Contracts Engineer

Contracts Engineer

Description

JA1291 – Contracts Engineer
Location – Manchester
Type – Permanent fulltime
Salary – up to £60K DOE + £475/month car allowance

Overview:

We are currently recruiting for a Contracts Engineer to join our client’s Engineering Services team. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering projects and small works associated with engineering services including: –

• Engineering analysis and studies.
• Construction engineering design.
• Business development
• Procurement.
• Cost control
• Estimate projects.
• Price variations.
• Forecasting end of life contract costs and sales values.
• Ensuring order numbers and SES numbers are in place.
• Preparation of invoices and applications to meet the business and contractual obligations.
• Site management including:- setup, installation, testing, commissioning and handover.

Aims and Objectives:

• To ensure that projects and small works are carried out safely.
• To develop effective working relationships with fellow team members and clients, to maximise the opportunities to secure and win new work.
• To work with Clients to produce a relationship that results in repeat business.
• To provide technical engineering expertise and advice to fellow members of the team and clients, as and when necessary, to support the successful execution of the work.   
• To ensure Project Engineering services are delivered to plan, to programme and within budget.
• To ensure Project Engineering and technical standards are maintained throughout the work, meeting specification requirements and in accordance with Quality Management Systems and Control
• To provide management reports as required and to agreed schedules.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

• To manage and control site-based teams to ensure compliance with company policies and procedures.
• To ensure understanding of the contract conditions and engineering standards and specifications that apply to each assigned project & area of work and ensure that all considerations are accounted for in the execution of work.
• To produce or review risk assessments and method statements to comply with Health and Safety requirements/ legislation.
• To sequence and programme works, establishing work scope, specifications, programmes, and cost control including sub-contracted works.
• To compare suppliers and subcontractors’ quality and costs against procurement schedules and assists in identifying their suitability for the work and provision of services.
• To prepare work programmes, ensuring activities are planned in line with available resources, understanding the interfaces and coordination with other disciplines and contractors.
• To establish the procurement schedules and specifications for engaging suppliers and subcontractors.
• Procure, co-ordinate and monitor all site activities. 
• To undertake site and works visits as required, attend engineering/ project/ client progress meetings to provide the necessary input to support the successful execution of the work.
• To provide tendering facilities for project works and variations to suit the business and client requirements.
• To work closely with the commercial team to manage variations and changes to the scope of work, with emphasis on receiving payment for all additional activities.
• To ensure understanding of the financial plans/ set budgets and the methods for monitoring cost, spend, value and recovery for all works, including variations, as executed. 
• To understand the controls for managing risk throughout all stages of the work, risk analysis, risk scheduling, risk controls and monitoring.        
• To manage and set firm financial targets to meet established objectives, which will include the reporting of financial status to the General, Commercial and Operations Managers.
• Other duties as required by Head of Operations and Commercial Manager.
• To develop customer relationships and provide excellent customer service to gain new opportunities through existing and new customers i.e., additional core contracts, extra works, total facilities opportunities.

Allied Duties:

• Carry out staff appraisals for employees who are direct reports setting