Contracts Manager

The Writech Group are an internationally recognised leader in Fire Protection Systems. We are internationally approved to Design, Manufacture, Install, Service \& Commission to all standards \& have experience in Fire Sprinkler Protection, Foam enhanced Fire Protection, Gas Protection, Firewater Mist Protection, Insert Gas Protection \& Special Hazard Fire Protection.

It is a very exciting time to join the Writech Group! With the opening of our Design \& Innovation Centre earlier this year we are growing our Engineering team.

The Role:

This Contracts Manager role is a critical role for the business. Responsible for ensuring accurate planning, resourcing, labour hire and progress reporting of our construction projects. This role is based out of our Mullingar Headquarters.

This role will also be a key liaison for our engineering team and other key functions of the business (Quality, Safety, Manufacturing/ Assembly, Finance and HR). This is a fast\-paced environment, and the role will suit a candidate who has outstanding planning and organisational skills. This role will develop and change as a result of changing business needs, this role will suit a highly ambitious individual with an interest in operations/ project management processes. This role will have the Design \& Project leads, Project Administrator and Installation Supervisors reporting directly to them.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Working with project leads \& engineers and site\-based teams, accurately forecasting, and executing resources on projects


• Liaise with Commercial, Design \& Service departments from tendering through to commissioning stage of projectsto ensure smooth handover of contract to all relevant internal teams. Review on a weekly basis that all contract progress is completed andin line with budgets/project expectations.


• Point of contact for Operations and identify the issues they have, caused by Projects team and work with them to resolve.


• Champion and assist monitoring of Quality processes for the projects.


• Lead and track performance of all direct reports.


• Manage all external sub\-contractors and monitor quality/costs associated with them.


• Manage onboarding of new subcontractor/hires, negotiate terms and conditions.


• Continue the management of subcontractors/hires, monitoring the quality or work/costs associated with them.


• Manage all external contract hire.


• Schedule and monitor all direct reports workload to ensure they are all following the program, their own KPIs and managing their own teams accordingly.


• Manage the contract programs and progress reporting on inhouse systems.

Ideal Candidate:

• 3\+ years’ experience as a Project Manager over multiple projects


• Degree or Diploma in Project Management or equivalent demonstrable experience


• Skilled communicator with a demonstrated ability to collaborate with key areas of the business and customers.


• Strong commercial awareness


• Ability to thrive under pressure, working with tight project deadlines, whilst maintaining adherence to process disciplines.


• Must be responsible, personable, detail oriented, and self\-motivated with solid organisation and time management skills and a strong focus on planning.

Fluent in English is a requirement for this role.

Job Types: Full\-time, Permanent

Benefits:

• Bike to work scheme


• Company events


• Employee assistance program


• On\-site gym


• On\-site parking

Application question(s):

• What are your annual salary expectations?

Education:

• Advanced/Higher Certificate (required)

Experience:

• Project management: 3 years (preferred)

Language:

• Fluent English (preferred)

Work authorisation:

• Ireland (required)

Work Location: In person

This listing is from Indeed. View original listing ↗