Contracts Manager
JCA are seeking a Contracts Manager to join the Project Engineering division, based in the West Midlands with travel required to sites in Manchester and Gloucester.
Job Overview
* Take full financial and delivery responsibility for a portfolio of contracts ensuring that JCA cost effectively deliver contracted services as well as additional services, within legislative and contractual obligations.
* Manage all activities necessary, as required to achieve success at all contract life cycle phases, including lead generation, opportunity management, enquiry to quote process, pre-contract phase, post contract phase and defects and liability period.
* Deliver projects in accordance with contracted requirements. Ensure that contracts are correctly administered in accordance with the relevant legal framework.
* Manage direct and indirect resources, supply chain, plant, materials and logistics necessary to ensure successful contract completion.
* Carry out financial forecasting and reporting of cost, sales, gross profit, and risk associated with all projects assigned to you.
* Ensure that statutory obligations are met in full and ensure that the business is not exposed to undue risks.
* Maintain excellent client relationships, develop and maximise opportunities for additional revenue and margin and contract retention.
* Work with all stakeholders to identify opportunities in line with business strategy.
Main Duties
* Manage an assigned portfolio of contracts, ensuring that the works are delivered with the contractual obligation and cost effectively.
* Manage the portfolio of contracts achieving a minimum gross margin as specified by the Company KPI.
* Implement a self-auditing regime to validate that works are being completed in accordance with the Contract Execution Plan.
* Generate additional works opportunities on the portfolio of contracts to achieve an additional contract value as set out in specific objectives.
* Ensure that all company-wide processes and procedures are fully deployed in delivering the services associated with contracted and additional works.
* Manage contract works in accordance with the contract execution plan. Ensure contract execution plan is updated and maintained for the life cycle of the contract.
* Manage contract delivery teams ensuring that resources are efficiently allocated to contracts for the contract duration.
* Manage supply chain and sub-contractor performance in respect of the delivery of contract specific services.
Qualifications and Experience
Must have qualifications in one of the following:
* Construction and/or Engineering Qualification (ONC, HND or Degree Level in Mechanical, Electrical, Building Services or Construction)
* Technical Qualification
* CSCS card holder relevant to role
* First aid at work
* Can demonstrate delivery of projects of a comparable size, value and in a comparable industry or market sector.
* Can demonstrate leadership and management style in keeping with JCA's brand image.
* Can demonstrate excellent analytical skills and has experience of Document Management Systems, Sharepoint, Dynamics CRM, Asta Powerproject, Excel, Anaplan or similar/equivalent packages.
* Has experience of working in an SME and can demonstrate an understanding of the need to have a broad business understanding.
* Knowledge of the construction and engineering industry's statutory requirements, methods and processes.
* Driving Licence holder.
* Able to be SC/DV Cleared.
About us
JCA is a multi-faceted engineering services and construction business. Our core expertise is in the development of buildings and facilities with business critical engineering systems.
We deliver a comprehensive range of services to meet the needs of commercial property owners operating in a number of industry sectors.
We are proud to provide excellence as standard and it's our mission to be recognised as leading our industry in service and innovation through engineering and business excellence.
Seniority level: Not Applicable
Employment type: Full-time
Job function: Engineering and Management
Industries: Facilities Services
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