Overview
We are recruiting for a South Wales based Contract Manager on behalf of one of the UK’s leading companies in outdoor play and fitness areas whose main activity is the development, production and sale of playgrounds, outdoor sports and fitness facilities including installation and servicing.
On offer is a salary of up to £57,000, a bonus scheme that could pay up to an additional £6,000, a company vehicle, 5 weeks holiday, a private healthcare package that includes dental, a company pension scheme into which the company contributes 4.5% and the employee 3.5% and a health cashback plan.
Responsibilities
* Ensuring all projects are planned properly prior to commencement.
* Ensuring quality installation from start to finish.
* Looking at areas within projects that give scope for margin enhancement and managing costs.
* Being the point of contact for clients throughout the project from prestart meetings through to completed site handover.
* Working closely with the Project Coordinators who provide back-office support for your role.
* Carrying out prestart meetings for all projects, having regular involvement in handover meetings and providing regular updates to both clients and Project Coordinators.
* Liaising with sub-contracted installers including making regular site visits during the build phase to monitor progress against plan.
* Ensuring all deliveries are monitored to meet planned start dates and communicating any issues immediately.
* Ensuring all issues or progress visits are photographed and site visit reports completed and forwarded to both clients and the assigned Project Coordinator within 24 hours.
* Developing existing and nurturING sub-contractor relationships to ensure all projects can be planned and completed efficiently as the business continues to grow.
Requirements
* Could be an existing Operations Manager, Contracts Manager or Project Manager within the Play, Landscaping, Artificial Surfacing or Construction sector, currently run your own play area or related surfacing installation company and be looking to step away and join a nationally based company; or currently work as a Playground, Play Area or related surfacing installer and be looking to take that next step up.
* Construction related project management experience and a good knowledge of play equipment, landscaping, surfacing or construction.
* Positive approach with the ability to plan and organise tasks, customer focused, computer literate, good telephone manner and the ability to work on your own initiative.
* Desirable: SMSTS or SSSTS; CSCS – Black Card; NVQ Level 6 in Construction & Site Management; RPII Level 2 Certificate.
Benefits
* Salary up to £57,000.
* Profit related bonus scheme paying up to £6,000.
* 5 weeks holiday.
* Private healthcare including dental.
* Health cashback plan.
* Enrolment into pension scheme with company contributing 4.5% and employee 3.5%.
Seniority level
* Not Applicable
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Project Management
Industries
* Construction
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