Construction Contracts Manager

Job Summary by the careerbalance.co.uk Team:

28Job Description:

Our North Scotland construction business has a strong commitment to the North East area with a healthy pipeline of upcoming construction projects the business is a main player in the Aberdeenshire region. We have the capability to deliver high value construction projects . An excellent opportunity exists for a Contracts Manager to join us in a key role overseeing multiple concurrent projects across the region in a role that will offer a high level of influence and long term growth opportunity in the senior operational oversight of the region . 

 

Location: Aberdeen, Scotland – need for flexibility to travel across the wider North East Scotland region

Contract: Full Time, Permanent 

 

What will you be responsible for?

As Contracts Manager you’ll be influential in the ongoing profitable delivery of projects across the region. The Contracts Manager will take an important role in setting and achieving regional business plan through effective management of people, resources, sub contractors, clients and budgets. 

Your day to day will include:

• Managing project teams, ensuring performance against programme and budgets 
• Managing client relationships both in relation to ongoing tender opportunities and delivery of live projects 
• Set and managing business budgets, oversee staffing requirements and manage recruitment of staff into the business. 

 

What are we looking for?

This role of Contracts Manager requires 

• Experience of operating within the Tier 1 Main Contracting environment at a senior management level
• Demonstrable experience of managing business units or regions encompassing multiple live projects at various stages of the project lifecycle
• Strong financial management skills ability to project and manage budgets 
• Strong network in the local market, able to add value to business development and tenders through operational input.
• Strong technical construction knowledge / experience gained through prior delivery

 

We’re all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don’t tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.

 

Rewards and benefits
We’re proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

 

Diversity and inclusion
Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We’re proud of the steps we’ve taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier’s diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.

 

We look forward to seeing your application to join the #constructionrevolution #joinkier

Location: Cairnie, Aberdeenshire