infrastructure 

Opportunity:

• Family run business with clear progression opportunities
• Stability of the company and strong financial position
• Excellent leadership and first class people around you to deliver projects
• Variety of projects with long established clients, both regionally and further afield