The Role
The Contract Manager/Project Manager (CM/PM), as site team leader, will have overall responsibility for production and with the QS financial performance of the contract to the Project Director.
The successful CM/PM needs to be familiar with and have the ability to coordinate all aspects of the contract to ensure that the project meets the requirements of the client.
The CM/PM must carry out their work in accordance with the relevant standard procedures and will discharge their duties listed in the mac-group safety policy.
You, will at all times, protect and present a positive image of the Company showing a consistent and united face to Clients, Consultants, Sub-Contractors and members of the public and will look for business opportunities, with known contacts, for the Company.
Duties & Responsibilities
More specifically, the CM/PM is responsible for the following:
Tender Stage
The CM/PM may assist in the production of the tender as instructed by the Project Director, this may involve:
- Visit the site.
- Prepare the programme, method statements and submission.
- Assess plant requirements and prepare a scaffolding schedule.
- Discussion with major S/C, Suppliers, Local Authority, Statutory Bodies, Police etc.
- Assess the Safety and Environmental risks.
- Prepare draft preliminaries.
Pre-Construction Stage
- Produce the contract programme.
- Compile and implement the Project Strategy Plan.
- Produce the information required schedule.
- Ensure that action is taken following the mac start-up meeting.
- Set up the sub-contracts buying schedule with the QS.
- Agree and arrange with the QS major preliminary items expenditure, including plant, accommodation.
- Agree possession of the site.
- Advise statutory and other authorities of site start date.
Construction Stage
- Monitor the Project Strategy Plan and update as necessary.
- Ensure the control of correspondence, drawings, information flow and consultants instructions.
- Monitor programme and take action as necessary to comply with the contractual requirements.
- Manage information flow and information required schedules.
- Arrange and chair production meetings.
- Manage S/C including S/C progress meetings and S/C pre-order meetings.
- Prepare reports and attend Design Team Progress Meetings.
- Responsible with the QS and SM for site cost control methods.
- Prepare contract report and with the QS report to cost monthly meetings.
- Review buildability and identify methods of construction with commercial or programme advantage where possible.
- Monitor and manage any S/C design, as required by the contract.
- Protect mac’s contractual position with correspondence, information or notices as required.
- Monitor overall site progress against programme. Agree programmes with sub-contractors and, monitor progress with the SM.
- Take the principal responsibility for environmental issues on his contract/s and advise on the appointment of the Environmental Co-ordinator
- Ensure the productive running of the site identifying and resolving potential problems.
- Ensure the general appearance of the site the company image, positively marketing the company.
- Ensure that complaints received on site are settled.
- Prepare applications for extensions of time with the QS.
- Prepare lists of outstanding works and completion programmes to ensure a timely finish of the project.
- Obtain a punctual Practical Completion Certificate.
Post Construction Stage
- Obtain the defects list remedy any items and obtain the Certificate of Making Good Defects.
- Assist the QS in the preparation of Loss and Expense Applications and in the provision of information for FinalAccounts.
Specific Safety Responsibilities
- Understand the Company’s Health & Safety Policy and appreciate the responsibility for health & safety allocated to each grade of employee.
- Have an understanding of the Health & Safety Law, and in particular, the relevant legislation.
- Ensure that budgets and tenders are adequate to cover sound methods of working and the provision of the required welfare facilities.
- Liaise with the Project Director on the arrangement of funds and facilities to meet the requirements of the policy.
- Determine adequate Health and Safety provisions at the project planning stage and implement same throughout the duration of the project.
Particular attention will be given to:
- the most appropriate order and method of working having due regard of relative hazards
- the provision of welfare and sanitation facilities
- hazards which might arise form overhead or underground services
- allocation of responsibilities with sub-contractors and others
- necessary fire precautions
- adequate first aid facilities
- if there are any specified materials that are hazardous where safer substitutes can be recommended and advise architects
- ensure implementation of the Project risk assessment procedure in particular stage A inspection and review procedures, and safety induction procedure
- develop a Project Strategy Plan for each site under their control and ensure appropriate information is provided to The Principal Designer / PSCS for inclusion in the project Health and Safety file
- Liaise with the Safety Advisor to ensure proper reporting of Health and Safety matters.
- Discuss working methods and precautions with site management and sub-contractors before work starts. Continue planning process and review safety requirements on a weekly basis.
- Ensure appropriate precautions are put in place by contractors for specific elements of the work including all provision of suitable method statements and risk assessments.
- Monitor site safety reports and ensure that unsatisfactory conditions are rectified as a priority.
- Act on the recommendations of the Safety Department.
- Set a personal example, including the wearing or use of protective clothing or equipment on site visits and actively promote the safe conduct of the work generally.
- Ensure qualified Temporary Works Co-ordinators are appointed
