Contracts Engineer (Civils)
We're recruiting for a Contracts Engineer to support on water projects within our Civils division in North West England
Region: England - Northwest
Job Location: Cumbria
Reporting to: Project Manager/Site Agent
Department: Civils
Job purpose: The Contracts Engineer is responsible for the delivery of all contracts signed on behalf of the business. They will oversee all aspects of the contract lifecycle ensuring contractual agreements comply with legal standards, project requirements and health & safety regulations.
Job description
About the role
The role involves coordinating between various stakeholders, ensuring compliance with contract terms, negotiating contract conditions, and mitigating potential risks. They will monitor the progress of projects from beginning to end – from design & planning through to construction and handover using RAMS.
The individual fulfilling this role will be pro-active, taking ownership in learning and developing skills and new areas of responsibility to progress yourself and others within the Company. You will be an effective communicator and be able to influence at all levels across the business. You are expected to follow companies’ values, and behaviors at all times
Reporting to the Site Agent / Project Manager, the Contracts Engineer will maintain regular communication around the key aspects of performance against the program of work.
Key accountabilities
Health & Safety (H&S)
· Treat Health & Safety (H&S) as a non-negotiable value on every level ensuring that all projects are delivered with H&S at the forefront.
· Keep up to date with environmental matters, and be aware of policy and developments in this area.
· Monitor all aspects of H&S on site such as safety of working equipment, PPE etc
· Report all accidents and near misses as per the current reporting procedures
· Assist with H&S investigation
Environmental
· Take care for the environment and comply with SEPA General Binding Rules
· Report all environmental incidents, near misses and hazards to the appropriate person.
· Suggest potential improvements to environmental management within the company to the relevant person.
· Assisting with Investigations if required.
Quality
· Setting processes and procedures and ensuring they are implemented.
· Adopting high-quality standards in line with company values and expectations.
· Ensure Checklists are in place and completed as and when works are undertaken.
Commercial
· Manage costs for the contracts and projects.
· Maximise contract and project value and minimise wastage/costs.
· Administer the programme and react to time deadline achievement, ensuring that work is completed to deadline
Leadership
· Delegating Tasks
· Coaching/ Mentoring
· Managing Performance and reporting on any issues
· Staff Training Plans
Information Security
· Complying with the Security Policy and associated procedures.
· Protecting information for which they are responsible.
Person specification
Essential:
· Knowledge of Civil Projects
· Pro-active with good leadership skills
· Excellent attention to detail
· Problem Solving
· Strong IT Skills
Desirable:
Driving Licence
Qualifications & Attainments:
· HNC in Civil Engineering
Competencies:
· Strong leadership
· Excellent attention to detail and negotiation skills.
· Ability to motivate team members
· Effective management and delegation skills
· Excellent communication skills
· Presentation skills
· Strong financial acumen
· Planning and forecasting skills
· Complex problem solving
· Effective decision making
Additional Requirements:
· May be required to work away from home visiting sites
· May be required to work occasional overtime/weekends as required to carry out the works