THE CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF BUILDING

Dublin

Full-time

Contracts Manager – Dublin

Collen

Key Requirements:

A degree in civil engineering
A third level qualification in Construction Management
Membership of a recognised professional body
5 years post qualification experience in a similar role
A proven track record in delivering complex projects on time and within budget

The Contracts Manager is responsible for the successful delivery of multiple projects or a single high value project through leadership, people/supply chain management, commercial and contract management along with technical & engineering expertise throughout the project life cycle.

Key Responsibilities:

Management, Planning, and Progress Tracking of works
Overall responsibility for Collen regarding project performance.
Overall management lead of large value / multiple large value projects.
Collaborating with marketing and business development departments to support their functions.
Managing design teams and external consultants, along with in-depth technical understanding of the design details and interfaces. Comfortable in challenging design details/decisions in order to ensure best practice compliance. Supporting Collen Design Manager and Designers.
BIM implementation and best practices.
Proficiency with Microsoft Project and Navisworks to plan projects. Communication of project plan and progress to site team during daily whiteboard meetings.
Resource planning, aligning Collen staff and subcontractors to satisfy job requirements.
Subcontractor selection and management throughout works.
Particular focus on the management and co-ordination of Mechanical and Electrical contractors, along with other specialist and/or high value, high risk subcontractors.
Establishing and tracking of key performance indicators for the project(s).
Problem identification, avoidance and solving.
Implementing lean construction practices and innovations. Strong focus on performance improvements.
External and internal project reporting.

Meetings

Collen lead at client meetings.
Guidance, coaching an oversight of Collen staff at daily whiteboard meeting.
Chairing weekly internal site meetings.
Leading M&E meetings, supported by M&E Coordinator.
Leading key subcontractor meetings.

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