Due to the continued growth of their CP7 civils portfolio, our client, a well known Railway contractor is seeking to employ a Contracts Manager to be based from their South Yorkshire office.
If you have previous experience of delivering schemes within the Rail Industry, are commercially astute and can manage a high volume of reactive works then please get in touch.
Job Description:
- Oversee end-to-end contract management of the framework, ensuring compliance with NEC4 ECSC (NR29) and Network Rail standards.
- Manage the financial performance of the framework, including budgeting, forecasting, cost control and margin protection.
- Ensure early warnings, variations and compensation events are managed in accordance with contractual requirements.
- Oversee supply chain management, including subcontractor procurement, performance monitoring and compliance.
- Work closely with the commercial team to ensure accurate valuations, applications for payment and final accounts.
- Lead the successful delivery of reactive maintenance and planned civils works, ensuring delivery is safe, timely and to specification.
- Develop and maintain efficient work allocation and planning processes to support emergency and reactive response.
- Oversee KPIs and SLAs, ensuring performance aligns with Network Rail requirements.
- Liaise with PMs, WDM/SPMs, engineers and site teams to resolve issues and support delivery.
- Ensure health, safety and environmental compliance across all works.
- Act as the primary contract-level point of contact with Network Rail.
- Provide regular reporting on performance, risks and financial position to senior leadership and the client.
- Attend progress meetings, site visits, audits and assurance activities.
We are interested in speaking to individuals that have experience of managing framework contracts and that have a strong understanding of NEC4 contracts. You will have experience of delivering reactive maintenance works and be a strong leader, capable communicator and be able to build and maintain relationships. |
