Contracts Manager

We are working with an established construction company who due to company growth, has an opening within their busy insurance repairs department dealing with flood, subsidence, fire, impact and escape of water damage claims within the Southwest region. Candidates will need to demonstrate the ability to survey, assess and prepare schedules of repairs from initial site visits. Dealing with domestic and commercial properties the role will also involve overseeing of the management of the subsequent works. The right candidate will be given the opportunity to develop the role and to work with a number of insurance repair networks they are involved with. Duties will include: * Visit with policy holders and professionals to schedule and agree works to various scopes of building repairs. Typically, £15k - £100k+ * Collate costing and values using company systems and client portals * Preparing valuations and invoices on current contracts including variations and final accounts * Negotiating and procuring sub-contract packages * Production of accurate monitoring and progress reports * Monitoring effective management of appointed subcontractors’ workmanship and Health & Safety * Managing policy holder expectations * Work in conjunction with office-based coordinators in managing documents and information flow The job: * Costing scopes of work, reading and understanding structural engineers and surveyors plans to write method statements and plan works to a timely manner * Effective management of all resources associated with the projects, delivering them within budget and previously approved timeframes * Managing and monitoring in-house staff and sub-contractor performance, carrying out site visits, audits and snagging * Ensuring all projects are fully compliant with Health & Safety, Quality and Environmental legislation, producing and recording documentation * Liaising and developing relationships with clients and homeowners to ensure transparency in all stages of the project * Compiling interim and final accounts ready for invoicing within agreed SLAs * Identifying training needs for site operatives and delivering toolbox talks and updates on company procedures to employed staff and sub-contractors Applications are invited from candidates with previous experience of working in a similar role managing projects within a construction and/or Fire and Flood remediation environment You will need excellent people management, verbal and written communication skills with clients, customers and all levels of staff as well as problem solving and analytical thinking. In addition to this the ability to organise, plan and manage your time to achieve high levels of productivity is key. Full UK driving licence essential; SMSTS an advantage Please forward your up to date CV details and call Judy to discuss further. First Choice Recruitment are a privately owned independent Recruitment service provider, we act as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and as an employment business for temporary recruitment. Our service is a free and confidential service to work seekers