Contracts Manager

**In a Nutshell**:
We have a fantastic opportunity for a Contracts Manager to join our team at Vistry Partnerships East Midlands, to oversee sites in the Northampton, Peterborough, and Cambridge areas. The sites will comprise of open market sale plots and HA plots, built forour extensive Client base in the area. Traditional build and timber frame construction methods will be used on 2 and 3 storey housing and apartments. The position would suit an established Contracts Manager, that can demonstrate the ability to deliver developmentand contracting housing schemes, taking overall responsibility for contract control and monthly reporting into the regional office. The Contracts Manager will take full responsibility for overseeing the Production team production functions on contracts allocatedby the Construction Director from award through to issue of Maintenance Certificate and to maintain and maximise quality of service and profitability.

**Let's cut to the chase, what's in it for you...**
- Competitive salary and package
- 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays, and the option to buy or sell up to 5 days per annum
- Private Healthcare
- Company Contributory Pension Scheme
- Life Assurance 4 x annual salary
- Sharesave scheme
- Company car, car allowance or travel allowance _(role and geographic dependant)_
- Support with a professional membership

**What we would like from you...**
- Behave in line with our values - Integrity, Caring & Quality
- Degree/NHC/HND in Construction
- Experience managing housing contracts in mixed tenure and social housing formats.
- Good knowledge of traditional and timber frame constructions methods
- Excellent management and communication skills with the ability to proactively manage production teams on several live construction sites at any one time, including direct labour and sub-contractor resource and the ability to deliver quality constructionprojects within budget and programme timescales in a safe environment.
- Proven experience at Project Management / Contracts Management within a residential developer

**More about the Contracts Manager role...**
- Develop, support, and encourage Health & Safety best practice whilst ensuring compliance to Group H&S Policy & regulations.
- The role will include taking full responsibility for ensuring all production functions on contracts from award through to issue of maintenance certificate are completed.
- Ensure that all additional work is identified, fully costed and agreed with the client to ensure that positive and ongoing customer relationships are maintained.
- Provide production input to enhance tender opportunities and develop effective lines of communication with the pre-commencement department to ensure continuing feedback on market intelligence, technical developments, build-ability issues and specific marketopportunities.
- Clearly maintain and enforce HS&E standards as required and in accordance with the Company's HS&S Policies to ensure the safety & welfare of the general public, staff and supply chain.
- Control information/drawing registers in conjunction with the Technical Department, ensuring site and all sub-contractors are issued with relevant information in a timely manner.
- Review SSER reports, quality management i.e. NHBC RIs, and programme implications for all sites.
- Ensure projects are compliant with relevant building regulations, planning conditions & warranty provider standards.
- Promote the strategic requirement for being a 5* NHBC builder.

**Let's tell you a bit more about us**

The Group came together at the start of 2020, bringing together the energy, talent and deep-rooted experience of Bovis Homes, Linden Homes and Vistry Partnerships. With a wide range of skills, experience and backgrounds - we have come together to live ourvalues of Integrity, Caring and Quality.

We are all about people, and it is our people, around 3000 of us, who have created a UK top-five housebuilder, with a five-star rating. We care about the wellbeing of our people and we value diversity and inclusion, seeking to create a supportive, dynamicenvironment where talented and dedicated people can develop their career.