Package: Competitive salary dependant upon experience, company vehicle, laptop, 25 days paid holiday +bank holidays.

Due to natural growth and planned expansion, an excellent opportunity has arisen for a Contracts Manager to join the Quadriga team in their Manchester office.

Quadriga Contracts Ltd is a private, specialist restoration contractor with its head office in Northwich Cheshire and further offices in Manchester and Birmingham.

The company has been responsible for restoring some of our nation’s oldest and most famous landmarks including The Royal Liver Building, Manchester Royal Exchange, Manchester Victoria Station and The British Museum in London to name a few.

Main Activities/Responsibilities

Carry out surveys and pricing of new enquiries and positively encourage repeat business through effective communication with clients.

Chasing existing tenders to establish whether successful and analyse results.

Ensuring all projects are delivered against budget and timescale.

Leading and managing site teams on the projects under your control.

Reporting to Directors on progress, programme and cost control on allocated projects.

Procurement of sub-contract packages.

Ensuring close coordination and communication with clients, subcontractors and suppliers.

Ensuring all site related Risk Assessments and Method Statements are in place and issued.

Manage own workload and areas of responsibility.

Ensure continuity of work for entire labour workforce and instigate additional labour requirements where necessary.

Organising and sourcing of sub-contractors.

Review of contract requirements including preparation of Health & Safety Plans, COSHH, Data Sheets etc.

Mobilisation of Foreman/Supervisor to ensure that they are aware of specific requirements for each job.

Ensure contracts are set up in accordance with Health and Safety ISO45001, ISO14001 and ISO9001 requirements.

Prepare and submit labour costs weekly to head office for payment.

Inform health and safety consultants of any potential problems and hazards.

Prepare valuation and invoices.

Check and sign purchase invoices.

Attend weekly planning meeting to discuss current workload, cost to date and planning of future jobs.

Prepare monthly report.

Knowledge/Experience/Attributes:

HNC/HND/Degree in a construction related field or at least 5 years’ experience working for a similar contractor.

Good existing network of labour and clients.

CSCS card.

Proven track record of leading and delivering successful projects with values of £200k and above.

Strong client interface.

Highly presentable with the ability to gain trust and respect.

High degree of initiative.

Excellent leadership and management skills.

Technical experience and knowledge.

Commercial and financial awareness.

Excellent interpersonal and communications skills.

Problem solving skills.

Ability to remain calm under pressure.

As part of our commitment to apprenticeships and reducing the skills gap, we are now looking to recruit an apprentice stonemason to join our team from head office, Northwich.

This apprenticeship offers the opportunity to gain a wide range of experience onsite and involvement in the day to day running of project whilst studying towards a level 3 qualification in order to become a qualified stonemason.

candidates with  some experience working within a construction environment would be an advantage.

Strictly No Agencies.

If this role sounds like a good fit please email Lindsay Law on lindsay@quadrigaltd.com

Package:              £30,000 to £44,000 per annum dependent upon experience, company vehicle, office parking, laptop, 25 days paid holiday +bank holidays.

Due to natural growth and planned expansion, an excellent opportunity has arisen for an Estimator/Projects Manager to join the Quadriga team in the midlands area, reporting to the Contracts Manager who heads up our Birmingham regional office.

Quadriga Contracts Ltd is a private, specialist restoration contractor with its head office in Northwich Cheshire.  Established over 20 years ago, today the company has a team of surveyors and skilled craftsmen located throughout the north of England and the Midlands.

The company has been responsible for restoring some of our nation’s oldest and most famous landmarks to include The Royal Liver Building, Manchester Royal Exchange, The Tower Building and The British Museum in London to name a few.

Main Activities/Responsibilities

Carry out surveys and pricing of new enquiries and positively encourage repeat business through effective communication with clients.

Generate new enquires.

Estimating using specifically designed software to provide tenders in Quadriga format.

Chasing of existing tenders to establish whether successful and provide feedback to CM to analyse results.

Ensuring all allocated projects are delivered against budget and programme.

Leading and managing Project teams on the projects under your control.

Reporting to Contracts Manager on progress/programme/and cost control on allocated projects.

Procurement of sub-contract packages.

Ensuring close coordination and communication with clients, subcontractors and suppliers.

To ensure all allocated projects Risk Assessments and Method Statements are in place and issued.

Manage own areas of responsibility.

Organising and sourcing of sub-contractors.

Mobilisation of Site Supervisor to ensure that they are aware of specific requirements for each job allocated.

Prepare and submit labour costs weekly to Head Office for payment.

Inform Health and Safety consultants of any potential problems and hazards.

Prepare valuation and invoices for allocated projects.

Check and sign purchase invoices.

Attend weekly planning meeting with Contracts Manager to discuss current workload, cost to date and planning of future jobs.

Knowledge/Experience/Attributes:

Relevant HNC/HND/Degree/NVQ4 preferred, but not essential.

At least 5 years’ experience in working for a similar contractor.

Good existing network within the midlands of clients and labour resources.

CSCS card essential.

Driving licence essential.

SMSTS or equivalent.

Proven track record of leading and delivering successful projects with values of £100k and above.

Strong client interface.

Highly presentable with the ability to gain the trust of clients and contractors.

Able to model behaviour that shows, respect, helpfulness and co-operation.

High degree of initiative.

Ability to work well independently and as part of a team.

Excellent leadership and management skills.

Technical experience and site knowledge.

Commercial and financial awareness.

Excellent interpersonal and communications skills.

Problem-solving skills.

Ability to remain calm under pressure.

The successful candidate will be required to work from our Birmingham City centre office with the remaining time visiting potential and live projects.

Strictly No Agencies.

If this role sounds like a good fit please email Lindsay Law on lindsay@quadrigaltd.com

Job Purpose

• To be an active member of the Company’s Estimating Team, undertaking high quality and accurate Trades pricing as part of the production of tender opportunities from the initial pre-qualification stage through the preparation and adjudication process to final submission. Working will be either autonomously or as part of a team environment dependent upon the size of the bid.

Accountabilities and Key Tasks

• To be a proactive member of the estimating team, providing accurate and auditable costings
• To be responsible for the delivery of fully costed and detailed pricing in response to client specifications with appropriate back-up data and audit trail documentation.
• Assist in the production and submission of tenders for various clients under the direction of the Operations Director.
• Control of all actions, methods & output of each estimation under his/her remit
• Provide support to other members of the team.
• Liaise with the client’s representatives to ensure correct interpretation of their requirements and constraints
• Carry out site surveys and produce spreadsheet analysis of the results
• Liaise with the operations staff to ensure a complete solution is put forward against the specific requirements
• To comply with the Company’s Policies, Management Plans and Procedures
• To fulfil Health & Safety responsibilities by adherence to the requirements of the Company’s Health & Safety Policy and Health & Safety Management Plans
• To support the Company’s Quality Policy Statement and actively participate in the achievement of Company and personal Quality objectives

Essential Criteria:

• Relevant industry experience as an Estimator
• Commercial awareness
• Sound working knowledge of the local market.
• Extensive trades knowledge
• Time, resource & financial managerial experience
• Able to plan and organise effectively
• Well-developed people management skills
• Strive for business excellence & continuous improvement.
• Health & Safety
• Quality control
• Strong communication skills – both written and verbal
• Highly computer literate and analytical – competent in use of Microsoft Excel and estimating software
• Current driving licence

Quadriga delivers award-winning refurbishment projects across the public and commercial private sectors.

Quadriga is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of gender, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

If this role sounds like a good fit please email Lindsay Law on lindsay@quadrigaltd.com