Contracts Manager

As we continue on the path of another successful year, our Capital (planned works/ Refurbishment) business has secured a new contract, and we are excited to offer a new opportunity for a Contract Manager based in Cheltenham.

We seek a dynamic and proactive individual who will lead, engage, and empower their team and is dedicated to ensuring quality delivery to our customers and clients.

This role presents a fantastic opportunity for a Contract Manager looking to be part of something new and innovative, supported by the solid structure of Ian Williams, offering job security, fantastic benefits, and development opportunities.

Benefits:

• Be part of the company profit share scheme (12% of base salary achieved last year)
• Private mileage scheme and fuel card
• Let us help you prepare for your future with an enhanced employer pension contribution of up to 7% OR a savings scheme
• Life, Medical and Permanent Health Insurance
• Annual leave, but you may want longer or less, so buy up to 5 days or sell up to 3 days per year
• Access to the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity to support your health and wellbeing, including free legal and financial advice.

The Contracts Manager role:

• Responsible for leading the operational delivery of a kitchen and bathroom contract.
• With a direct labour team, you will lead by example, motivating, incentivising, and developing individuals - we believe in delivering our work directly. Therefore, you'll be involved in the recruitment, onboarding, and induction of new members. 
• Instilling ownership and responsibility in your teams to support the successful delivery of works to the expected standards, on time and to budget.
• Health and Safety measures will be paramount to you, and you'll ensure they are in place and monitored.
• You will build relationships both internally and externally. We encourage commercial and operational teams to work closely together to ensure successful delivery of a contract.
• Be accountable and manage your own time so that you can visit site regularly to maintain productivity and be in the office to ensure procedures and reports are up to date.

At Ian Williams we thrive to be the best performing contractor and understand that this starts from within. Acknowledging our trades importance and our commitment and investment to direct delivery is paramount therefore we seek like-minded individuals to share in this ethos.

What will you bring as a Contract Manager?

• Relevant experience in a similar role, within the housing refurbishment sector, more specifically, running kitchen and bathroom programs.
• Demonstrable experience of managing direct labour, including development and performance management of a team.
• An understanding of cost and risk management, as well as working to budgets.
• An SMSTS qualification (preferred) with a sound working knowledge of Health and Safety requirements (essential)
• A trade background (all trades considered to NVQ level 2 or equivalent) is preferred.
• The ability to build successful working relationships with customers, clients, and employees.

Additional benefits:

• Annual pay reviews
• Enhanced maternity/ paternity pay
• Training and development opportunities
• Trade discounts from our preferred suppliers for you and your friends and family
• Specsavers vouchers
• For information on all other additional benefits, please visit our website.

About Ian Williams Ltd:

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We reserve the right to shortlist prior to the closing date based on application volumes.

Ian Williams is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Diversity is more than a commitment at Ian Williams—it is the foundation of what we do. We are fully focused on equality and believe deeply in diversity of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, and all other characteristics that make us different. 

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