Job Description

Job Title:

Contracts Manager

Reports to:

Managing Director

Direct Reports:

None

Contract Type -

Full Time / Permanent Position.

Vehicle -

Car Allowance / Company Vehicle Provided.

Office Location -

Southampton (Role requires travel within the south coast).

Hours -

Office hours are 8.45am - 5pm Monday to Thursday, 8am - 3pm Friday, site hours may vary depending on project specific requirements.

Breaks -

Half an hour lunch, plus 2 x 15min breaks taken at convenience.

Holiday -

20 days holiday (plus bank holidays), Holiday purchase scheme available

Team building -

Christmas party, Social & charity events.

Recognition -

Company profit share bonus scheme.

Training -

Employee driven personal training and development plans.

Dress code -

Casual / Site Specific PEE requirements.

Our Company Values:

Collaborative

- Communicates openly, works well in a team, and engages effectively with a wide range of people to ensure smooth workflows.

Sustainable

- Committed to commercial and environmental efficiency, with an understanding of industry goals to reduce the carbon footprint of precast concrete.

Innovative

- Continuously seeks improvements, trials new ideas, and introduces innovations to benefit the business and wider construction industry.

Consistent

- Demonstrates optimism, respect, and a process-driven approach, maintaining steady progress towards company goals and values.

Dedicated

- Passionate about the company, customers, and products, striving for excellence through personal growth and delivering high-value services.

Community

- Actively contributes to the PSS team, the wider professional network, and local community initiatives.

Job Summary

As Contracts Manager, you will lead the delivery of live contracts from start to finish, making sure projects run smoothly, meet agreed timescales, and stay within budget. By providing excellent client service and maintaining strong relationships, you will help secure future opportunities for the business.

Personal Deliverables

At PSS, every team member has an important role to play towards the success of the business. We are committed to providing the right conditions to encourage the development of skills, but we cannot do it for you! In line with relevant policies and procedures, you will be expected to:

Take ownership over your own continual professional development and support others with theirs. Embrace the company ethos, including values, strategy, and goals. Successfully deliver all agreed objectives and tasks assigned to you. Prioritise your workload to hit deadlines whilst keeping a high level of attention to detail. Challenge and develop all processes and procedures, ensuring continuous improvement is at the heart of what we do. Be proactive and always lead by example. This includes having a constructive and positive attitude towards PSS as a business and your work. Ensure that all quality issues under your control are managed and resolved in a timely and cost-effective manner. Ensure that you uphold the health and safety standards of PSS. Communicate effectively with the business and external stakeholders to develop a strong and professional relationship. Be aware of your team financial budgets and support the Operations Manager in achieving them. Contribute to the successful delivery of your team's KPI's.

Job Responsibilities

All responsibilities need to be delivered in line with the relevant procedure manuals for contracts within your team.

Overall responsibility for the management of day to day activities of all live contracts. Survey all sites for access requirements and mobile crane positions and produce all required lifting plans. Agree and set final contracts programmes with customers on all assigned contracts. Manage all customer queries regarding our site activities. Effectively plan and deploy sub-contractor labour to facilitate the programme requirements and communicate to all relevant stakeholders. Manage all Subcontractor activities on site. Monitor and report on overall site productivity for all contracts. Monitoring and logging all relevant site paperwork. Ensure the overall company programme accurately reflects the required labour for all contracts. Monitoring Health & Safety and quality, reporting and investigation for your contracts. Attend external customer / contract meeting as required. Attend and contribute to internal operational meetings and deliver agreed actions.

Preferred Experience & Qualifications

English and Maths GSCE grade C and above or equivalent HNC/D or equivalent in a related discipline 3-years of experience in a similar role CPCS/NPORS Appointed Person for Crane Lifting Operations preferred CPCS/NPORS Crane Supervisor Required SMSTS or SSSTS Required

Other Skills or Qualifications

Competent with Microsoft Office 365 suite (particularly Outlook, Word, Excel) Ability to use the company Office Management Software system/s CSCS Managers Card SSSTS Card Full UK driving license
Agencies, Please do not apply.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: 35,000.00-45,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Company pension
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Southampton SO14 3LP