Contracts Manager
Company Overview:
Collen Group is a leading General Contractor business with a strong presence in Ireland, the UK, and Europe. We specialize in delivering high-quality construction projects across various sectors, including residential, commercial, infrastructure, pharmaceuticals, industrial, power generation and data centers.
Key Requirements:
- A degree in civil engineering
- A third level qualification in Construction Management
- Membership of a recognised professional body
- 5 years post qualification experience in a similar role
- A proven track record in delivering complex projects on time and within budget
The Contracts Manager is responsible for the successful delivery of multiple projects or a single high value project through leadership, people/supply chain management, commercial and contract management along with technical & engineering expertise throughout the project life cycle.
As a member of the project management team, you have the opportunity to influence safety culture onsite by demonstrating personal commitment, setting clear expectations, and effectively communicating safety policies. By consistently modelling safe behaviour, prioritising safety above productivity, and ensuring that all workers receive proper training and resources, you can foster an environment where safety is ingrained in every aspect of the construction process.
Encouraging open communication, recognising and rewarding safe behaviour, and conducting regular inspections further reinforce the importance of safety. By taking these steps, you can help create a culture where safety is a shared value and a top priority for all stakeholders involved in the project.
Key Responsibilities:
Reporting to the Project Director and Construction Director, as required your key responsibilities are:
Management, Planning, and Progress Tracking of works
- Overall responsibility for Collen regarding project performance.
- Overall management lead of large value / multiple large value projects.
- Collaborating with marketing and business development departments to support their functions.
- Managing design teams and external consultants, along with in-depth technical understanding of the design details and interfaces. Comfortable in challenging design details/decisions in order to ensure best practice compliance. Supporting Collen Design Manager and Designers.
- BIM implementation and best practices.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Project and Navisworks to plan projects. Communication of project plan and progress to site team during daily whiteboard meetings.
- Resource planning, aligning Collen staff and subcontractors to satisfy job requirements.
- Subcontractor selection and management throughout works.
- Particular focus on the management and co-ordination of Mechanical and Electrical contractors, along with other specialist and/or high value, high risk subcontractors.
- Establishing and tracking of key performance indicators for the project(s).
- Problem identification, avoidance and solving.
- Implementing lean construction practices and innovations. Strong focus on performance improvements.
- External and internal project reporting.
Meetings
- Collen lead at client meetings.
- Guidance, coaching an oversight of Collen staff at daily whiteboard meeting.
- Chairing weekly internal site meetings.
- Leading M&E meetings, supported by M&E Coordinator.
- Leading key subcontractor meetings.
- Guidance and oversight to all other site staff delegated with chairing meetings.
Commercial Management
- Commercial management of the project(s).
- Active participation in the estimating process and tendering for projects.
- Participation in pre-contract negotiations with client and subcontractors.
- Procurement management.
- Implementing and monitoring the company’s commercial procedures on projects for effective cost and value management.
- Contract administration, cash flow management and appropriate profit level results.
- Risk & opportunity identification and management.
- Value management and value engineering.
- Preparation and presentation of monthly financial appraisals.
- Final account negotiation and agreement, with client and subcontractors.
Quality Control
- Quality and technical oversight of building elements and direction to site teams on such matters.
- Operate the quality management system and processes, company, statutory and project specific. Review compliance regularly.
- ‘Right first time’ approach to completing all works & quality controls.
People Management
- Commitment to personal continuous professional development.
- Involvement in staff recruitment and retention.
- Maintaining client relationships through direct interface with client and their representatives.
- Leading and supporting site management & site engineering team. Encouraging and maintaining a high performing team through continuous motivation, strong communication and morale building.
- Ongoing monitoring of staff performance, including guidance and coaching, motivating those on site to achieve maximum performance.
- Ongoing review of staff skills and abilities, maximising individual staff strengths and identifying areas for support necessary for improvement.
- Dispute Resolution.
- Dealing with unions and labour employment issues.
Health and Safety
- Health and safety management of the project, with support of a health and safety team.
To apply for this position email: [email protected]