Reporting to the Divisional Managing Director, Collard Group are seeking an Earthworks Manager to ensure the smooth and efficient planning, management and resourcing of earthworks and enabling works contracts. This includes developing the operations team to enable projects to be completed on time and to budget to the satisfaction of our clients.
What’s on Offer:
- A very competitive salary depending upon experience
- Company vehicle or car allowance
- Workplace Pension Scheme
- Life assurance (4 x Salary)
- Private medical insurance (after 3 months service)
- 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays)
- Training & development opportunities
- Supportive team operating as part a family run business with free company social events
- Onsite parking
Key Responsibilities:
- Providing additional operational support where required for bid submissions, advising on tender adjudications and ensuring contract programmes are developed with any risks identified and mitigated up front.
- Reviewing contracting workload weekly and planning the resources required for each project including sub-contractor allocation and performance
- Ensuring site teams are uploading and maintaining all relevant information needed for reporting and record keeping and that progress reports are being produced whilst assessing and evaluating performance
- Providing technical and contractual support on site when needed and ensuring all works carried out comply with all current HSQE legislation and company management systems and policies.
- Providing visible HSQE leadership whilst promoting and progressing safe working practices across all operations to minimise incidents and or injuries, whilst contributing to and influencing changes to company policies or procedures and monitoring compliance
- Ensuring project forecasts are developed with commercial team and that the commercial team and client are aware of any potential claim or variation
- Reviewing contract performance with the commercial team to ensure financial targets are met on all projects, whilst supporting with contractual or legal matters which may occur
- Managing the availability and recruitment of the workforce and site management teams to ensure the capability exists to meet business requirements, whilst managing and motivating teams, setting clear expectations
- Ensuring all operatives and site staff are fully trained and competent to complete their daily tasks in a safe and efficient manner.
- Developing, managing and maintaining relationships with key clients, industry bodies and other external organisations to ensure that the company reputation is maintained and enhanced
- Preparing and developing concise operational reports which provide a true overview of operational and contractual performance on a monthly basis.
The Successful candidate will have:
- Experience in a similar role in contracts and operations management ideally within the earthworks and remediation works sectors.
- Ability to interpret employers’ requirements, specifications, contract documents and soil investigation information.
- Ability to provide a clear picture on operational performance and identifying opportunities for improvement
- Ability to be an effective communicator at all levels with strong presentation skills in front of a wide audience
- Proven record of being an excellent team player, with the ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines and push projects forward in a challenging commercial environment
- Ability to effectively utilise a range of software including the MS office suite and project programming systems.
- HNC or degree qualified in a construction related subject (desirable)
- IOSH Managing Safely
- Full UK driving licence
Please note that due to the high volume of applicants received for certain roles, we are unable to respond to all applicants. If you do not hear from us within 14 days, we thank you for your interest but please assume that your application has not been progressed on this occasion.
