Contracts Manager

2 weeks ago

Lancaster, Lancashire, United Kingdom OCU Full time
About the Opportunity

As we enter into 2024, OCU Group is continuing to maintain a sustained period of growth and expansion within the water and wastewater sector. Due to this and our continued contract winning success, we currently have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Contracts Manager to join our team based in the Northwest, Delamere and Stockport office. You will be working closely with project managers, construction managers, and other stakeholders.

Duties and Responsibilities

Key responsibilities include:

  1. Preparing tenders for clients and commercial bids to help bring in new business.
  2. Developing and presenting project proposals.
  3. Meeting with clients to find out their requirements.
  4. Producing plans and estimating budgets and timescales.
  5. Discussing, drafting, reviewing and negotiating the terms of business contracts.
  6. Agreeing budgets and timescales with the clients.
  7. Managing construction schedules and budgets.
  8. Dealing with any unexpected costs.
  9. Attending site meetings to monitor progress.
  10. Acting as the main point of contact for clients, site and project managers.
  11. Working with third parties to ensure that everyone understands their roles and responsibilities.
  12. Making sure construction projects meet agreed technical standards.
  13. Liaising with technical and financial staff, sub-contractors, legal teams, and the client's own representatives.
  14. Overseeing final accounts at the end of a project.
  15. Working on-site and in an office.
Skills and Experience

Requirements:

  • Degree or HND qualified in Construction or Project Management.
  • Existing experience of managing Water and Waste water projects.
  • Working knowledge of NEC3 / NEC4 / FIDIC contracts desirable.
  • An understanding of the construction/utilities/water industry.
  • An understanding of legal documentation.
  • Maths and IT knowledge.
  • Strong leadership skills, knows what good looks like.
  • Business management skills.
  • The ability to use your initiative.
  • Good verbal communication skills.
  • Knowledge of water industry standards, regulations, and best practices in the UK.
Company Information

Established in 1994, OCU Group is one of the fastest growing utility engineering contractors in the UK, with a long successful track record in delivering customer-focused civil engineering solutions. Working directly with many of the country's leading blue-chip power, water, telecoms, and rail clients, we are looking for the very best talent to join our growing team. We pride ourselves on empowering our employees and offering opportunities for them to take control of their own personal development and career progression in a supportive environment. We believe that being successful is a choice. We choose to be successful. We are OCU, 'One Company United'. We celebrate difference and appreciate diverse backgrounds. We encourage everyone who join us to be themselves at work and create inclusive teams in our workplace.

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