Senior Contracts Manager Construction

Job Position: Senior Contracts Manager Construction
Ref: 4998
Location: Eastern Cape
Salary: Negotiable commensurate with qualification and experience

Qualifications / Requirements:
• Tertiary Degree/Diploma (Building or Civil)
• Professional registration: SACPCMP (Construction Manager)
• Minimum of 15 years technical experience
• Minimum of 8 years Managerial experience
• Willing to travel and work long hours

IT skills:
• Diary management - One note - intermediate
• Excel - intermediate
• Navigating on virtual meeting platforms
• Outlook - intermediate
• PowerPoint - intermediate
• Word - intermediate

Systems and software skills:
• BuildSmart - intermediate
• Candy - advanced
• CCS estimating - intermediate
• CCS programming and planning - advanced
• CCS valuation - intermediate
• OneDrive and Bos - advanced
• SharePoint - advanced
• SHEQ compliance system - advanced

Management skills:
• Change management
• Delegation
• Managing performance
• Mentoring skills
• Situational management of people
• Team morale and effectiveness
• Personal effectiveness skills:
• Communication skills - verbal and written
• Deadlines achievement
• Ethics and confidentiality
• Facilitation and presentation skills
• Planning and organising
• Problem-solving
• Professional conduct
• Telephone etiquette
• Train the Trainer - advanced

Technical skills:
• Bill of Quantities interpretation - advanced
• Construction industry standards - advanced
• Construction programming - advanced
• Contract knowledge - advanced
• Cost reporting - advanced
• Data collation - advanced
• Drawings understanding - advanced
• Financial acumen - advanced
• Industry knowledge and trends - advanced
• Interviewing skills (suppliers) - advanced
• Management of non-conformance
• Measurement taking
• Negotiation skills
• Project costing
• Project management
• Quality management
• Report writing
• Risk management
• Setting out
• Stock management
• Tender preparation

Key Performance Areas:
Provide effective leadership in the promotion of HSE compliance in the workplace:
• Actively contribute to a safe working environment through visible leadership
• Enforce such measures as may be necessary in the interest of HSE
• Ensure discipline and compliance amongst project team and contractors
• HSE included in management meeting agenda
• Support HSE campaigns rolled out within the region

Take complete responsibility and accountability for the overall quality compliance of the project under his/her control:
• Extensive knowledge of the project specifications
• Complete comprehension of the company quality systems as well as the associated
• compliance documentation i.e. project quality plans, quality control plans, work
• Assist and oversee the implementation and maintenance of the Quality Management System
• Manage and control non-conformities by participation and regular liaising with the quality department
• Raising system and operational NCR's being part of the investigation root cause analysis and implementation of control measures

Drive short- and long-term planning and programming and oversee optimal document management and business reporting through SharePoint and the BOS system:
• Drive the compilation of detailed contract programme at outset of project in conjunction with detailed method statements, information required schedule, long-lead schedule and risk assessments
• Ensure the SA takes overall responsibility for short/medium term planning, the organisation of all resources and briefs project teams, contractors and suppliers
• Assist Quantity Surveyor in compilation of CSS reports and reports on the financial aspects in conjunction with the Quantity Surveyor
• Drive the compilation of a recovery programme where slippage experienced and practise customer focused approach to deliver project within contractual timelines
• Collaborate with Quantity Surveyor to look for profitable synergies and manages the financial integrity of projects undertaken
• Identifies, manages and minimises areas of risk and dispute

Plan, monitor and manage project costs, ensuring effective optimisation of site financial performance:
• Participate in and contributes to tender finalization meeting, ensuring all legal and commercial requirements are complied with and monitor competitive terms
• Drive quality, health and safety systems and compliance thereof
• Ensure that the financial and contractual provisions of the contract are properly interpreted and applied
• Ensure that actual contract costs are in line with agreed budgets and oversees material / labour and subcontractor budget
• Ensure and provide interpretation to support the contact implementation and in conjunction with the Quantity Surveyor, scrutinises, translates and administers the contract pack
• Ensure detection and management of delays, variations, changes and new items
• Represent company on matters of variance, claims and dispute resolution
• Close collaboration between all stakeholders and assist Client with value engineering
• Drive the compilation of detailed contract programme at outset of project in conjunction with detailed method statements, information required schedule, long-lead schedule and risk assessments
• Assist QS in compilation of CSS and attend CSS report meetings

Customer/stakeholder management:
• Maintain professional relationships with all stakeholders
• Ensure team conduct in accordance with brand and company standard
• Ensure team performance contributes to positive customer experience and customer satisfaction metrics
• Provide tendering, procurement and contractual assistance and expertise
• Ensure appointments are done timeously and manages approved subcontractors and specialist suppliers, chairs relevant meetings and takes appropriate action to address underperformance
• Manage client liaison in a professional and solutions-driven manner to understand and meet their expectations
• Participate in meetings
• Main point of contact for clients, Site Managers and building contractors throughout the project
• Act as an expert advisor and provides astute alternatives where applicable to clients, consultants, subcontractors and senior management
• Work with the Consultant Team in a collaborative and proactive manner to ensure that we receive information timeously and understand their needs and expectations
• Provide a best practice service and builds sustainable relationships with key parties whilst respecting diversity and encourages an environment that values collaboration and inclusivity

Leadership and people management:
• Provide reportees with purpose, vision and goals aligned to company strategy
• Provide clarity, set objectives and manage reportees performance in accordance with assigned roles and responsibilities
• Recruit and onboard effectively and for team sustainability
• Future proof teams and performance by constantly scouting for talented staff
• Promote adaptability, flexibility and acceptance of change in the company’s culture of continuous improvement
• Promote solutions thinking and creativity
• Ensure ethical conduct and a sense of community
• Promote information sharing, guidance and inter-departmental collaboration
• Equip reportees with tools, resources and mentoring to perform to the highest level possible
• Identify talent and drive individual development plans to ensure future bench strength in department and company
• Create an environment of trust, high morale and a cohesive winning team culture
• Coaching and leadership of peers and subordinates