Overview
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This challenging opportunity requires an individual with a good technical background and demonstrable experience in supporting or delivering piling, foundations or ground geotechnical engineering sites and projects.
Due to sustained growth and a forward order workload, our client is seeking a talented Contracts Engineer with experience within the piling, foundations or ground engineering sectors. Supporting the Contracts Manager, the successful candidate will have the day-to-day responsibility for the safe, timely and profitable delivery of a wide variety of projects and schemes, all running simultaneously at different stages of completion. This will include managing a site-based team and resolving technical, operational and commercial issues as required.
The Role
* Plan, programme and deliver contracts in conjunction with the regional team, internal departments, and subcontractors in accordance with company policy
* Take responsibility for all assigned projects, including the review of estimates and designs to ensure buildability, and lead projects with the client from receipt of order to completion
* Attend pre-contract and regular site meetings with the client, client’s agents and key sub-contractors to ensure the smooth running of contracts
* Inspect works in progress to ensure conformance to QA procedures and specification, and that schemes are delivered in accordance with the correct designs and specifications
* Ensure HSEQ plans and RAMS are prepared for contracts in accordance with company policy
* Attend regular meetings with the contracts team to provide progress reports on projects, and where required, offer proposals or recommendations to enable successful delivery
* Provide technical and operational input into estimates for schemes
* Assist in the preparation of proposals during the pre-tender phase as required
* Ensure the commercial team is provided with all relevant information, documentation and instructions to support contract variations and final accounts submissions for payment
* Carry out toolbox talks as required
* Ensure all projects are planned and executed in accordance with company policy, whilst maintaining and improving the professional image of the company
* Analyse and interpret detailed client requirements, drawings and specifications
* Work under deadline pressures in an efficient, composed and calm manner
* Assist the business to meet financial targets
* Help manage suppliers and sub-contractors to improve safety, performance and profit
The Person
* Possessing experience in a contracts, projects or site role from any area of the piling, foundations, retaining structures or ground engineering sectors
* Experience in development and delivery of projects with a diplomatic and pragmatic approach, but with a hands-on attitude to clients, sub-contractors and teams
* Exposure to various contracts with a lead-from-the-front approach
* Experience across a variety of projects, including multi-discipline techniques
* Understanding of all stages of the contracting process, with ability to manage and develop technically and commercially
* Able to identify the requirements of assigned projects to efficiently produce a delivery plan or programme
* Communicate with clients, suppliers, contractors, site teams and colleagues
* Efficiently manage competing workloads, prioritise and schedule
* Monitor, progress and implement controls to ensure tasks are achieved to time, cost and quality
* Develop and select effective solutions to project requirements
* Communicate facts to stakeholders effectively
* Deliver efficient and effective customer service at all times
Our Client
Our client is a market-leading piling, foundations, retaining structures and ground engineering contractor. Their service offering includes restricted access and open sites and covers all disciplines and techniques for a wide variety of clients and project applications. They complete projects successfully to high standards and provide total support from start to finish of each contract.
An attractive basic salary (commensurate with experience) plus extensive benefits package is on offer, with career progression given a significant contract pipeline for the long-term future.
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