Contracts Manager

1 week ago


Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom TipTopJob Full time

My client, a long-established and highly successful civil engineering contractor specialising in railway engineering, is looking for a Contracts Manager to join their work winning team on a permanent basis.

As a primary contractor for Network Rail, my client delivers a wide range of projects from earthworks and embankment-stabilisation schemes to major structural projects such as footbridge replacements and bridge refurbishments.

This is a fantastic opportunity to carve out a long-term career with a reputable business.

Candidate Responsibilities:

  1. Operational Management: Oversee the buildings Management Framework for Network Rail, ensuring compliance with health, safety, environmental, and quality standards.
  2. 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.
  3. Programme and Commercial Planning: Strong understanding of NEC3/NEC4 contracts, particularly regarding compensation events and risk management. Commercially astute, with experience in budgeting, forecasting, and cost management.
  4. Project Controls: Monitor project performance against budgets, handle scope change identification, and ensure timely change orders and early warning notifications.
  5. Reporting and Analysis: Produce and analyse progress reports, updated cost forecasts, and lead monthly review meetings with project teams.
  6. Risk Management: Implement a comprehensive risk management process to pre-emptively identify and mitigate potential risks.
  7. 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 Requirements:
  1. Relevant engineering or commercial qualification (e.g., BSc Civil Engineering, Quantity Surveying, or NVQ 6/7 in Construction minimum or suitably qualified by experience).
  2. Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
  3. Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to make decisions under pressure.
  4. Knowledge of health, safety, and environmental regulations applicable to the rail industry.
  5. Strong understanding of NEC3/NEC4 contracts, particularly regarding compensation events and risk management. Commercially astute, with experience in budgeting, forecasting, and cost management.
  6. Proven experience managing framework contracts within rail, infrastructure, or buildings asset management.
  7. Experience overseeing both reactive maintenance and project works in a fast-paced environment.
  8. Experience working on Network Rail Frameworks.
  9. PTS - Desirable.
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Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.
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