Contract Manager – Highways

We are currently recruiting an experienced Contract Manager, ideally with a background in Micro Asphalt or Road Surface Dressing is desirable but not essential. Working knowledge of Highway Maintenance / Traffic Management is essential.

Our client is a leading Highways and Civils contractor working across the UK.

Responsibilities:-
• Appointing sub-contractors by selecting and evaluating them as well as monitoring and controlling their performance
• Travel to and managing multiple sites during a day
• Determining required resources, allocating resources, establishing protocols and standards, scheduling staff, resolving problems, evaluating deadline estimates and adjusting as needed, and implementing change orders
• Fulfil human resource needs by adhering to procedures and policies and communicating job expectations
• Approve projects by performing inspections at critical phases
• Meet operational standards by resolving problems, contributing information to strategic plans, and identifying improvements
• Maintain healthy and safe work environment by enforcing procedures and standards and complying with legal regulations.
• Co-ordinate the storage and quantities of material to maximize Output
• Training or ensuring that workers are properly trained for their specific roles.
• Manage contract to ensure full SHEQ requirements
• Manage performance requirements of the contract to meet KPI’s, and feedback to both Client & HQ.
• Providing real-time feedback.
• Carry out site audits as per company requirements.
• Assisting in resolving any operational issues raised by the Contractor or members of the public. For example, a quality or a customer care issue.
• Measuring, Designing & Surveying sites.
• Ensuring compliance of Sub-Contractors in accordance with timelines, costs and outputs.
• Liaising and communicating by phone and emails with the Client for daily progress reporting and to attend regular scheduled formal meetings.
Tickets / Qualification
• SMSTS,
• CSCS, ( Manager – Black )
• Clean Driving License.

If this of interest please call us on 0207 401 8886 and ask to speak with our Highways team.