Contracts Manager

Job Introduction

Gleeson are looking for an experienced site professional to join our ever-growing build department as Contracts Manager to assist the build team in ensuring quality homes are built for our customers. As Contracts Manager you will maintain excellent levels of Health and Safety, delivering high levels of customer satisfaction and producing defect free homes.

Role Responsibility

 Build Quality Standards

• Provide quality time on sites to fully assess the quality of our contractors and our own trades.
• Provide advice to the site teams on all the key stages: foundations, drainage, super structure quality, pre plaster requirements and final inspections.
• Fully inspect properties prior to final inspection by NHBC and LABC to ensure the property is fully compliant with building regulations and standards, ensuring cover notes are issued on the first attempt.
• Liaise with the contractors and suppliers to discuss the site demands and requirements to aid the site teams in achieving targets.

Programming

• Assist in programme planning to a level of detail necessary for the site team to deliver the planned numbers, without delays.
• Monitor programmes on a weekly basis acting where plots are behind programme.
• Ensure site teams are fully compliant with Gleeson commercial procedures to ensure no delays are experienced.
• Ensure sites teams have all resources sufficient in enabling the correct levels of production.

Health & Safety

• By example, set the highest possible standards of leadership in promotion of HS&E procedures and best practice, ensuring compliance with Gleeson procedures and legal obligations.
• Oversee and ensure that HSE related documents and statutory site paperwork are kept up to date and undertake senior manager site inspections, ensuring that audits are carried out.
• Liaise with all parties to ensure the sites are fully compliant with Gleeson procedures, policies and safety standards are maintained, or exceeded.

Customer Care

• Monitor the customer care admin platform (mygleeson) and ensure the site teams have the support in addressing all matters in a timely fashion.
• Review final inspection sheets and assist in ensuring any found issues are addressed prior to legal completion.
• Meet with our customers to assess raised defects and arrange for action.

Key Relationships

• Build Manager
• Sales Manager
• Site Management teams
• Operations Director
• Technical & Commercial teams
• H&S Manager

Participation

• Sales Build meetings
• Operation Meetings
• Valuation meetings
• Build Meetings (build issues, H&S and customer care reviews)

The Ideal Candidate

• Experience working within a high-volume housebuilding company (essential)
• Proven working experience in construction management (essential)
• Advanced knowledge of construction management processes, means and methods
• Expert knowledge of building products, construction details and relevant rules, regulations and quality standards
• Understanding of all facets of the construction process
• Leadership and human resources management skills
• Excellent time and project management skills

Package Description

• Generous holiday entitlement of 26 days per annum + bank holidays
• Choice of company car or car allowance
• Discretionary Bonus Scheme
• Holiday Buy Back Scheme
• Company Pension Scheme
• Private Medical Insurance Scheme
• Healthshield membership
• Life Assurance Scheme
• Share Purchase Plan 

Why Gleeson?

Gleeson Homes