Job Title: Contracts Manager – Groundworks
Location: Can be based at any of our Portakabin locations within England and Wales
Salary: £50,000- £55,000
Annual Leave: 25 days plus bank holidays
We’re looking for an enthusiastic, results driven individual who is keen to collaborate and engage with teams to become our new Contracts Manager - Groundwork.
Your role will be to lead and manage a multi-disciplined team of contractors, consultants, and internal personnel to deliver high value / risk Groundworks projects from inception through to conclusion of all matters.
To be successful in the role you will have come from Groundwork and Construction background as you will be responsible for the performance of Groundworks projects relating to commercial order wining, financial income & margin, project management, health & safety, team operations, and supply chain.
Role Responsibilities
- Support Regional Groundworks / Hire teams in order winning by managing opportunity requirements including attending client sites and producing / managing tender submissions including Groundwork’s quotations, Scope of Works (SOW) and other supporting documents / information to ensure proposals are accurate, value engineered and fit for purpose.
- Lead, guide and cooperate with regional resources as appropriate to ensure opportunities / projects are planned and delivered successfully to achieve requirements associated with commercial, operational, programme, health & safety and quality standards.
- Ensure the Portakabin commercial position is robust by obtaining multiple quotations and appraising contractors returns to demonstrate compliance with the opportunity requirements and value for money.
- Personify “Zero Harm” and promote a culture of proactive Health and Safety management by ensuring safe working and considering health and wellbeing.
- Ensure that all works and operations are carried out and completed in accordance with any applicable project specific specifications, quality systems e.g., ISO 9001 & British Standards (BS) and at all times comply with the principles laid out in the Divisional Customer Charter.
- Build strong relationships with teams outside of Groundworks, supporting one another to achieve the strategy for Groundworks.
Benefits & Opportunities
- Option to buy 5 days of annual leave
- Contributory pension
- Annual bonus
- A range of dedicated health and wellbeing services
- Employee Assistance Program
- A chance to give back to your community with an annual Volunteering Day Off
- Fully funded professional qualifications and membership
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Employee Benefits Program (Discounts at 100s of shops, gyms, restaurants and even holidays!)
Our Ideal Candidate
We are looking for someone who has:
- Full UK driving licence
- Previous experience of Groundwork/Construction.
- Competent at managing, forecasting and reporting project financial information
- Previous experience in a project management related role, ideally within the construction industry (traditional or modular)
- Proficient at interpreting / recording client requirements and planning actions to deliver against requirements and programme
- Proven experience of managing health and safety within complex working environments
- Experienced in producing and managing commercial practices e.g. tendering / work winning / bid development
Even if you do not match all our ‘ideal’ criteria we would still be very keen to receive your CV as we love developing our people and may feel that you could be developed into this role.
We are conducting interviews during, or before, the week commencing 30th September.
About Portakabin
As innovators in the science of building, we provide modular buildings for hire and sale, as well as supplying refurbished buildings and construction site accommodation. We deliver building solutions for organisations of any size, in sectors ranging from manufacturing, education, and health to transport, utilities, and construction.
Portakabin now employs more than 2,000 people across ten European countries.
As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. Portakabin is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective colleagues. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives and hire great people to build talented and diverse teams.
We are committed to making reasonable adjustments throughout the application, recruitment, and onboarding processes for candidates that require additional support and/or adjustments to be made. If you are having any difficulty applying, please contact our recruitment team on resourcing@portakabin.com.
