Contracts Manager

Highways Contract Manager - Sheffield - £55-60K plus annual bonus circa 30%, company car and healthcare.

Hiring for our client who are looking for a construction contracts managers to oversee projects from the start through to completion, ensuring that work is completed on time and within its budget. As a contracts manager, you could be working on a wide variety of projects, from highways, bridges and Multi-storey car parks to RC framwork schemes.

As a contracts manager you will could be in charge of a single scheme, or may look after several smaller ones. At all times, they are the first point of contact for members of the public, clients, site managers and sub-contractors for as long as the contract lasts. Health and safety issues will be a top priority in this role, as will managing client expectations.

Do you see yourself negotiating sub-contract orders and monitoring sub-contractors, planning critical dates, or organising labour?

You would also be responsible for agreeing extra work to be done on a contract, helping to resolve any disputes which come up, and identifying areas for improvement in your company's contracting processes.

You'll need to understand all aspects of the contracting process, and technical building requirements - plus good commercial sense is a must. Contracts managers need to be able to establish strong working relationships with a wide range of people. So you'll be a team player - but you also need to be able to use your own initiative and make your own decisions as well.

In common with all areas of management, contracts managers need to be well-organised and capable of meeting deadlines. Good maths and IT skills will also help.

You'll be rewarded with a salary circa £55-60K plus generous annual bonus (Crica £15,000 can be expected - last year £17,000 was paid out) along with company car or car allowance, healthcare and all the other benefits you'd expect.