contracts manager

The starting salary for this role is £72,152 per annum, working 36 hours per week.

At Surrey County Council, we believe that property can play a key role in unleashing improvements and transformation in our front-line services. And we’re building a team with the skills, attitude and drive to deliver a step change in the performance of Surrey’s Land and Property.

The Opportunity

This role offers an opportunity for an experienced manager with a track record in delivering construction contracts to be part of an ambitious programme that will shape the future of Surrey and improve service delivery through transforming the council’s land and property assets. Successful applicants will be welcomed into an incredibly dynamic environment within a commercially minded council that is prepared to match ambition with investment.

As part of the Capital Delivery team within the council’s Land & Property function, you will be responsible for developing and realising the council’s ambitious capital programme. This capital programme for the next five years represents a step change in the scale of delivery in the County, in terms of size, investment value and complexity. The projects within it will transform the delivery of Council services through improving or rationalising the existing estate and replacing those elements that cannot meet current or future needs. The investment needed is estimated to be up to £1bn over the next five years and individual projects will range in value from £1m to £50m.

This role is key to ensuring that the Council can move projects swiftly and successfully from feasibility through to delivery and realise its ambition to improve services through delivering enhanced facilities.

About You

As a Contracts Manager within the Land and Property function, you will:

• Lead the delivery of a range of capital projects from procurement to completion ensuring they are delivered to time and to budget
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement and develop a framework for performance monitoring of supplier contracts to deliver benefits in both cost and quality.
• Direct a multi-disciplinary team supported by external consultants and contractors on major build and refurbishment programmes
• Use your significant commercial experience and expertise to ensure project proposals are clear, specific and attractive to the market
• Bring a commercial approach that achieves value for money outcomes, through effective budget management, and a continual focus on maintaining momentum and quality throughout the project lifecycle
• Have an aptitude for leading multidisciplinary teams to ensure projects are delivered at pace and in line with service requirements
• Have excellent knowledge of relevant legislation, regulations and technical requirements
• Work in a highly collaborative way with service leaders to understand requirements, identify risks and lead the delivery of appropriate and achievable outcomes

In return, you’ll gain access to an incredibly diverse portfolio of projects of different values and requiring different solutions. A career-enhancing portfolio that we believe will broaden anyone’s experience.

At Surrey, our values and behaviours are just as important as our skills and abilities. They shape who we are as an organisation. Find out more about the values we follow.

For more information please find the full job description below and refer to this before submitting your application. We also invite you to read our Life at Surrey handbook to see insights of the culture at Surrey and how as a valued employee, you can help shape our Council.

This advert closes at 23:59 on 19/07/2022.

Interview dates to be confirmed.

Contact Details

For an informal discussion, please contact Lisa Harris by e-mail at .uk. 

We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit.

Benefits

From flexible working to job sharing (where possible) we are committed to providing a healthy work life balance. A laptop and mobile will be supplied if applicable to your role. You will benefit from 26 days annual leave, rising to 28 days after 2 years' service, a generous local government salary related pension, as well as the option to join our car lease scheme. For more information about the wide variety of benefits you can take advantage of please visit MyBenefits for Surrey County Council staff.

Our Commitment

Surrey County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer of first choice reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all under represented groups.