Contracts Manager – Habitats

Role Overview

• The Contracts Manager is a strategic new appointment, responsible for developing and leading a Midlands delivery team, supported by the wider business.
• Actively procuring, organising and delivering a range of land management schemes, whilst adhering to Keystone’s quality assurance standards and risk management procedures.
• Seek and recruit new team members with the support of Origin’s HR team;
• Line management and professional development of junior staff;
• Contribute to wider business strategy;
• Procurement of works including quoting and tendering of large scale projects;
• Financial control including budget management & delivery of revenue targets;
• Client liaison, project management & administration;
• Help to secure repeat and referral work through nurturing of new & existing clients;
• Maximise opportunities to win new work from prospective clients including scheduling introductory meetings.

Requirements

• Relevant industry experience. This could be in ecological contracting or practical land management, including but not limited to habitat creation and restoration, conservation, forestry and arboriculture;
• Exceptional communication skills, evidenced via a track record of client, subcontractor and supplier communication and management;
• Experience in organising and managing a team of operatives and associated vehicles and plant on projects;
• Ability to identify risks and opportunities, avoiding/minimising the former and capitalising on the latter;
• A proven aptitude for understanding clients’ requirements and delivering these on time and within budget, without compromising industry standards;
• Demonstrable commercial acumen, both in profitable project delivery and in seeking future opportunities;
• Ability to balance and manage priorities, and maintain good working relationships with clients and colleagues whilst working under pressure;
• Solutions led and having an inherent ability to problem solve under pressure and in a range of environments;
• Quoting, tendering and project delivery experience;
• Experience in line managing and mentoring junior team members to achieve their full potential;
• Experience in writing site-specific risk assessments and method statements for jobs covering a range of sectors;
• Related qualifications or professional accreditations are preferred but not essential
• SSSTS/SMSTS, CSCS or similar industry equivalent;
• Driving licence (clean) is essential, and towing experience would be advantageous.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• £40K+ depending on experience
• 25 days annual leave per annum (plus bank holidays)
• Socials & volunteering days
• Enhanced Company pension
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Life Assurance
• Company laptop and mobile phone