Job Ref: 212668751

Date: 2020-10-29 13:45:38

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Contracts Manager (Passive Fire Protection)

Employment type: Permanent, full-time
Location: Milton Keynes.
Hours: Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm.
Salary: up to £60,000 basic salary
Due to continued growth and success, my client is now seeking a Contracts Manager with Fire Protection experience to join their business. The Contract Manager is responsible for supporting the company's expanding passive fire protection operations. The ideal candidate will have a passive fire contractor background.

Responsibilities

Produce schedules of work for projects and support the operational teams to ensure correct resources are allocated to each.
Managing business relationships to secure ongoing business
Handle customer enquiries, arrange/carry out site surveys and collate information required for tendering/quoting by the Estimating team.
Identify and appoint appropriate internal and sub-contractor resource to projects.
Identify and appoint new sub-contractors and suppliers, including negotiating prices and contract terms.
Manage on site supervisors/operatives to ensure that projects are completed within agreed project timescales and budgets.
Procure materials, chase suppliers and deliveries.
Manage project costs; analyse labour, materials and time, identify opportunities for savings and organisational improvements.
Provide the Managing Director and accounts department with the information required to prepare applications for payment and invoices in a timely manner.
Ensure sub-contractor and supplier invoices are checked, authorised and passed to the accounts team in a timely and accurate manner.

Experience/ Skills Required

Substantial experience in passive fire protection and a passive fire contractor background.
You should be able to read technical specifications and drawings in order to extract and interpret relevant information required for performance of construction tasks.
Proven track record of managing a number of projects simultaneously and working within tight timescales to deliver successful outcomes and high customer satisfaction on projects.
A degree in a technical discipline is seen as an advantage for this role.
You must be highly self-motivated person – the role will requires working with a high degree of autonomy.
Excellent computer literacy skills are essential (email, MS Office and MS project management programs). Driving licence is a requirement of the role.

You will join a growing business, who continue to go from strength-to-strength. With my client's upward trajectory, there will also be opportunities to develop your skills and further your career. You will receive a competitive salary and company benefits. If you meet the above criteria, we strongly encourage you to apply today for consideration

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