Contracts Manager

SUMMARY:
We are seeking a Contracts Manager for our client in the Manufacturing Industry, based in Gqeberha, EC.

POSITION INFO:
Duties:

• Plan projects to ensure that the site teams can deliver according to budget and within time constraints
• Analysing plans to ensure that projects meet design specification, safety, and budget specifications
• Ensuring all projects are complete within budget and according to deadline dates
• Recommending changes to operations or procedures to increase efficiency
• Inspecting sites regularly to identify and eliminate potential safety hazards
• Ensuring procurement and reconciliation of materials are carried out in accordance with Company procedures to the best value and to prevent delays
• Establish teams on site
• Supervising and instructing the teams as well as subcontractors on each site
• Ensuring material management and employee management for each site
• Ensure site team compliance with company rules, policies, and procedures
• Sign off daily permits
• Attending site meetings
• Communicate daily toolbox talks to employees
• Communication with workshop employees
• Measure work for clients for invoicing and quotation purposes
• Manage the workshop to optimize production to prevent a bottle neck in materials
• Dealing with staff grievances
• Dealing with Trade Unions (if applicable)
• Assisting with issuing warnings
• Evaluating the performance of employees and instituting disciplinary measures as needed
• Assisting with recruiting employees in the correct process
• Providing and communicating on behalf of staff for payroll related/ HR documentation.
• Ensuring that all staff under your direct supervision follow company and onsite company health and safety rules and regulations at all times
• Calculating and updating daily staff timesheets according to time worked
• Maintaining an accurate record of employee attendance
• Ensuring employees are working towards the benefit of the company at all times and if not report immediately.
• Offer to train and help a junior or struggling fitter or Lagger when he/she is struggling with a task
• Maintain and manage teams and subcontractors, ensuring all subcontractors follow proper Health and Safety procedures and processes.
• Ensuring compliance with Health and Saftey procedures and legal obligations
• Handling site accidents in accordance with established accident protocol
• Educating site workers on safety regulations and accident protocol
• Enforcing site safety rules to minimize work-related accidents and injuries
• Do monthly audits/updates on site safety files
• Carry out QCP’s on jobs with photos supplied on phases / layers until completion to ensure a functional as well as aesthetically pleasing finished product
• Meeting with clients to find out their requirements
• Build and maintain relationships with both the client and external customers
• Liaising directly with clients
• Consult with clients on the best option to suit their needs
• Vehicle inspections
• Be willing to work overtime when needed in order to meet deadlines
• Site is to be kept in a clean and in working order continuously throughout the shift/day
• Ensure that sites/projects are kept in good working order throughout the project.
• Ensure the working spaces are kept clean and in good condition throughout projects

• Higher education in Construction management/ building studies, quantity surveying or related.
• Health and Safety Training (Imperative)
• Computer literate – understanding of Microsoft Office (other programs advantageous)
• Industrial Relation skills (i.e. know how to handle staff effectively, discipline etc)
• Be able to understand and communicate in English and Afrikaans
• Proven experience of at least 3+ years working as a Contracts Manager / Supervisor or related management experience, especially in the Construction Industry.
• Experience in working with big teams
• Health and Safety Management experience
• Experience in interpreting engineering plans and drawings
• Scaffolding Erecting experience (advantageous)
• Working at Heights Experience (advantageous)
• Knowledge of the Health and Safety Regulations
• Knowledge on how to interpret engineering plans and drawings
• Knowledge of contract conditions, risk management, and cost control
• Knowledge of insulation and metal cladding materials, and methods in the insulation industry
• Knowledge of machines and tools
• Scaffold erection/inspection knowledge
• Knowledge with working at heights
• Excellent management skills, leadership,

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