Contracts Manager – Habitats

Role Overview

• 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

• A supportive, experienced and friendly team
• 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