Contracts Manager

Full Time 37.5 hours

Would you like to work for a progressive and ambitious company which is also one of the most successful within the UK construction industry?

If so, we’ve a fantastic opportunity within our Construction business for an ambitions and talented Contracts Manager to join us in Thames Valley!

About the Role

Joining our successful team of passionate and dedicated managers, you’ll report to our Operations Director, oversee multiple projects, with diverse Site teams, and additional have the ability to step in and lead large projects should the workload demand. You’ll set up projects and support the teams to manage the design, have a sound understanding of procurement, managing customers expectation, whilst focusing on safety and quality, demonstrating leadership and character. The role involves working closely with the preconstruction teams to ensure sufficient resource and contribution from an operational perspective resulting in robust and fully considered tender submission that enables the best possible delivery on site. Being commercially aware and have the ability to motivate people is crucial. Ultimately ensuring all functions are coordinated and working as one team

About You

Already experienced as a contracts manager you will be educated to higher HNC/HND level in Building Studies (or equivalent). You will have experience of ensuring that contracts are within full compliance with health and safety, quality and environmental legislation as well as compliant with company procedures. Ensuring all risks are understood and sufficiently managed. You will also have experience of monitoring and driving progress of the construction/maintenance to ensure the finished works are to the correct specification. Have the skills to mentor, motivate and performance manage the teams to ensure optimum and effective delivery.

Ideally, you’ll have worked on Educational, Healthcare, Leisure, residential, life sciences and Defence schemes between £5 and £20 million with the ability to run up to 3 live schemes

A full UK driving licence is essential.

Benefits

We strive to support our colleagues to achieve a healthy work-life balance. We understand that many of our people have family and personal responsibilities and so we are committed to providing that support. Pension Scheme matched up to 6%; 26 days holiday plus bank holidays and rising to 30 days after 8 years’ service (1 day per 2yr service) and the holiday plus scheme; Private Healthcare Cover; Life Assurance up to 4 times your basic salary; Recognition for professional qualification/membership achieved up to £1000; Mental Wellbeing and Employee Supports; People Portal for high street discounts; Long Service Awards; Sharesave Plan; Incentive Scheme; Enhanced Family leave and more!

About Us

Morgan Sindall provides national construction services to private and public sector customers across a comprehensive range of markets. We aim to create great results for our customers, partners and ourselves.

The Thames Valley office covers the M40 / M4 corridor and was created in 2015 to capitalise on our partnership arrangement with Slough Council. The team has grown in 2016 from 7 to over 70 people and is focused on early-stage procurement to create efficient solutions for customers. Our focus is on public buildings and with an extensive local authority and university pipeline now across the entire Thames Valley.

Please refer to the full Job Description upon completing your application

At Morgan Sindall Construction we encourage diversity of people and thought, and we embrace peoples’ differences.

Everyone is unique and we value the different ideas, experiences, and perspectives that each individual brings to their work, their team, and the wider business.

We are committed to ensuring we create the very best place to work in the industry, and an environment where every person feels included and is treated equally, fairly and with respect.

We actively promote an inclusive culture where you can be yourself at work. It’s this approach we believe brings out the best in everyone and creates a fun, dynamic, innovative, and rewarding environment.

Morgan Sindall is an equal opportunities employer and has been accredited with the Positive About Disabled People ‘Two Ticks’ accreditation. We are also an Investors in People company.