Vacancy – Experienced Contract Manager

Senior Engineer / Experienced Contracts Manager

CCGI are seeking a Contract Manager/ Senior Engineer with a six to ten years’ experience working in the ground investigation industry. The candidate will be well organised, quality orientated and self motivating.

You will be working as part of our engineering department in a predominantly office-based role. You would have the responsibility of managing several ground investigation contracts from award of works through to successful completion. Contracts will vary in size from several day’s work through to larger projects involving multiple resources and £100k’s in value.

We are a small friendly team of engineering geologists, project managers and support staff, with a strong training and mentoring focus to support the development of each individual.

Flexible working including options to work from home can be considered.

Primary Job roles will include:

  • Receiving tender information from our bid team and understanding the commercial / budget constraints of the work, as required.
  • Responsibility for managing the project including programming, resourcing, procurement and close liaison with suppliers and our client.
  • Preparation of Construction phase health and safety plans and all documentation for the execution of the works.
  • Helping to establish the works on site and ensure that all field staff understand project requirements.
  • Ongoing communication and management of the investigation team through fieldwork to ensure technical, commercial, quality and safety compliance
  • All aspects of factual reporting, from processing and management of field data to final report.
  • To manage key delivery dates of post fieldwork stages. Including issue of draft logs, reports, scheduling of laboratory testing and preparation of valuations, applications and invoicing.
  • Use of company financial control management systems

Wider responsibilities will include:

  • Ensuring compliance with industry standards and relevant legislation, in particular Eurocode (EC7), British Standards (BS5930; 2015, BS1377), and others as relevant.
  • Mentoring and on-site training for engineers
  • Technical guidance and advice to clients and other members of staff.

Essential requirements include

  • Demonstrable experience of working in the Ground Investigation sector site supervision and management and all aspects of contract management, in accordance with best working practises and standards.
  • Strong technical skills particularly in relation to soils / rock logging, report writing and compliance.
  • Good IT skills including geotechnical databases (Openground experience preferred).
  • Commercial experience to manage budgets and commercial life cycle for each ground investigation.
  • Awareness and understanding of site H&S requirements including CDM Regulations.
  • Must be a motivated, enthusiastic and driven individual with a passion for Engineering Geology and high-quality delivery
  • Full UK driving license.

Remuneration

The role offers a very competitive package, including paid overtime, and represents a fantastic opportunity for the right candidates with potential annual earnings £44K – £48K OTE, dependant on experience.

Please send a covering letter and CV to jobs@ccground.co.uk