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Contracts ManagerLocation:
Thornaby, TS17Looking for a career where your ambition meets real opportunity? Join Persimmon Homes as a Contracts Manager and step into a role where your success is celebrated, your growth supported, and your work truly matters.Why Persimmon Homes?
We''re one of the UK''s largest and most established housebuilders — FTSE 100 listed, with 29 regional offices and thousands of quality homes built every year.At Persimmon, We Don''t Just Build Homes — We Build Careers. When You Join Us As a Contracts Manager, You''ll Benefit FromCompetitive salaryBonusCar Allowance or Company Car5* housebuilder - Be part of a company that consistently delivers quality homes and outstanding customer satisfactionHealthcareLife Cover and Contributory PensionEmployee Benefits Platform – giving you access to high-street discounts, wellbeing support, and moreCommitted to diversity, inclusion, and empowering your developmentWhat is the role?
We are looking to recruit an experienced Contracts Manager to join our Construction Team. This role reports into the Construction Director and oversees the week to week management of a number of sites, whilst supporting the site management teams and maintaining a steady flow of information between all departments. The purpose of the role is to manage the build programme, ensuring all aspects of construction projects are in conformity with the Persimmon Way, budgets, timelines and construction and quality standards.What You’ll Do As a Contracts ManagerManage a number of construction projects ensuring they are completed on time and to specification, while complying with company and construction build and quality standardsManage, report and cost control the logistics and resources associated with developments, working to regulatory and quality standards and implementing cost saving solutions, to ensure compliance and budgetary targets are metConduct routine visual inspections and ensure site operations are monitored, recorded and in compliance with Group construction standards and the Persimmon WayManage the workforce effectively, conducting HR processes including resourcing, performance management, coaching and training to ensure sites are adequately resourced and employees achieve their full potentialAppoint and retain subcontractors, including sourcing and negotiation of contracts, to ensure resources are available to achieve build and quality targetsEnsure subcontractors deliver performance against Group guidelines, to ensure costs are controlled and projects complete on time, to the desired quality standards and within budgetWork cohesively with other departments across the Operating Company such as Sales and Customer Care to ensure achievement of targetsDelivery of the Group Health, Safety and Environment Policy while ensuring compliance throughout the team to ensure health and safety standards are metWhat experience do I need?Experience within the housebuilding construction industryUnderstanding of the NHBC or /LABC/Premier standardsUnderstanding of Health, Safety and Environmental legislationExperience managing multiple construction development sitesCurrent CSCS Card (Construction Skills Certification Scheme)SMSTS (Site Management Safety Training Scheme) is preferredFull UK Driving Licence is essentialQualified to minimum NVQ Level 7 in Construction Site Supervision is desirable, however training will be ..... full job details .....