Job Description:

Contracts Manager - Shopfitting & Retail Fit-Out

Location: Croydon, South London
Salary: Up to £60,000 per annum, depending on experience
Benefits: Company vehicle, pension contribution and 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
Employment: Permanent, full-time
Travel: Projects across London, the South East and other UK locations as required

The Opportunity

Our client is an established shopfitting and interior fit-out contractor seeking an experienced and commercially aware Contracts Manager.

This is a hands-on role with responsibility for managing multiple projects from initial enquiry, pricing and pre-construction through to procurement, site delivery, commercial management, completion and final account.

The role is particularly suited to someone with experience delivering complete, multi-trade shopfitting or fast-track interior fit-out projects. You will be responsible for managing clients, subcontractors, budgets and programmes while maintaining control of both project delivery and commercial performance. 

You will work from the Croydon office when not visiting project sites. Regular travel across London and the South East is required, with travel to other UK locations when necessary.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage shopfitting and interior fit-out projects from initial pricing through to completion and handover
• Review architectural drawings, construction information and project specifications
• Produce estimates, take-offs, cost plans, quotations and procurement schedules
• Prepare and manage project budgets, valuations, payment applications and commercial reports
• Identify, price and agree project variations
• Procure and manage subcontractors, suppliers, labour and materials
• Develop and maintain project programmes
• Monitor project costs, progress, quality and commercial performance
• Attend site meetings and maintain regular communication with clients, subcontractors and project teams
• Resolve design, programme, procurement and commercial issues
• Ensure projects meet relevant health and safety, quality and client requirements
• Manage final accounts and project close-out
• Maintain control of several live projects and competing deadlines

Essential Experience

• Direct experience delivering shopfitting, retail, hospitality or fast-track commercial interior fit-out projects
• Responsibility for complete, multi-trade projects from pricing or pre-construction through to handover
• Strong commercial awareness with experience of project pricing and cost control
• Experience producing estimates, take-offs and project costings
• Practical knowledge of valuations, variations, payment applications and final accounts
• Experience procuring and managing multi-trade subcontractors and suppliers
• Ability to read and interpret architectural drawings, specifications and construction information
• Experience managing project budgets, programmes, procurement and site delivery
• Strong client communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects and changing priorities
• Full UK driving licence
• Willingness to travel regularly for site visits and project delivery

Applicants whose experience is limited to residential construction, social housing or a single specialist subcontract package will need to demonstrate additional responsibility for complete, multi-trade fit-out projects.
A qualification in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management or Project Management would be beneficial, although relevant practical experience will also be considered.

The Projects

Projects include fit-out and refurbishment schemes across:

• Retail
• Restaurants and hospitality
• Commercial interiors
• Office fit-out and refurbishment
• Leisure and other customer-facing premises

The work can involve short programmes, live or operational environments and multiple subcontract packages. The successful candidate must therefore be comfortable making timely decisions while maintaining control of programme, quality and cost.

Salary and Benefits

• Salary up to £60,000 per annum, depending on experience
• Company vehicle
• Pension contribution
• 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays
• Projects across London, the South East and wider UK

Application

Please apply with an up-to-date CV demonstrating the shopfitting, retail, hospitality or commercial fit-out projects you have personally managed.
Where possible, your CV should include:

• The types and approximate values of projects delivered
• Your responsibility from pricing or pre-construction through to completion
• Your estimating and commercial responsibilities
• Your involvement in subcontractor, procurement and programme management
• Your current location or commuting area
• Your availability

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