Contracts Manager

Role Overview
An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Contracts Manager to join the FK Lowry Business. The successful candidate will be responsible for the management all piling projects in the UK & Ireland to ensure the safe and efficient delivery of the Projects, on time, within budget and lead the teams within company values and guidelines, while adding value and development to the Piling Business. The Contracts Manager will act as a key interface between clients, site teams, commercial staff and senior management.

What you'll do
The following reflect the main tasks associated with your position and are not intended to be exclusive or exhaustive:

• Oversee the management of piling projects to ensure they are adequately resourced and successfully delivered to scope, cost, health, safety and quality. 
• Provide direction, motivation and leadership to both internal staff on site and external consultants or supply chain partners engaged in providing support activities to the project.
• Responsible for all safety, health, environment and quality matters including driving excellence and championing continuous improvement
• Ensure project complies with FK Lowry procedures including delegated levels of authority. 
• Deploy appropriate and competent resources to all project management activity. 

Key Competencies:
In addition to the above criteria the candidate should display the following key competencies which are essential for the role:

• Leadership – Display a clear vision of project leadership
• Decision Making and Problem Solving – Must demonstrate the ability to resolve problems and make accurate business decisions.
• Planning – Must possess the ability to plan ahead to achieve results.
• Flexibility and Initiative – Must demonstrate a positive, flexible and self-motivated attitude towards the organisation and the achievement of objectives.
• Work Completion – Must display the drive and determination to complete work effectively and on time.

What you'll bring
As a Contracts Manager your main skills and experience will include:
Essential:
A degree in Construction, Engineering or related subject

• 5 years’ experience in managing piling, ground engineering or heavy civils projects
• Strong understanding of piling techniques (e.g. CFA, Rotary, driven, bored)
• Experience of leading, managing and motivating project teams in demanding environments.
• Excellent commercial and financial understanding.

How we'll reward you
In return, we offer an attractive, competitive salary and a wide selection of lifestyle offers, development and learning programmes, services and support designed to help you manage and balance your work/life priorities. At our Head Office in Belfast, we have an on-site Gym and Wellbeing Hub which is available for use to all our employees.
Our Core Benefits for this role include:

• Generous holiday allowance (with option to buy more)
• Discretionary Bonus Scheme
• Occupational Sick Pay
• Free annual health checks
• Salary sacrifice Pension Scheme

Your application
At Lagan Specialist Contracting Group, we want everyone to feel welcome. That’s why we are committed to working with you to make the application process as easy as possible. If you require any assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us at human.resources@laganscg.com and we will be happy to help. 

For more information, please see the attached job description