Contracts Manager
Location: Sheffield
Salary: Negotiable dependent on level of experience plus:
* Company Car / Car Allowance
* Ad hoc Hybrid working
* Days holiday + Statutory Bank Holidays
* Company Sick Pay
* Excellent training & development opportunities
* Healthcare options
* Company Pension and Death in Service scheme of 2x annual salary
Summary
A Tier One Principal Contractor, operating throughout England and Wales, delivering multi-disciplinary buildings and civil engineering projects for Network Rail and other infrastructure clients. Has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Contracts Manager to join the business and lead a growing team within the rail and Buildings Eastern (BAM) Framework. The role involves overseeing both projects and minor works throughout the Eastern rail network, with a focus on maintenance and repair of various buildings and platforms.
You will join a team dedicated to rail buildings maintenance and asset management that handles maintenance projects, both reactive and planned. The business unit's primary focus is on maintaining and repairing rail assets under a long-term framework agreement, which includes:
* Stations - Buildings, Platforms, Car Parks
* Line side buildings
* Maintenance Delivery Units
* Signal Boxes
* Ancillaries
Responsibilities
Operational Management: Oversee the buildings Management Framework for Network Rail, ensuring compliance with health, safety, environmental, and quality standards.
Client Liaison: Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously. Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to make decisions under pressure.
Programme and Commercial Planning: Strong understanding of NEC3/NEC4 contracts, particularly regarding compensation events and risk management. Commercially astute, with experience in budgeting, forecasting, cost management.
Project Controls: Monitor project performance against budgets, handle scope change identification, and ensure timely change orders and early warning notifications.
Reporting and Analysis: Produce and analyse progress reports, updated cost forecasts, and lead monthly review meetings with project teams.
Risk Management: Implement a comprehensive risk management process to pre-emptively identify and mitigate potential risks.
Safety Management: Be accountable for all safety, health, environment, and quality matters within the framework, maintaining knowledge of health, safety, and environmental regulations applicable to the rail industry.
Candidate Specification
* Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously. Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to make decisions under pressure.
* Knowledge of health, safety, and environmental regulations applicable to the rail industry.
* Strong understanding of NEC3/NEC4 contracts, particularly regarding compensation events and risk management. Commercially astute, with experience in budgeting, forecasting, cost management.
* Proven experience managing framework contracts within rail, infrastructure, or buildings asset management.
* Experience overseeing both reactive maintenance and project works in a fast-paced environment.
* Experience working on Network Rail Frameworks.
* Relevant engineering or commercial qualification (e.g. BSc Civil Engineering, Quantity Surveying or NVQ 6/7 in Construction minimum or suitably qualified by experience).
* Railway Safety Training (PTS) or willingness to obtain.
For further information and to apply get in touch.
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Required Qualifications
* None
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