Location
Enderby, Leicestershire | United Kingdom
Job description
In a Nutshell…
We have an exciting opportunity for an Contracts Manager to join our team within Vistry North East Midlands, based at our office in Enderby, Leicestershire. As our Contracts Manager, you will take full responsibility for overseeing the Production team production functions on contracts allocated by the Construction Director from award through to issue of Maintenance Certificate and to maintain and maximise quality of service and profitability.
Let’s cut to the chase, what’s in it for you…
- Competitive basic salary and annual bonus
- Agile working possible (dependent on role)
- Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Private Healthcare
- Competitive contributory pension scheme
- Life assurance – 4 x your annual salary
- Share incentive schemes
- Employee rewards portal with many more benefits
In return, what we would like from you…
- Behave in line with our company values – Integrity, Caring and Quality
- Degree/NHC/HND in Construction
- Experience managing housing contracts in mixed tenure and social housing formats
- Good knowledge of traditional and timber frame constructions methods
- Excellent management and communication skills with the ability to proactively manage production teams on several live construction sites at any one time, including direct labour and sub-contractor resource and the ability to deliver quality construction projects within budget and programme timescales in a safe environment
- Professionally qualified or working towards a membership of a Professional Body
- Remediation of brownfield sites
- Earthworks cut/fill
- Retaining structures
- Demolition of existing properties
- Problem resolution in a timely manner
- Customer & resident complaints
- Regular 1:1 personnel reviews
- Performance managing staff
More about the Contracts Manager role…
- Develop, support and encourage Health & Safety best practice whilst ensuring compliance to Group H&S Policy & regulations.
- The role will include taking full responsibility for ensuring all production functions on contracts from award through to issue of maintenance certificate are completed.
- You will be required to report physical and financial progress, on a monthly basis, to our board of Directors.
- Attend client/key site progress meetings and produce monthly client report.
- Ensure that all additional work is identified, fully costed and agreed with the client to ensure that positive and ongoing customer relationships are maintained.
- Plan, co-ordinate, maintain and develop Management staff and operative levels to effectively undertake current and prospective workloads.
- Provide production input to enhance tender opportunities and develop effective lines of communication with the pre-commencement department to ensure continuing feedback on market intelligence, technical developments, build-ability issues and specific market opportunities.
- Visit sites on a regular basis, carrying out comprehensive site audits to ensure high standards of management controls are maintained.
- Clearly maintain and enforce HS&E standards as required and in accordance with the Company’s HS&S Policies to ensure the safety & welfare of the general public, staff and supply chain.
- Control information/drawing registers in conjunction with the Technical Department, ensuring site and all sub-contractors are issued with relevant information in a timely manner.
- Review SSER reports, quality management e. NHBC RIs, and programme implications for all sites.
- Convene and chair team meetings and ensure an appropriate record of action points are recorded, distributed and monitored to conclusion.
- Ensure projects are compliant with relevant building regulations, planning conditions & warranty provider standards.
- Ensure compliance with Vistry Business Management System (BMS).
- Ensure the whole project team from Pre-con, Design, Procurement, Commercial & Production are fulfilling their duties to ensure projects achieve Programme, Quality, Safety & Commercial goals.
- Promote the strategic requirement for being a 5* NHBC builder.
- Ensure team members understand any sustainability practices relevant to their role and encourage continuous improvement
Finally, let’s tell you a bit more about us…
At Vistry Group, we build more than homes. We develop sustainable communities across all sectors of the UK housing market through our leading housing brands Bovis Homes, Linden Homes and Countryside Homes. Delivered through Vistry Housebuilding, Countryside Partnerships and Vistry Works with the support of Vistry Services, our values of integrity, caring, and quality continue to shape all we do. We’re proud that our UK Green Building Council membership, 2021 Large Housebuilder of the Year award and status as a UK top-five housebuilder with a five-star House Builders Federation (HBF) customer satisfaction rating allows us to transform land into thriving spaces. We’re also proud that our culture sees everyone treated fairly and respectfully, with diversity and inclusion a top priority and reasonable adjustments provided during the application process. From memories and communities to worthwhile careers, we’re making Vistry.
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