Contracts Manager

ABOUT US Since 2010, Return Property Services has delivered refurbishment projects across London and the South East in the residential, commercial and education sectors, including heritage and listed buildings. Clients include Knight Frank, JLL, Savills, The Crown Estate and Wellcome Trust. On every project we work closely with architects, MandE designers, structural, fire and temporary works engineers, and building control consultants. THE ROLE We are looking for a Contracts Manager to plan and deliver our refurbishment projects (£100k £2m) safely, on time, on budget and to a high standard. Our clients include corporate and portfolio landlords, the Great Estates, asset managers and property managers, often through their surveyors and architects acting as Contract Administrators. This is a full-time, permanent position based at our Fitzrovia office, with regular site visits. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Manage multiple projects from pre-start to handover Build and manage detailed programmes as Gantt charts in Microsoft Project Prepare site logistics plans (welfare, scaffold, access) and identify project risks Weekly report to the Directors on programme, progress, labour and quality Work with the QS on procurement, budgets and variations Survey building condition and prepare repair schedules for pricing by the QS Measure works on site, including material assessment, quantification and ordering JCT contract administration, including identifying Relevant Events and issuing delay ..... full job details .....