Role Overview
Contracts Manager – Fit out
Location: Warrington
Salary: up to £70k and package - Negotiable depending on experience
Employment: Permanent Role
Join a well‑established construction company experiencing growth. The role involves overseeing projects valued between £1‑£8m. Candidates should have experience with design and build projects, strong leadership, commercial acumen, and be friendly, engaging, and helpful.
Responsibilities
* Produce site logistics plans, methodologies, programmes and other documentation
* Attend tender interviews where required
* Provide delivery expertise and advise for tenders
* Advise on timescales to meet required dates and manage the process to ensure these are met or revised appropriately, keeping the client/sales team informed
* Advise on buildability and design
* Request site‑based project managers or site managers as appropriate to projects
* Liaise with the H&S manager to enforce health and safety policies and good practices
* Develop and complete the construction programme
* Manage the project team to ensure pre‑construction activities are completed in accordance with the programme
* Liaise with client and client’s team, including the landlord’s representative
* Monitor and manage health and safety on the project
* Oversee the project team to deliver successfully and on programme, covering all aspects of project and site management, client liaison, design, procurement, quantity surveying, furniture and other related disciplines
* Review the programme / critical path against progress and report to the management team
* Assist the site manager or site‑based project manager with problems or issues as they arise
* Report significant problems or issues to the line manager promptly and work proactively to resolve them
* Review monthly CVRs with Quantity Surveyors
* Work with the quantity surveyor to agree the procurement plan and supplier selection
* Liaise with the quantity surveyor to ensure procurement meets the programme
* Report requirements for variations to the quantity surveyor so costs can be agreed before undertaking works
* Issue emergency variation instructions to sub‑contractors if essential to meet the programme, copying in the quantity surveyor
* Report to the company management team on progress and key issues
* Maintain understanding of the profit of all projects and access CVRs when required by line manager
Benefits
* Competitive salary
* Company car or allowance
* Bonus scheme
* Pension
* Health care & more
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