What is a Contracts Manager?
The role of a Contracts Manager is to manage contracts that relate to building projects. As part of this a Contracts Manager will study the legalities of the contract and negotiate the contracts with clients and suppliers. After the successful negotiation of a contract a Contracts Manager will draw up legal documents, which outlines terms of the service and the deliverables.
Key skills to be successful as a Contracts Manager will include:
Understanding legal documentation
Strong maths and IT
Business management
Good verbal communication
What are the typical daily duties for a Contracts Manager?
From employer to employer the job description of a Contracts Manager can vary, however typical duties and activities undertaken include:
Agreeing budgets and timescales with the clients
Preparing tenders and commercial bids to help bring in new business
Meet with clients to discuss requirements
Produce plans and estimate budgets and timescales
Discussing, drafting, reviewing and negotiating the terms of business contracts
Manage schedules and budgets for projects
Develop and present project proposals
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Cheltenham is a large spa town in the country of Gloucestershire. Cheltenham has an estimated population of 116,306 and covers an area of 18 square miles. Cheltenham has seen numerous large scale construction projects over the past couple of years and has multiple large constructions projects in the pipeline, such as:
Honeybourne Place, Jessop Avenue
This new building, which sits next to the large Waitrose in Honeybourne Way will provide 64,000 square feet of office pace and bring up to 500 jobs. The project is estimated to have cost £12million.
Cyber Central and the Golden Valley Development
A world-class project with national significance, the Golden Valley Development near GCHQ will include Cyber Central – the UK’s first cyber-tech hub that’s set to bring homes, businesses, academia and leisure together on an innovative campus.
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