Senior Contracts Manager | (EMC.)

Structural Steel Senior Contracts Manager | Connacht

One of Ireland’s reputable offsite specialist Construction Companies
Excellent Opportunity to take a lead role within a highly innovative company in Connacht
Excellent Package on offer with scope for further career development

Oradeo Recruitment is currently seeking an experienced Senior Contracts Manager to work in Connacht for one of the country’s Specialist offsite Construction Companies on a permanent basis.

The Senior Contracts Manager will be working alongside the senior management team of the organisation with a view of achieving and improving operational and commercial success

Senior Contracts Manager Responsibilities:

As a Senior Contracts Manager you will be tasked with proposing suitable changes to design to improve saving, ease construction programme, enhance specification and quality on completion
Preparing and complete commercial monitor reconciliation on a monthly basis to highlight areas of overspend or savings thus appropriate action can be taken
Ensuring in receipt of and fully aware of all information at Estimating/Surveying handover
The Development of Project Commercial Plans and ensuring buy in from the project team and management
Provision of advice and feedback as projects progress, to senior management
Plan, maintain and control the financial administration of all construction work to obtain and maintain maximum cost effectiveness
Understand and implement the requirements of the company Commercial Management Procedure
The Senior Contracts Manager will ensure effective procurement and supply chain management
Be very commercially aware, ensuring that an efficient and effective change control system is in place
Development of recovery strategies where necessary
Implementation of effective means of controlling contractual documentation on the project ensuring that the team prepare and maintain programmes and related records
Management of all commercial/contractual related aspects
Actively participate in site project meeting and ensure that all commercial matters are discussed and problems investigated and resolved
As a Senior Contracts Manager you must be able to function autonomously and jointly with senior management. You must routinely make management decisions pertaining to project issues with minimal supervision throughout the life of the project
Must function effectively as liaison between the company and external Client executives so as to protect the Company and the specific project, to resolve issues or concerns in conjunction with the Board of Directors
Instruct, coach and direct the project staff with respect to construction, contractual, and regulatory requirements with responsibility for assigned work
Manage day to day operational duties
Demonstrates continuous efforts to improve operations, decrease turnaround times, streamline work processes, and work cooperatively and jointly to provide quality seamless customer service
Develop and deliver progress reports, analyse results and troubleshoot problem areas
Build, grow and develop business relationships for the success of the project

Necessary Requirements:

Have a proven track record of seeing projects through to their successful completion
Strong customers focus skills, with the ability to build relationships and networks with strategic stakeholders
Have a sound knowledge of current construction techniques, build ability and value engineering concepts
Able to demonstrate excellent communication and presentation skills
Able to demonstrate financial, commercial and business development acumen
Analytical thinker with demonstrated problem solving skills
Ability to work well under pressure and within a strict deadline environment
Must be technically competent with the ability to set and track project milestones and deliverables

For more information on this Senior Contracts Manager role or other Contract Manager opportunities please contact Eavan McCallig at Oradeo Recruitment confidentially on +353 (0) 1 6877 188 / +44845 643 4964

About Oradeo – Oradeo Recruitment are specialists in the construction & engineering sector. We are a leading service provider in Ireland, UK and Europe for professional recruitment services and the provision of managed labour in Construction & Civil Engineering, Data centres, Mechanical & Electrical, Life Sciences and Renewable Energies sectors