The Client

My client is a multi-disciplinary contractor based in Milton Keynes with approximately 80 employees and turnover in excess of £20M.

They have a nationwide client base including Public Sector contracts and corporate businesses, Tier 1 contractors, FM providers and a focus on logistics and distribution centres.

They are focused on capturing the growth that is being driven by the market trends for repair and refurbishment and regulatory pressure to maintain compliance and improve the energy efficiency of the UK’s existing commercial building stock.

They are implementing a people centric strategic growth plan focusing on developing a collaborative and inclusive culture, improving their quality processes and systems, employee and customer satisfaction and driving consistent and compliant services resulting in sustainable profitable growth.

The Role 

Role includes the monitoring and control of projects, ensuring health, safety, environmental and quality compliance is maintained whilst working within project budgets alongside the company’s procedures and objectives.

Key Responsibilities 

• Programme planning
• Plan projects and ensure they are programmed to a level of detail necessary for the site team to deliver the scheme without delays. 
• Ensure site team compliance with company policies and procedures.
• Attend tender handover meetings with the commercial team and plan the best delivery model for projects.
• Deliver pre-start meetings to the site team and supply chain. 
• Produce and analyse progress reports to ensure monitoring against the commercial plan for a successful commercial delivery of projects. 
• Commercially aware with experience of tracking project costs, variations, valuations.
• Experienced with agreeing accounts with supply chain.
• Implement the risk management process, review risk register and check risk controls during projects.
• Ensure weekly review of progress, budget resources and forward planning are carried out and lookahead programmes are in place. 
• Chair and attend internal and external meetings and ensure the production of accurate records of any discussions and actions. 
• Ensure timely management of design to meet the requirements of projects.
• Allocate HS&E responsibilities and duties for site personnel, check understanding and provide training as necessary.
• Oversee and ensure that HSE related documents are kept up to date and undertake site inspections, ensuring that audits and reports are produced, liaising with the necessary parties.
• Responsible for managing quality ensuring company standards are met in line with customer expectations.
• Build and maintain relationships with customers by delivering high quality projects, on time and within budget.
• Ensuring sub-contractors perform in the correct manner in respect of H&S and quality.

Person specification 

• Experience of managing commercial projects including but not limited to logistics, office fit outs, healthcare, retail. 
• Good working knowledge of contract conditions, CDM regulations, design management, cost control, programme, and risk management. 
• Experience of Microsoft Project. 
• Knowledge of JCT contracts. 
• Educated as a minimum to HNC/HND/Degree level (or equivalent)
• SMSTS
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with both customer and all levels of staff.
• Problem solving skills and analytical thinking.